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Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

ActingBorn April 29, 1958 (age 68)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.

Filmography

2026
The Madison

as Stacy Clyburn

TV
2025Movie
2023Movie
2022
The First Lady

as Betty Ford

TV
2021
French Exit

as Frances Price

Movie
2021
Marvel Studios Legends

as Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
2019Movie
2019TV
2019
Avengers: Endgame

as Janet Van Dyne

Movie
2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp

as Janet Van Dyne / Wasp

Movie
2018Movie
2017
Murder on the Orient Express

as Caroline Hubbard

Movie
2017
mother!

as Woman

Movie
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr

as Self (archive)

Movie
2017
The Wizard of Lies

as Ruth Madoff

Movie
2013
The Family

as Maggie Blake

Movie
2012
People Like Us

as Lillian Harper

Movie
2012
Dark Shadows

as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard

Movie
2012Movie
2011
New Year's Eve

as Ingrid Withers

Movie
2009
Chéri

as Lea

Movie
2009Movie
2007Movie
2007Movie
2007
Stardust

as Lamia

Movie
2007
Hairspray

as Velma Von Tussle

Movie
2005
The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

TV
2003Movie
2002
White Oleander

as Ingrid Magnussen

Movie
2001
I Am Sam

as Rita Harrison Williams

Movie
2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

as Catwoman (archive footage)

Movie
2000
What Lies Beneath

as Claire Spencer

Movie
1999TV
1999
The Story of Us

as Katie Jordan

Movie
1999Movie
1999Movie
1999
The Deep End of the Ocean

as Beth Cappadora

Movie
1998
The Prince of Egypt

as Tzipporah (voice)

Movie
1997
A Thousand Acres

as Rose Cook Lewis

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1996
One Fine Day

as Melanie Parker

Movie
1996Movie
1996TV
1996
Up Close & Personal

as Tally Atwater

Movie
1995
MADtv

as Self

TV
1995
Dangerous Minds

as Louanne Johnson

Movie
1994
Wolf

as Laura Alden

Movie
1993
The Age of Innocence

as Ellen Olenska

Movie
1992
Love Field

as Lurene Hallett

Movie
1992
Picket Fences

as Client (uncredited)

TV
1992
Batman Returns

as Selina Kyle / Catwoman

Movie
1991Movie
1991
Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

Movie
1990
The Russia House

as Katya Orlova

Movie
1989
The Simpsons

as Mindy Simmons (voice)

TV
1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys

as Susie Diamond

Movie
1988
Dangerous Liaisons

as Madame Marie de Tourvel

Movie
1988
Tequila Sunrise

as Jo Ann Vallenari

Movie
1988TV
1988TV
1988
Married to the Mob

as Angela de Marco

Movie
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon

as Brenda (segment "Hospital")

Movie
1987
The Witches of Eastwick

as Sukie Ridgemont

Movie
1986
Sweet Liberty

as Faith Healy

Movie
1985
One Too Many

as Annie

Movie
1985
Ladyhawke

as Isabeau d'Anjou

Movie
1985Movie
1983
Scarface

as Elvira

Movie
1982
Grease 2

as Stephanie Zinone

Movie
1981
The Children Nobody Wanted

as Jennifer Williams

Movie
1981
Splendor in the Grass

as Ginny Stamper

Movie
1981Movie
1981
Callie & Son

as Sue Lynn Bordeaux

Movie
1980
Falling in Love Again

as Sue Wellington (1940's)

Movie
1980
Enos

as Joy

TV
1980Movie
1980
B.A.D. Cats

as Samantha 'Sunshine' Jensen

TV
1979Movie
1979
Delta House

as The Bombshell

TV
1978
Fantasy Island

as Deborah Dare

TV
1978TV
1977
CHiPs

as Jobina

TV
1974TV
1971
Great Performances

as Natica Jackson

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1952
Today

as Self

TV
Turn of Mind

as Amanda O'Toole

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 29, 1958
Place of BirthSanta Ana, California, USA
Popularity3.6