Who was Tippi Hedren’s mother? Meet Dorothea Henrietta Hedren

Tippi Hedren’s mother was Dorothea Henrietta Hedren (née Eckhardt). She was of German and Norwegian descent. Tippi Hedren is a retired American actress and former fashion model who appeared on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines.

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.

Tippi Hedren’s first feature film appearance after Marnie was in the 1967 film A Countess from Hong Kong. From 1970 to 1971, she guest-starred twice on The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.

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.