{"id":10053,"date":"2025-03-31T20:53:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=10053"},"modified":"2025-09-26T01:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T01:59:14","slug":"rare-facts-about-the-astonishing-melanie-griffith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=10053","title":{"rendered":"Rare facts about the astonishing Melanie Griffith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04130631\/griff-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04130631\/griff-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04130631\/griff-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04130631\/griff-1536x807.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04130631\/griff-2048x1076.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Melanie Griffith\u2019s life has been quite a rollercoaster. The iconic actress, daughter of actress Tippi Hedren, made her debut on the screen at age 12 \u2013 and since then, she\u2019s starred in several big productions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>While Melanie Griffith\u2019s career kept rolling, her private life was very much in focus. She\u2019s been married three times \u2013 including to Antonio Banderas \u2013 been in rehab, and raised three children.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Melanie Griffith\u2019s children from her first two marriages \u2013 Alexander Bauer and Dakota Johnson \u2013 had a pretty rough upbringing, especially considering that they had to go through having a mother who was in a terrible place at the time\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CCtVxlNBiHO\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fantonio-banderas-changed-melanie-griffiths-kids-lives-forever-after-her-3-failed-marriages%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJX34xleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW4i-g1H9i2dwm7U_Do_QewPyAGwLvMBDKM0BNLC8eZAosp5Qrt6GHDBFQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2133.5%7D\" height=\"793\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Melanie Griffith really had something in the \u201980s. She was erotic and sexual in a way that European actresses sometimes are and American actresses almost always are not. And she could act, even though I don\u2019t think Melanie ever truly realized her potential.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-6c6c7528bc106b828af5a8d56b5aabf1\" class=\"newsner-6c6c7528bc106b828af5a8d56b5aabf1 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-974545292\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>I loved her in the movie\u00a0<em>Working Girl<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Paradise<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>She was born on August 9, 1957, in New York City to parents Peter Griffith and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.stories.newsner.com\/celebrities\/meg-ryan-stopped-acting-this-is-her-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">superstar actress<\/a>\u00a0Tippi Hedren, most commonly known for her role in the Hitchcock classic,\u00a0<em>The Birds<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In hindsight, Griffith\u2019s life has been rather incredible. However, it\u2019s been tragic at the same time. The famous actress, who became known for playing strong-but-sexy characters, has been involved in a car accident, battled with drinking problems, and went through three divorces.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CljZsTmpvRr\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fantonio-banderas-changed-melanie-griffiths-kids-lives-forever-after-her-3-failed-marriages%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJX34xleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW4i-g1H9i2dwm7U_Do_QewPyAGwLvMBDKM0BNLC8eZAosp5Qrt6GHDBFQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2138%7D\" height=\"1112\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>From the start of her life, she was exposed to the pressure of a life in show business. Her mother, Tippi, was, as mentioned, a superstar, and her childhood was extravagant in a very special way \u2013 even by Hollywood standards.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-00974a8e9fd4da2fc2b0f0ae38d4b6c3\" class=\"newsner-00974a8e9fd4da2fc2b0f0ae38d4b6c3 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1225069073\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35851_2\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CKuS0K-ZtYwDFbXeEQgd964l0g\">\n<p>When Griffith was seven years old, her mother married agent and producer Noah Marshall. After coming back from a trip to Africa, the couple decided to make a film about lions. An animal trainer gave them a unique idea: to get to know the big cat better, they could welcome one into their home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35913\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131949\/melaniegriffithdonjohnson1-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1960px) 100vw, 1960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131949\/melaniegriffithdonjohnson1-scaled.jpg 1960w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131949\/melaniegriffithdonjohnson1-768x1003.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131949\/melaniegriffithdonjohnson1-1176x1536.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131949\/melaniegriffithdonjohnson1-1568x2048.jpg 1568w\" alt=\"Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson\" width=\"1960\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, Melanie Griffith grew up with a pet lion, living with them in the 1970s at their home in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI grew up with lions, tigers, and two elephants,\u201d Griffith said.<\/p>\n<p>The pet lion, Neil, lived together with the family. Life Magazine documented the extraordinary event, with pictures showing Hedren resting on Neil\u2019s back. The lion even slept under blankets in Melanie Griffith\u2019s bed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-60814a8dc896790ff788d893bbb69bd0\" class=\"newsner-60814a8dc896790ff788d893bbb69bd0 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-123555422\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_35851_3\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CI3897OZtYwDFVHTEQgdNXwT8Q\">\n<p>\u201dIt was stupid beyond belief,\u201d Griffith later explained.