Melanie Daniels is a fictional character from the 1963 film The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She is portrayed by actress Tippi Hedren and is depicted as a wealthy socialite who becomes embroiled in a series of mysterious bird attacks in a small California town. In the film, Melanie travels to Bodega Bay to deliver a pair of lovebirds to a man named Mitch Brenner, played by Rod Taylor. As the story unfolds, she faces escalating chaos as flocks of birds begin to attack the townspeople, leading to a tense and suspenseful narrative.