Hedren: Hitchcock ruined career, not life

By LYNN ELBER
Associated Press

Posted: Saturday, August 4, 2012 12:01 a.m.

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Actress Tippi Hedren, left, star of the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film "The Birds," poses with Julian Jarrold, center, director of the new HBO film "The Girl," and cast member Toby Jones on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hedren's experience on the famed British film director's "The Birds" and "Marnie" is dramatized in "The Girl." Sienna Miller plays Hedren and Toby Jones portrays Hitchcock in "The Girl," which debuts Oct. 20 on HBO. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Tippi Hedren says she survived working with Alfred Hitchcock, but her career was another matter.

Hedren’s experience on the famed British film director’s movies “The Birds” and “Marnie” is dramatized in the new HBO movie, “The Girl.”

Actress Tippi Hedren, star of the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film "The Birds," poses with a prop bird on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hedren's relationship with Hitchcock during the making of "The Birds" and "Marnie" is the subject of the HBO film "The Girl." Hedren says she survived working with Alfred Hitchcock, but her career was another matter. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Actress Tippi Hedren, star of the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film "The Birds," poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Hedren's experience on the famed British film director's "The Birds" and "Marnie" is dramatized in the new HBO movie, "The Girl." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Hitchcock is portrayed as obsessed with Hedren and cruelly vindictive when the actress rejects his advances.

The 82-year-old Hedren told the Television Critics Association this week that Hitchcock ruined her career, but he didn’t ruin her life.

Hedren says she had to fight to get out of her contract with the director, and she lost roles because of it.

Sienna Miller plays Hedren and Toby Jones portrays Hitchcock in “The Girl.”

It will debut Oct. 20 on HBO.

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