<\/p>\n<p>Even though she wasn\u2019t involved in any incidents with Neil, years later, in another encounter, things didn\u2019t end that well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40288\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/04130630\/ten.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/04130630\/ten.jpeg 797w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/04130630\/ten-768x949.jpeg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"985\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melanie_Griffith#\/media\/File:Melanie_Griffith_by_Yoni_Hamenachem_(cropped).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wikipedia Commons \/ Yoni S. Hamenachem<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-met-don-johnson-at-14\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Met Don Johnson at 14<\/h2>\n<p>Melanie Griffith starred in her first commercial before she turned one. She continued to do commercials and modeling work for some years, and at 12, she made her debut in\u00a0<em>Extra!<\/em>, even though she was uncredited.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 14, she appeared in\u00a0<em>The Harrad Experiment<\/em>, and on set, she met her first big love. Griffith met actor Don Johnson on set, and the two fell madly in love. At the time, however, their age difference was somewhat controversial. Don Johnson was 22 at the time \u2013 eight years older than Melanie \u2013 but their love for one another didn\u2019t stop them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI thought he was the most beautiful person I\u2019d ever seen,\u201d Griffith\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/dakota-johnson-melanie-griffith-learned-171500537.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-2\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CAdI2B6hdoY\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fantonio-banderas-changed-melanie-griffiths-kids-lives-forever-after-her-3-failed-marriages%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJX34xleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW4i-g1H9i2dwm7U_Do_QewPyAGwLvMBDKM0BNLC8eZAosp5Qrt6GHDBFQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2141%7D\" height=\"1111\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Her mother feared for the two because of her age but eventually gave in. At 15, Melanie Griffith moved in with Don Johnson, and on her 18th birthday, the two got engaged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThey were two beautiful, wonderful people, and here, my daughter was showing signs that I had never seen before in her, with an older man, and there was just sheer panic,\u201d her mother, Tippi Hedren, recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Griffith and Johnson tied the knot in Las Vegas in 1976. And, after just six months of marriage, the two split. However, they would rekindle their romance later on, exchanging vows a second time in 1989.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-melanie-griffith-lion-accident\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melanie Griffith lion accident<\/h2>\n<p>Melanie Griffith started her promising acting career in the 1970s, starring in films such as\u00a0<em>Night Moves<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Joyride<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In 1981, Melanie Griffith starred in the film\u00a0<em>Roar<\/em>. Even though her mother and stepfather raised lions to shoot a film, things turned out ugly on the set of\u00a0<em>Roar<\/em>. It was very dangerous being in front of the camera, and Melanie got injured.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-3\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B94tO9-hVdT\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fantonio-banderas-changed-melanie-griffiths-kids-lives-forever-after-her-3-failed-marriages%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJX34xleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW4i-g1H9i2dwm7U_Do_QewPyAGwLvMBDKM0BNLC8eZAosp5Qrt6GHDBFQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A3097.300000011921%7D\" height=\"1130\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>She was mauled near the eye, and she feared losing her sight. She needed plastic surgery, while her mother Tippi Hedren contracted gangrene and needed skin grafts, according to a piece in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/the-front-row\/noel-marshalls-roar-humans-were-harmed-in-the-making-of-this-film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New Yorker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/theguardian\/2013\/apr\/03\/melanie-griffith-lions-roar-film-1982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Guardian<\/a>, Melanie Griffith said that the lioness \u201ddidn\u2019t mean to hurt me. Just, after seven years growing up with the lions, I forgot you have to be careful. You can never be sure you\u2019re safe, and just a blow can pop your head like a ping pong ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melanie Griffith came through the scary incident. She continued to star in movies, however, without any live wild animals. She appeared in\u00a0<em>Body Double<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Something Wild,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Working Girl<\/em>, among others, with the last one earning her an Academy Award nomination in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1980s, Melanie Griffith also found love for the second time. She married actor Steven Bauer in 1981, and four years later, they welcomed a son, Alexander Bauer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-melanie-griffith-daughter-dakota-johnson\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melanie Griffith \u2013 daughter Dakota Johnson<\/h2>\n<p>Their relationship lasted until 1989 when the couple divorced \u2013 with Griffith finding love in Don Johnson again. They divorced again in 1996, after welcoming daughter and now actress Dakota Johnson in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dYou have to understand that we have a tie, and I love him,\u201d Melanie Griffith said and added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI will always love [Don Johnson]. But just because you love someone doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that you can live with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35909\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131954\/melaniegriffithdakotajohnson-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131954\/melaniegriffithdakotajohnson-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131954\/melaniegriffithdakotajohnson-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131954\/melaniegriffithdakotajohnson-1536x822.