Alfred Hitchcock spotted her in a diet drink commercial on the "Today" (1952) show, and cast her in The Birds (1963). While filming, she was actually cut in the face by a bird in one of the shots.

She met with Hitchcock and his wife Alma for the final time in London, England, in 1966, while she was filming Charles Chaplin's last film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967). They took her to tea at Claridge's. The atmosphere was tense because she knew Hitchcock was upset that she had been cast in what was expected to be a big film, and he was unable to hide his bitterness.

Friend of Linda Blair and Diane McBain.

Her performance as Melanie Daniels in The Birds (1963) is ranked #86 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Mother-in-law of Antonio Banderas. Former mother-in-law of Don Johnson and Steven Bauer.

Ex-stepmother of Tracy Griffith.

Has a sister named Patty Davis.

Operates an exotic animal sanctuary which prompted her testimony in February 2005 in Riverside Superior Court. Hedren made a complaint regarding animal cruelty by a tiger rescuer and was told by U.S. Department of Agriculture that there were not enough inspectors to respond to her complaint. She eventually made room for a lion rather than have it go to the rescuer. She stated she felt like she was walking through a trash dump.

Her store owner father, Bernard, was Swedish and her school teacher mother, Dorathea, was German-Norwegian.

Is left-handed.

British neo-progressive band Landmarq have a song titled "Tippi Hedren" on their 1992 album "Solitary Witness"

Is left-handed.

Her performance as Melanie Daniels in The Birds (1963) is ranked #86 on Premiere Magazine`s 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

She met with Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville for the final time in London, England, in 1966, while she was filming Charles Chaplin`s last film, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967). They took her to tea at Claridge`s. The atmosphere was tense because she knew Hitchcock was upset that she had been cast in what was expected to be a big film, and he was unable to hide his bitterness.

Has a sister named Patty Davis.

Friend of Linda Blair and Diane McBain.

Ex-stepmother of Tracy Griffith.

Her store owner father, Bernard, was Swedish and her school teacher mother, Dorathea, was German-Norwegian.

Operates an exotic animal sanctuary which prompted her testimony in February 2005 in Riverside Superior Court. Hedren made a complaint regarding animal cruelty by a tiger rescuer and was told by U.S. Department of Agriculture that there were not enough inspectors to respond to her complaint. She eventually made room for a lion rather than have it go to the rescuer. She stated she felt like she was walking through a trash dump.

Mother-in-law of Antonio Banderas. Former mother-in-law of Don Johnson and Steven Bauer.

Grandmother of Alexander Bauer, Dakota Johnson, and Stella Banderas.

Alfred Hitchcock saw her in a 1962 commercial aired during the "Today" (1952) show and cast her in The Birds (1963). In the commercial for a diet drink, she is seen walking down a street and a man whistles at her slim, attractive figure, and she turns her head with an acknowledging smile. In the opening scene of The Birds (1963), the same thing happens as she walks toward the bird shop. This was an inside joke by Hitchcock.

30 January 2003, Received Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

She smoked for 15 years, but quit when her daughter, actress Melanie Griffith, then 10 years old, came to her after a school health lecture and begged her to stop.

Participated in panel at University of Illinois on "Hitchcock, Women and Terror, " October 2001.

Lobbying for passage of Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act.

She named one of her housecats after Sean Connery, her co-star in Marnie (1964).

Is a vegetarian.

Mother of Melanie Griffith.

Director Alfred Hitchcock unsuccessfully pursued a relationship with her during the filming of The Birds (1963).

Presides over The Roar Foundation, an animal preserve outside of Los Angeles.

At the end of shooting Mister Kingstreet`s War (1973), she discovered that the big cats used in the production had no place to go and would likely languish in small cages. This prompted her to obtain a parcel of land on her own to establish a home with a natural setting for retired big cats. She named it Shambala and it exists to this day.