Happy birthday to the star of Hitchcock's The Birds and Melanie Griffith's mum, Tippi Hedren, 80 years old today!
Perhaps the most iconic of "Hitchcock's Blondes" (she also starred in Marnie), Nathalie Kay Hedren began her career as a model. With her icy cool Nordic looks and her association with the great director, she was often referred to as "the new Grace Kelly", and indeed found it difficult to follow in that lady's footsteps to achieve lasting success in movies or on TV, but with the help of her daughter she has co-produced a number of films over the years including Pacific Heights.
Nowadays she is more lauded for her work with endangered big cats, and the reserve she founded recently gave a new home to Michael Jackson's pet Bengal tigers. Many happy returns to a beautiful lady - and who knew she sang?!
