For years, Melanie Griffith was one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces.

But behind the glamour, the 69-year-old actress has been remarkably open about something far more personal: the pressure she felt surrounding her appearance, and what happened when cosmetic work began to change the way she saw herself.

Melanie Griffith has always reminded me a little of Marilyn Monroe — not because they looked alike, but because they shared something in the way they carried themselves. There was a warmth, vulnerability and charm in her mannerisms that made her impossible to forget.