Michelle Pfeiffer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 29, 1958 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Santa Ana, California, USA
Biography
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (/ˈfaɪfər/ FY-fər; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars during the 1980s and 1990s, her performances have earned her numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Pfeiffer began her acting career with minor television and film appearances and secured her first lead role in Grease 2 (1982). Her breakthrough role as Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983) propelled her into mainstream success, which continued with performances in The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Tequila Sunrise (1988). Pfeiffer received her first of six consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for Married to the Mob (1988). Her roles in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) garnered her two consecutive Academy Award nominations, for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, and she won a Golden Globe Award for the latter. Cemented as one of the highest-paid actresses of the 1990s, Pfeiffer starred in The Russia House (1990) and Frankie and Johnny (1991). In 1992, she played Catwoman in Batman Returns and received her third Academy Award nomination for Love Field, which she followed up with performances in The Age of Innocence (1993) and Wolf (1994). She also produced several of her own features through her company, Via Rosa Productions, including Dangerous Minds (1995). Reducing her workload to prioritise her family, Pfeiffer acted sporadically throughout the 2000s, starring in What Lies Beneath (2000), White Oleander (2002), Hairspray, and Stardust (both 2007). Following another hiatus, Pfeiffer returned to prominence in 2017 with performances in Where Is Kyra?, Mother!, and Murder on the Orient Express, and received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for playing Ruth Madoff in The Wizard of Lies. In 2020, she received her eighth Golden Globe Award nomination for French Exit. Pfeiffer has played Janet van Dyne in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2018, beginning with Ant-Man and the Wasp. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Douglas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Wild Four O'Clocks
Movie
Turn of Mind
Movie · as Amanda O'Toole
The Madison
TV · as Stacy Clyburn · 6 eps
Margo's Got Money Troubles
TV · as Shyanne · 8 eps
Oh. What. Fun.
Movie · as Claire
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Movie · as Self - Janet van Dyne
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Movie · as Janet Van Dyne
The First Lady
TV · as Betty Ford · 10 eps
French Exit
Movie · as Frances Price
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Movie · as Self
Marvel Studios Legends
TV · as Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2 eps
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Movie · as Queen Ingrith
Avengers: Endgame
Movie · as Janet Van Dyne
Scarface: 35th Anniversary Reunion
Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Where Is Kyra?
Movie · as Kyra
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Movie · as Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
The Wizard of Lies
Movie · as Ruth Madoff
mother!
Movie · as Woman
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie · as Caroline Hubbard
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Family
Movie · as Maggie Blake
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Movie · as Self
Dark Shadows
Movie · as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
People Like Us
Movie · as Lillian Harper
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
Movie · as Self
New Year's Eve
Movie · as Ingrid
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Chéri
Movie · as Lea
Personal Effects
Movie · as Linda
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Movie · as Self
Stardust
Movie · as Lamia
Hairspray
Movie · as Velma Von Tussle
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Movie · as Rosie
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Movie · as Self
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Many Faces of Catwoman
Movie · as Self
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Movie · as Eris (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
White Oleander
Movie · as Ingrid Magnussen
I Am Sam
Movie · as Rita Harrison Williams
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Movie · as Catwoman (archive footage)
What Lies Beneath
Movie · as Claire Spencer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Titania
The Deep End of the Ocean
Movie · as Beth
The Story of Us
Movie · as Katie Jordan
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Prince of Egypt
Movie · as Tzipporah (voice)
A Thousand Acres
Movie · as Rose Cook Lewis
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Movie · as Gillian Lewis
One Fine Day
Movie · as Melanie Parker
Up Close & Personal
Movie · as Tally Atwater
Muppets Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Dangerous Minds
Movie · as Louanne Johnson
MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wolf
Movie · as Laura Alden
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Age of Innocence
Movie · as Ellen Olenska
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Movie · as Self
Batman Returns
Movie · as Catwoman / Selina
Love Field
Movie · as Lurene Hallett
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Movie · as Self
Picket Fences
TV · as Client (uncredited) · 1 ep
Frankie and Johnny
Movie · as Frankie
Voices That Care
Movie · as Self - Choir Member
The Russia House
Movie · as Katya Orlova
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Movie · as Susie Diamond
The Simpsons
TV · as Mindy Simmons (voice) · 2 eps
Dangerous Liaisons
Movie · as Madame Marie de Tourvel
Married to the Mob
Movie · as Angela de Marco
Tequila Sunrise
Movie · as Jo Ann Vallenari
This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Witches of Eastwick
Movie · as Sukie Ridgemont
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie · as Brenda (segment "Hospital")
Sweet Liberty
Movie · as Faith Healy
Ladyhawke
Movie · as Isabeau d'Anjou
Into the Night
Movie · as Diana
One Too Many
Movie · as Annie
B.B. King: Into the Night
Movie · as Self
Scarface
Movie · as Elvira
Grease 2
Movie · as Stephanie Zinone
Callie & Son
Movie · as Sue Lynn Bordeaux
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Movie · as Cordelia Farenington III
The Children Nobody Wanted
Movie · as Jennifer Williams
Splendor in the Grass
Movie · as Ginny Stamper
The Hollywood Knights
Movie · as Suzie Q
Falling in Love Again
Movie · as Sue Wellington (1940's)
B.A.D. Cats
TV · as Samantha 'Sunshine' Jensen · 8 eps
Enos
TV · as Joy · 1 ep
The Solitary Man
Movie · as Tricia
Delta House
TV · as The Bombshell · 13 eps
Fantasy Island
TV · as Deborah Dare, Athena · 1 ep
CHiPs
TV · as Jobina · 1 ep
Spécial cinéma
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ABC Afterschool Special
TV · as Annie · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Natica Jackson · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep