Don Johnson Poses with Former Mother-in-Law Tippi Hedren in Rare Photo

Don Johnson will always hold a special place in his heart for his former mother-in-law Tippi Hedren.

The legendary The Birds actress, 94, was the Miami Vice alum’s mother-in-law for several years while he was married to her daughter, Melanie Griffith.

The former couple first started living together in 1972 when Melanie, now 67, was 15, and Don, now 74, was 23. They married once she turned 18 in 1976, but divorced the same year. They reunited and married again in 1989, welcoming daughter Dakota Johnson. However, they went their separate ways again in 1996.

Despite their storied past, Don still has love for Tippi and recently delighted fans by sharing a photo of them together.

The Django Unchained actor took to Instagram on Wednesday and shared a sweet snap of him and his “beautiful” former MIL. The photo shows them both smiling ear-to-ear, with Tippi wearing a blue, peacock-themed shawl. Don is seen in a yellow denim jacket over a pink button-down shirt, paired with a red Flat Creek baseball cap, a nod to his hometown in Missouri.

“Beautiful… my co-star, Tippi Hedren,” he wrote in his caption. Don and Tippi were co-stars in 1973’s The Harrad Experiment, through which he met Melanie.

Fans were quick to comment on the post and gush over the sweet reunion. One person wrote, “What a beautiful picture of you both! It’s so great to see you smiling together!! All the best wishes,” while others chimed in with comments like, “Dakota looks just like her grandma!!” and “My heart just melted.”

Melanie was born from her mother’s marriage to former child stage actor and advertising executive Peter Griffith, to whom she was married from 1952 to 1960. Among her first on-screen appearances was as an extra in The Harrad Experiment, where she met Don.

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In the 13 years between her marriages to Don, Melanie married actor Steven Bauer from 1981 to 1989, with whom she had her first child, son Alexander Bauer, 39, in 1985.

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In 1996, after meeting on the set of Two Much, Melanie married Antonio Banderas and they welcomed their daughter Stella del Carmen, 27, that same year. Though they ultimately divorced in 2015, they remain close friends. Dakota still has a close relationship with her stepfather and they recently celebrated Stella’s engagement to her longtime love Alex Gruszynski, who she has known since they were kids.

Don has been married five times, including twice to Melanie. His first two marriages were annulled within days. Since 1999, he has been married to Kelley Phleger, a former San Francisco socialite and nursery school teacher who previously dated California Governor Gavin Newsom. They share three children.

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