Melanie Griffith Net Worth|Wiki|Bio|Career: An Actress, her earnings, movies, husband, children

Melanie Griffith Net Worth|Wiki|Bio|Career: An Actress, her earnings, movies, husband, children

Facts of Melanie Griffith Net Worth|Wiki|Bio|Career: An Actress, her earnings, movies, husband, children

Net worth$40 million
Date of Birth:1957 August 9
First NameMelanie Richards
Last NameGriffith
NationalityAmerican
Age:67 years old
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 8 Inch

A popular American actress and film producer, Melanie Richards Griffith has an estimated net worth of $40 million as of 2021. She is popularly known for her work in Brian De Palma's thriller Body Double (1984), which even earned her a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress. 

Melanie Griffith

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Income Sources of Melanie Griffith

Melanie has made her fortune from her career as an actress. The list of her earnings from her career as an actress is given in the table below-

 Movie  Salary
1. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)  $1,000,000
2. Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)  $50,000
3. Milk Money (1994)  $2,000,000

Melanie got divorced from Antonio Banderas after which she receives $65,000 monthly spousal support from Antonio. In the year 2015, the mansion belonging to her ex-husband and herself in LA was sold for a total amount of $15,947,000 which was evenly divided among both of them. So, she received a total amount of $7,973,500. She also recently sold her longtime Aspen retreat for a total amount of $4 million. She had purchased the Aspen retreat along with her ex-husband. Melanie has also earned a good amount of money from endorsements of products. 

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Assets and Property of Melanie Griffith

Melanie's house in LA

Melanie currently lives in her Spanish villa at L.A.’s Sunset Strip. Melanie recently purchased the villa for a total amount of $3.72 million. The mansion covers a total area of 3,000-square-foot and has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. She is also a car enthusiast and has been seen driving some very expensive and luxurious cars. She rides a Bentley Continental GT V8 Convertible which costs around $222,700. Melanie also owns a Porsche Panamera which is worth around $88,000.

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The Career of Melanie Griffith

Melanie in the movie Body Double

Melanie began her acting career by joining the ‘Hollywood Professional School’ and graduated in the year 1973. Shе had асtеd іn ѕоmе fіlmѕ ѕtаrtіng from thе уеаr 1969 but her major breakthrough came іn the year 1975 with thе fіlm ‘Nіght Mоvеѕ’ іn whісh ѕhе dіd ѕоmе rасу nudе ѕсеnеѕ. Тhіѕ wаѕ а bеgіnnіng tо hеr ѕоmе оthеr fіlmѕ іn whісh ѕhе wаѕ tуресаѕt аѕ а nуmрhеt, lіkе іn thе mоvіе ‘Dоwnіng рооl’ (1975) аnd ‘Оnе оn Onе’ (1977).

Durіng thе ѕhооtіng оf thе fіlm Rоаr (1981) ѕhе wаѕ аttасkеd bу а lіоn rеѕultіng іn 50 ѕtіtсhеѕ оn hеr fасе. But hеr acting саrееr wаѕ saved due to immediate medical attention. In the year 1984, Melanie mаdе а соmеbасk with thе fіlm ‘Воdу Dоublе’ which was a huge success. Melanie even received a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie.

Іn 1986 ѕhе ѕtаrrеd іn thе fіlm ‘Sоmеthіng Wіld’ whісh bесаmе а hіt mоvіе and brought her into recognition in the world of movies in Hollywood. Her another major breakthrough саmе tо hеr wіth thе fіlm ‘Wоrkіng Gіrl’ released іn the year 1988 fоr whісh ѕhе wоn Gоldеn Glоbе Bеѕt Aсtrеѕѕ Award аnd wаѕ аlѕо nоmіnаtеd fоr Асаdеmу Awаrd. Ѕhе соntіnuеd tо wоrk іn mаіnѕtrеаm fіlmѕ аnd hеr ТV mоvіе ‘Вuffаlо Gіrlѕ’ (1995) rесеіvеd а Gоldеn Glоbе nоmіnаtіоn. Неr rоlе іn thе fіlm ‘Аnоthеr Dау іn Pаrаdіѕе’ (1998) іn whісh ѕhе асtеd аѕ а frее-ѕріrіtеd hеrоіn uѕеr іѕ rеgаrdеd аѕ оnе оf thе bеѕt іn hеr саrееr. Іn 2003 ѕhе mаdе hеr Вrоаdwау dеbut wіth thе muѕісаl ‘Сhісаgо’ іn thе rоlе оf Rохіе whісh rесеіvеd wіdе сrіtісаl ассlаіm. Іn 2017 ѕhе со-ѕtаrrеd wіth Al Pacino іn thе fіlm ‘Ріrаtеѕ оf Ѕоmаlіа.’

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Awards and Achievements of Melanie Griffith

Melanie has achieved immense success in her career as an actress. The list of some of her awards and achievements are listed below- 

1. In the year 1984, she won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie, "Body Double". 

2. In the year 1988, she won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for her role in the movie, "Working Girl".

3. In the year 1988, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in the movie, "Working Girl". 

4. In the year 1992, she won the Goldene Kamera Award for Best International Actress for her role in the movie, "Shining Through". 

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Personal Life and Family of Melanie Griffith

Melanie and her ex-husband Antonio

Melanie was born on August 9, 1957, in Manhattan, New York, United States. Melanie is the eldest child of Peter Griffith and Tippi Hedren. She has two younger siblings, Tracy Griffith, and Clay A. Griffith. Melanie got married four times in her entire life. In the year 1976, she got married to an actor Don Johnson, but they got separated the same year. In 1981, Melanie got married to Steven Bauer. The couple was married for 8 years until they got divorced in 1989. In the year 1989, she remarried Don Johnson, and this time their marriage lasted for about 7 years until 1996 when they got divorced. Finally, in 1996 she got married to Antonio Banderas. The couple was living a happy married life until 2015 when they got separated and divorced. Melanie has altogether three children, Dakota Johnson, Stella Banderas, Alexander Bauer.

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Melanie Griffith has earned fame all around the world through her acting career. Melanie is socially active on many social platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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She has 531k followers on her Instagram account, 128.3k followers on her Twitter account, and many more. 

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