Melanie Griffith Net Worth

Melanie was born August 9, 1957 in New York City, New York. She appeared in Working Girl and received Golden Globe award for her role. More recently she starred in Autómata, Thirst and Day Out of Days. elanie was married for six months to Don Johnson. Later Melanie married co-star Steven Bauer with whom she has a son, the couple divorced after five years. Melanie later reunited with her ex-husband and they re-married in 1989 and Melanie gave birth to their daughter Dakota Johnson in the same year. The marriage lasted another six years. In 1996, Melanie married Antonio Banderas and they have daughter together, who was born the same year. In 2009 Melanie was on the surgery due to her skin cancer. In summer 2014, couple announced friendly split up.

Career

Career: Although she performed as an extra during her childhood, Griffith’s first proper film role came during her teen years with an appearance in “The Harrad Experiment.” Although Melanie was only 14 at the time, she started dating Don Johnson. Johnson was 22, and he had also booked a role in “The Harrad Experiment.” Johnson and Griffith eventually married, although the relationship only lasted for 6 months.

Quotes

“There’s nothing wrong with a male’s point of view, obviously, but it’s just a different way of telling a story.”

— Melanie Griffith

“I’ve worked a lot. I don’t like to watch myself. I don’t go to the movies unless I have to go to the premiere.”

— Melanie Griffith

“People are not used to seeing an older woman on screen, unless she’s playing a character role. Why can’t they make a movie about a woman who’s forty-five who’s falling in love or getting divorced? Why does the leading role always have to be a woman who’s twenty-three or twenty-eight?”

— Melanie Griffith

“Oh, my career. What career? I’m over 40.”

— Melanie Griffith

“There are no small parts; there are only small actors.”

— Melanie Griffith