With over seventy films and television appearances to her credit, Tippi Hedren is still going strong. This lovely and talented actress, best known for her work in two Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, The Birds and Marnie, currently spends a great deal of her time involved in animal rights activities and other important causes. Hedren will talk about her experiences in these diverse areas on the next “Movie Addict Headquarters” show, which is scheduled for Tuesday, January 13, at 1 p.m Pacific Time, 4 p.m. Eastern Time.  

During this live BlogTalkRadio episode, listeners are invited to call in and to participate in a chat. The call-in number is 646-478-5668. An archived segment will also be available.

Among Hedren’s non-Hitchcock films are such offerings as Citizen Ruth, I Heart Huckabees, Pacific Heights, The Countess from Hong Kong, Break Up, Mulligans, Return to Babylon and Roar, a movie Hedren produced and starred in with her daughter, Melanie Griffith. Hedren is scheduled to appear in The House of Good and Evil, which will be released this year. Included in Hedren’s television credits are roles in CSI, The 4400, Hart to Hart and Murder, She Wrote.

Several charitable and humanitarian causes have benefited from Hedren’s support. According to the Internet Movie Data Base, she serves as a volunteer International Relief Coordinator for “Food for the  Hungry” and has “traveled worldwide to set up relief programs following earthquakes, hurricanes, famine and war.” An avid supporter of the ROAR Foundation, she even lives at the Shambala Preserve.

Hedren’s many awards for her acting and humanitarian efforts include the following:

Golden Globe for The Birds

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Life Achievement Award from Cinemalia (France)

Humanitarian Award from the Baha'i Faith

“Woman of Vision” Honor from Women in Film and Video

Listen to Tippi Hedren’s interview by clicking  this BlogTalkRadio link on or after January 13, 2009.

(Photo: Tippi Hedren with one of the exotic big cats residing at Shambala Preserve.)