As one of the most talked-about figures, Tippi Hedren has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What is Tippi Hedren's net worth?
Tippi Hedren is an American actress, former fashion model, and animal rights activist who has a net worth of $20 million. Tippi Hedren is best known for her roles in the Alfred Hitchcock films The Birds and Marnie. She is also known for her active involvement with animal rescues at Shambala Preserve, an 80-acre wildlife habitat that she founded in 1983.
Early Life
Tippi Hedren was born Nathalie Kay Hedren on January 19, 1930 in Minnesota. Her paternal grandparents were immigrants from Sweden and her maternal ancestry is rooted in Germany and Norway. Her father ran a small general store in the town of Lafayette, Minnesota and gave her the nickname "Tippi," which she still goes by today. When she was four, the family moved to Minneapolis.
As a teenager, she took part in some modeling in department store fashion shows and the family eventually relocated to California while she was in high school. At 18 years of age, she left California for New York to build her successful modeling career from 1950 to 1961. During this time, she appeared on the cover of Life Magazine and also several commercial and print ads.
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Alfred Hitchcock
In 1961, whileAlfred Hitchcockwas watching The Today Show, he saw Tippi Hedren on a commercial for a diet drink called "Sego" and contacted her to see if she would be willing to work with him. She signed a seven-year contract with Hitchcock and eventually made her on-screen debut with The Birds in 1963. Hitchcock became her drama coach and gave her education in film-making as well as tips for behaving as a well-bred, cosmopolitan lady of the time.
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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.
