Tippi Hedren Was a Model-Turned-Actor
Tippi was Marshall’s agent before she became his wife. Before they got married, she used to work as a model until she appeared in a commercial, which caught the attention of a certain Alfred Hitchcock. She went on to sign a 5-year contract with the legendary director.
Noel Marshall and Tippi Hedren and his sons John and Jerry with their animals on their San Fernando Valley compound. 25th January 1982. (Photo by Sanderson, Eddie/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
During the time, the pair made two movies together; Marnie and The Birds. Working with Hitch gave her the courage and liberty to think freely and out-of-the-box, which ultimately led to her risking her life to make a movie about animal welfare.