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Tippi Hedren: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Nathalie Kay Hedren
Born January 19, 1930 (age 96) • New Ulm • Minnesota
Notable Family Members daughter Melanie Griffith

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Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren, center, flees with two girls as a flock of birds attacks overhead in a scene from the 1963 film The Birds directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Tippi Hedren
Behind the scenes on the set of The Birds, 1963, with Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Alfred Hitchcock, and Veronica Cartwright standing among crew, birds, and film equipment.
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