Melanie Griffith performed in a movie.
Cecil B. Demented is a 2000 American black comedy film written and directed by John Waters . The film stars Melanie Griffith as a snobby A-list Hollywood actress who is kidnapped by a band of terrorist filmmakers ; they force her to star in their underground film . Crazy in Alabama is a 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Banderas , written by Mark Childress ( based on his own 1993 novel of the same name ) , and starring Melanie Griffith as an abused wife who heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially motivated murder involving a corrupt sheriff . Melanie Griffith . The 1990s saw Griffith in a series of roles which received varying critical reception : she received Golden Globe nominations for her performances in Buffalo Girls ( 1995 ) , and as Marion Davies in RKO 281 ( 1999 ) , while also earning a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performances in Shining Through ( 1992 ) , as well as receiving nominations for Crazy in Alabama ( 1999 ) and John Waters ' cult film Cecil B. Demented ( 2000 ) . RKO 281 is a 1999 American historical drama film directed by Benjamin Ross and starring Liev Schreiber , James Cromwell , Melanie Griffith , John Malkovich , Roy Scheider and Liam Cunningham . Shining Through is an American World War II drama film which was released to United States cinemas on January 31 , 1992 , written and directed by David Seltzer and starring Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith , with Liam Neeson , Joely Richardson and John Gielgud in supporting roles .