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Prior to Hawaii Five-0, Griffith's television work included the short-lived sitcom 2005—06 , and the 2007 series , which was cancelled after two episodes.

On one occasion during the shoot, Griffith was mauled by a lion and had to undergo facial reconstructive surgery.

The same year, she starred in , a film directed by Banderas and produced by Greenmoon Productions, the company that Banderas and she formed together.

She began her career in the 1970s, appearing in several independent before achieving mainstream success in the mid-1980s.