Conversation so far:
What can you tell me about The Birds?
The Birds (1963) was Hedren's screen debut.
Hitchcock became her drama coach, and gave her an education in film-making.
Was it successful?
were impressed with her performance and Wasserman described it as "remarkable".
Did she gain any further recognition for this?
Hedren's performance was praised in Variety's review.

Question: What did Variety have to say?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Variety have to say about Hedren's performance in The Birds?