Tippi Hedren abused by Alfred Hitchcock

The woman at the cold heart of The Girl is the actress Tippi Hedren, the ice-sculpture blonde of The Birds and Marnie. When deciding how great Hedren's talent is, you should of course consider those two Alfred Hitchcock films.

"The Girl" explores Tippi Hedren's abusive relationship with Alfred Hitchcock. The HBO movie, starring Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren and Toby Jones and Alfred Hitchcock, looks back at their time together on hit films like “The


"The Girl" explores Tippi Hedren's abusive relationship with Alfred Hitchcock. The HBO movie, starring Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren and Toby Jones and Alfred Hitchcock, looks back at their time together on hit films like “The

Tippi Hedren was Alfred Hitchcock in movies, but behind the camera she was the object his his controlling and increasingly dangerous.

But, yes, these movies also feature the performances of Tippi Hedren, which are not only the ultimate Hitchcock performances but—and especially that of “Marnie”—among the very best in the history of cinema. Nobody would mistake Hedren for Bette Davis