How did Tippi Hedren get her name? What was Tippi Hedren’s real first name?

Tippi Hedren’s real name is Nathalie Kay Hedren. Her father gave her the nickname “Tippi” when she was a baby, which is Swedish for “little girl”.

Tippi Hedren has appeared in over 80 films and television shows, including Charlie Chaplin’s final film A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), the political satire Citizen Ruth (1996), and the existential comedy I Heart Huckabees (2004).

Tippi Hedren made her unofficial film debut as “Miss Ice Box” in the musical comedy The Petty Girl, and the suspense-thriller The Birds (1963) for which she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year was Hedren’s screen debut.

As a successful model during the 1950s and early 1960s, Tippi Hedren appeared on the covers of Life, The Saturday Evening Post, McCall’s, and Glamour, among others.

In 1982, Tippi Hedren co-starred with Leslie Nielsen in Foxfire Light. In 1994, Tippi Hedren appeared in the made-for-cable sequel, The Birds II: Land’s End. From 1994 to 1996, Hedren had a guest-starring role in Dream On.