Melanie Griffith

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Characters played by Melanie Griffith

Charlotte Haze — Lolita (1997)

A widow whose home Humbert rents after becoming attracted to her daughter, Dolores. She marries Humbert, unaware of the depth of his fixation on Dolores, but discovers his secret diary and learns the truth. Furious, she leaves the house and is killed by a car.

Eve — Shade (2003)

The Dean's old flame who reappears at the high-stakes game. She is revealed to be a co-conspirator with The Dean and Scarne in the elaborate setup to con Charlie and Tiffany.

Tess McGill — Working Girl (1988)

Tess McGill is a working-class secretary from Staten Island who has earned a business degree through night school and dreams of becoming an executive. After discovering Katharine's attempt to take credit for her merger idea, Tess presents it herself, exposes the deception, and earns a position at Trask Industries.

Maria Ruskin — The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Sherman McCoy's mistress and a social climber who accidentally causes a hit-and-run in the Bronx. She initially convinces Sherman to flee the scene and later perjures herself during the trial. Her secret recordings inadvertently expose her lie when played in court, leading to Sherman's acquittal and her own breakdown.

Holly Body — Body Double (1984)

Holly Body is a porn actress hired by Sam Bouchard to impersonate Gloria Revelle by performing the same nightly dance. Jake Scully meets her by taking a role in her film, and she reveals Sam's deception before being abducted; she later watches Jake return to his vampire role.

Patty Palmer — Pacific Heights (1990)

Patty is Drake's wife and co-owner of the Victorian house in Pacific Heights. She suffers a miscarriage under the strain of Hayes's manipulation, investigates his hidden identity after he disappears, tracks him to a hotel, and helps expose his fraud. She ultimately survives his revenge attack and rebuilds the property with Drake.

Dr. Susan Dupré / Cleo — Automata (2014)

Dr. Susan Dupré is a clocksmith who modifies robots and is later assassinated by ROC agents. Cleo is a modified robot who assists Jacq in his escape from the assassins, navigates a stanchion maze, and fights alongside him at the robot outpost.

Snow — A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)

Gentle sea creature companion known for calm demeanor

Nicole Oliver — Celebrity (1998)

Nicole Oliver is a movie star whom Lee Simon interviews on the set of her latest film. She flirts with him, takes him to her childhood home, offers him oral sex, and listens as he pitches a screenplay, later remaining connected to Lee through the film premiere.

Katherine Hoover — Mulholland Falls (1996)

Hoover's wife, whose marriage is devastated when she receives a film showing her husband having sex with Allison Pond. Feeling betrayed and heartbroken, Katherine cannot reconcile with Hoover after the investigation and leaves him permanently, becoming the central personal consequence of his actions and secrets.

Audrey Hankel — Something Wild (1986)

Audrey Hankel first approaches Charles Driggs under another identity and pulls him into her impulsive, lawless lifestyle, including theft, deception and a forced trip through several states. She reveals her real name, reconnects with Charles, and is threatened by her violent former husband, Ray Sinclair. After Ray's death and police questioning, she returns to Charles.

Toby Roebuck — Nobody's Fool (1994)

Carl's wife, who enjoys Sully's open flirting with her. She eventually leaves Carl because of his womanizing and invites Sully to run away with her to Hawaii.

Career Overview

Melanie Griffith has 96 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently JL Family Ranch Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Lolita, Working Girl, The Bonfire of the Vanities. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
96
Birth Date
1957-08-09
Birth Place
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q176455), public domain (CC0).