Tippi Hedren

American actress, animal rights activist, and former fashion model Nathalie Kay “Tippi” Hedren was born in New Ulm, Minnesota on January 19, 1930. She launched her career as a model who appeared on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines. In 1961, the actress received a call from an agent who told her that Alfred Hitchcock was interested in working with her.

Hitchcock apparently saw her in a commercial for a diet drink and wanted to sign the actress under a seven-year contract. One of the movies the actress starred in, The Birds, was a very traumatic experience. While they initially planned to use mechanical birds, something went wrong and led them with no choice but to use live birds. Nonetheless, we’re pretty sure she had insurance ready, and the role helped her gain recognition. In 1966, Hitchcock sold Tippi Hendren’s contract to Universal Studios. In 2002, the actress received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.