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131954\/melaniegriffithdakotajohnson-2048x1096.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Dakota Johnson, Melanie griffith\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1370\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock\/Tinseltown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dakota Johnson has become a prominent actress, starring in\u00a0<em>Fifty Shades of Grey\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0The Social Network.<\/em>\u00a0But because her parents divorced when she was only seven years old, she had a turbulent childhood. She moved around plenty, went to several different schools, and was even homeschooled for a while.<\/p>\n<p>She was often hanging around her parents on film sets from a young age. It made her want to become an actress as well, which she did.<\/p>\n<p>However, the childhood of Dakota Johnson was also filled with much trouble because of her family situation. As a result, she started to go to therapy at age three.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-3654aba0713699e6464a1ae07ae0faea\" class=\"newsner-3654aba0713699e6464a1ae07ae0faea newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-953166659\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-4\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDFigvYhs1s\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fantonio-banderas-changed-melanie-griffiths-kids-lives-forever-after-her-3-failed-marriages%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJX34xleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW4i-g1H9i2dwm7U_Do_QewPyAGwLvMBDKM0BNLC8eZAosp5Qrt6GHDBFQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A3125%7D\" height=\"808\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe whole shebang,\u201d Dakota Johnson told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/dakota-johnson-fifty-shades-of-grey-february-cover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vogue<\/a>. \u201cAll the help you can get.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-melanie-griffith-marriage-to-antonio-banderas\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melanie Griffith \u2013 marriage to Antonio Banderas<\/h2>\n<p>\u201dI was so consistently unmoored and discombobulated, I didn\u2019t have an anchor anywhere, I never learned how to learn the way you\u2019re supposed to as a kid. I thought, \u2018Why do I have to go to school on time? What\u2019s the point when you\u2019re living in Budapest for six months while your stepdad films\u00a0<em>Evita<\/em>\u00a0and you go to school in your hotel room?\u2019 I was a disaster, and I thought for so long that there was something wrong with my brain. Now I realize that it just works in a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dakota Johnson\u2019s childhood could\u2019ve become the thing that put her on the wrong foot. However, a new person soon entered her life, who changed everything. Just as she mentioned, she needed an anchor. And that was precisely what she got in her stepfather, Antonio Banderas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35912\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131950\/melaniegriffith1-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131950\/melaniegriffith1-scaled.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131950\/melaniegriffith1-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131950\/melaniegriffith1-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131950\/melaniegriffith1-1360x2048.jpg 1360w\" alt=\"Melanie Griffith\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock\/Paul Smith \/ Featureflash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1996, the same year as Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson split, Banderas also went through a divorce with Ana Leza, whom he\u2019d been married to for nine years. He had long admired Melanie Griffith after seeing her in\u00a0<em>Gone Girl<\/em>\u00a0and on the red carpet at the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1839c726096f2b8407ffb663079526a1\" class=\"newsner-1839c726096f2b8407ffb663079526a1 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1179425247\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe first time I went to the Academy Awards after we got a nomination for\u00a0<em>Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown<\/em>, we got on the red carpet, and I saw this blonde woman, and I knew her because I saw movies of her, but I didn\u2019t remember [her name] at the time,\u201d Banderas told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2019\/09\/antonio-banderas-reflects-on-his-history-with-dirty-movies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vulture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35910\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131953\/antontiobanderasmelaniegriffith1-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131953\/antontiobanderasmelaniegriffith1-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131953\/antontiobanderasmelaniegriffith1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131953\/antontiobanderasmelaniegriffith1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131953\/antontiobanderasmelaniegriffith1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" alt=\"Antonio Banderas, Melanie griffith\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock\/Tinseltown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo, I said to [director Pedro Almod\u00f3var] \u2018Who is she? Who is she? What is her name?