Melanie Griffith Mother is celebrating TP HedrenIts 95th birthday!

Griffith, 67, took to Instagram late Monday, Jan. 20, to share a rare glimpse of her retired actress mom, who turned 95 on Sunday, Jan. 19.

In a video shared by Griffiths, Hedren is seen blowing out his birthday candles and waving to the camera. The legendary actress sported a sleek bob cut and red lipstick to celebrate her birthday.

"My beautiful mom turned 95 yesterday! 🥰♥️ţ♥️ţ She is happy, healthy and bubbly!!" Griffith captioned the video.

Hedren was famously discovered in the 1960s Horror director Alfred Hitchcockwho threw him the bird. He also appeared in Hitchcock's Thriller marnie (1964) and, more recently, in the 2004 comedy I am Hart Huckabees.

Hadren shared Griffith with her first husband, Peter Griffithand grandmother of the actress Dakota Johnson.

Besides acting, Hedren is a passionate animal rights activist. In the 1970s, she had a 400-pound pet lion, Neil, with whom she and a teenage Griffith were famously photographed. the life Magazine photo shoot. Hedren has since expressed regret for allowing Neil to roam free around his home, admitting it was "stupid beyond belief".

In a 2020 interview, Johnson, 35, revealed that her grandmother is still caring for the big cats at the Shambhala Preserve in California at age 90.

"He has 13 or 14," Johnson said on The Graham Norton Show. "There used to be like 60 cats, and now there's only a couple."

Asked if he too grew up living with lions and tigers, Johnson said, “When I was born they were all in huge compounds and it was much safer. It wasn't quite psycho when they first started."

Hedren founded his own animal charity, the Roar Foundation, in 1983 after producing and acting in films. roarSeveral African lions are present in contrast. The foundation exists to support its animal conservation and, according to Hedren, aims to "educate the public about the dangers of private ownership of exotic animals."