How was Tippi Hedren discovered?

Tippi Hedren was discovered by director Alfred Hitchcock while appearing on a television commercial in 1961. She was initially a fashion model, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines, among others.

Tippi Hedren made her unofficial film debut as “Miss Ice Box” in the musical comedy The Petty Girl, and the suspense-thriller The Birds (1963) for which she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year was Hedren’s screen debut.

In 1982, Tippi Hedren co-starred with Leslie Nielsen in Foxfire Light and has appeared in several television series, including Hart to Hart in 1983 and Tales from the Darkside in 1984.

Tippi Hedren’s first feature film appearance after Marnie was in the 1967 film A Countess from Hong Kong. From 1970 to 1971, she guest-starred twice on The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.

As a successful model during the 1950s and early 1960s, Tippi Hedren appeared on the covers of Life, The Saturday Evening Post, McCall’s, and Glamour, among others.