\u2019 Pedro said, \u2018That\u2019s Melanie Griffith!\u2019 I said, \u2018That\u2019s it. Oh my God.\u2019 Six years later, I was married to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-dakota-johnson-s-relationship-with-stepfather-antonio-banderas\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dakota Johnson\u2019s relationship with stepfather Antonio Banderas<\/h2>\n<p>The two met while filming the comedy film\u00a0<em>Two Much<\/em>\u00a0in 1995, and they had one actual thing in common. Both were unhappy in their marriages \u2013 and Banderas and Griffith recognized each other\u2019s situations.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Banderas instantly felt an attraction to Melanie Griffith when working together. He thought she was funny, generous, sweet, and beautiful, and after\u00a0<em>Two Much<\/em>, the two stayed in touch. In May 1996, the two tied the knot and welcomed daughter Stella later the same year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1b346e430b7db026e46fde1a1b674d15\" class=\"newsner-1b346e430b7db026e46fde1a1b674d15 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1251058287\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Not only did Antonio Banderas become a father to Stella, but the well-respected actor also became a stepfather to Alexander \u2013 from her second marriage to Steven Bauer \u2013 and Dakota Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>For both Alexander and Dakota, Antonio Banderas became vital, as they finally got a stepfather who was there for her all the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35911\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131951\/banderasjohnsongriffith1-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131951\/banderasjohnsongriffith1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131951\/banderasjohnsongriffith1-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131951\/banderasjohnsongriffith1-1536x822.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131951\/banderasjohnsongriffith1-2048x1096.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Antonio Banderas, Dakota Johnson, Melanie griffith\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1370\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Devaney\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the beginning, however, Banderas explained that it was difficult for the children to accept him because they didn\u2019t know how long he\u2019d stick around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was totally inexperienced. Suddenly I had a 6-year-old girl, a 10-year-old boy, and Stella came along almost immediately,\u201d he told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/entertainment\/movies-for-grownups\/info-09-2011\/antonio-banderas.html%c2%a0%c2%a0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AARP<\/a>. \u201cI was, \u2018Oh, my God!\u2019 But as soon as the kids knew that I was there to stay, they were fine. They needed solid ground in which they could grow. As soon as I realized that, I started establishing my relationship, giving them security, little by little doing the father thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-changed-dakota-johnson-s-life\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changed Dakota Johnson\u2019s life<\/h2>\n<p>Dakota and Alexander realized that Antonio Banderas was not a temporary man. He took on the role of their stepfather and helped them in any way possible.<\/p>\n<p>For Dakota, this was especially important. Her childhood had been more than stressful and uncertain. In Banderas, she got a stepfather that taught her many things, including \u201ctrue passion and discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, he revealed that the kids call him \u201cPaponio, \u201cwhich is a mix of \u201cPapa\u201d and \u201cAntonio.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35908\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131955\/antoniobanderasdakotajohnson1-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131955\/antoniobanderasdakotajohnson1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131955\/antoniobanderasdakotajohnson1-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131955\/antoniobanderasdakotajohnson1-1536x822.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/04131955\/antoniobanderasdakotajohnson1-2048x1096.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Antonio Banderas, Dakota Johnson\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1370\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for HFA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During an award ceremony in 2019, when Antonio Banderas received the Hollywood Actor Award, Dakota Johnson and Melanie Griffith presented him with the trophy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-f2624046451697c2f0237b244d43a9b9\" class=\"newsner-f2624046451697c2f0237b244d43a9b9 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-735909343\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201dI come from a family of many a marriage, and I got very lucky,\u201d Johnson\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/en-us\/2019\/11\/8696313\/dakota-johnson-antonio-banderas-stepfather-hollywood-actor-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said<\/a>\u00a0in her speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI got a bonus dad who I realized that, over time, is actually one of the most influential people in my whole life. When I was six years old, my mother married a man who brought an unbelievably bright light, a whole new world of creativity and culture, and one remarkably magical little sister into our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201dHe loved my mother, and my siblings and I so big, and so fiercely and so loud, that it would change all of our lives together,\u201d Dakota added in her speech.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-strong-bond-to-this-day\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strong bond to this day<\/h2>\n<p>The relationship between Antonio Banderas and his stepchildren continued to be strong even after he and Melanie Griffith divorced in 2014.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-73b722b4bd224e47dd388f8072441f34\" class=\"newsner-73b722b4bd224e47dd388f8072441f34 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1764036409\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Even though Melanie Griffith and Antonio aren\u2019t married anymore, their family bond will forever be strong. As of today, Banderas is in a relationship with Nicole Kimpel. But as soon as he is in Los Angeles, he makes sure to spend time with his stepchildren and ex-wife.<\/p>\n<p>The divorce between the two in 2014 wasn\u2019t dramatic at all, for which his stepchildren were very grateful, Banderas explained.<\/p>\n<p>He added that he will always cherish the time he and Melanie had together \u2013 and that he always will love her. And regarding his stepdaughter, Dakota Johnson, he is like her biological, very proud father.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-5\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChH942gL2qQ\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fantonio-banderas-changed-melanie-griffiths-kids-lives-forever-after-her-3-failed-marriages%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJX34xleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW4i-g1H9i2dwm7U_Do_QewPyAGwLvMBDKM0BNLC8eZAosp5Qrt6GHDBFQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A3171.4000000059605%7D\" height=\"1112\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI remember those years as very effervescent and really beautiful. I am not married with Melanie anymore, but she is my family. She is probably one of my best friends, if not the best friend that I have. My family is there, Dakota [Johnson], Little Estella and Alexander,\u201d Antonio Banderas told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2019\/09\/antonio-banderas-reflects-on-his-history-with-dirty-movies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vulture<\/a>\u00a0in 2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-3cdb06d0c376367ec201b489d5641c05\" class=\"newsner-3cdb06d0c376367ec201b489d5641c05 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1782924701\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201dI met her when she was five years old,\u201d he added. \u201cI followed every single step of it. I\u2019m so proud of her. I saw her the other day in Toronto, and she looks \u2014 as I said in the social networks when I put a picture of her and myself, I put there, \u2018My radiant Dakota.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41191\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stories.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/19094039\/GettyImages-455466548.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melanie Griffith is seen on September 14, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-melanie-griffith-today\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melanie Griffith today<\/h2>\n<p>At 65, Melanie Griffith is happily single. Her last appearance on the big screen was in 2020, when she had a minor role and co-starred alongside her daughter Dakota in\u00a0<em>The High Note<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Today, she devotes her time to her family, and according to BestLife, Melanie is currently writing her memoir. And there will probably be a lot to pen down \u2013 including her battle against cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The actress was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma<em>\u00a0<\/em>in 2010, and eight years later, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-3f75400c6bc1b932d41a38abf6900e11\" class=\"newsner-3f75400c6bc1b932d41a38abf6900e11 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-2129770317\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-6\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bm7DaOzFE4D\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fantonio-banderas-changed-melanie-griffiths-kids-lives-forever-after-her-3-failed-marriages%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJX34xleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW4i-g1H9i2dwm7U_Do_QewPyAGwLvMBDKM0BNLC8eZAosp5Qrt6GHDBFQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A3575.2000000029802%7D\" height=\"988\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Doctors had to remove a cancerous cell on her nose, the whole event took a toll on Melanie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a scary thing when you\u2019re an actress and you depend on your face for work,\u201d the actress told InStyle and continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I realize I have to put a Band-Aid on it, and it\u2019s fine. I just look like a dork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, everything went fine in the end \u2013 Melanie is now a loud advocate of cancer and also supports the efforts of\u00a0Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-b2d575d60dfe0bba443b3c747525aad6\" class=\"newsner-b2d575d60dfe0bba443b3c747525aad6 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1415849424\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-7\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGnSz5Kh8xK\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.stories.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrities%2Fantonio-banderas-changed-melanie-griffiths-kids-lives-forever-after-her-3-failed-marriages%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJX34xleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW4i-g1H9i2dwm7U_Do_QewPyAGwLvMBDKM0BNLC8eZAosp5Qrt6GHDBFQ#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A3764.4000000059605%7D\" height=\"1166\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>You can say what you want about Melanie\u2019s looks and her turbulent life, but she does seem to have a really sweet soul!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melanie Griffith\u2019s life has been quite a rollercoaster. The iconic actress, daughter of actress Tippi Hedren, made her debut on the screen at age 12 \u2013 and since then, she\u2019s starred in several big productions.\u00a0 While Melanie Griffith\u2019s career kept rolling, her private life was very much in focus. 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