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Michelle Pfeiffer

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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.

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Michelle Pfeiffer

Biography

Films Featuring Michelle Pfeiffer

Scarface

Dangerous Liaisons

Batman Returns

Ladyhawke

The Russia House

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Stardust

Married to the Mob

What Lies Beneath

Wolf

Tequila Sunrise

Frankie and Johnny

The Age of Innocence

Hairspray

I Am Sam

The Fabulous Baker Boys

White Oleander

Into the Night

The Hollywood Knights

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

Chéri

One Fine Day

The Witches of Eastwick

The Deep End of the Ocean

The Story of Us

Grease 2

Up Close & Personal

The Prince of Egypt

Dangerous Minds

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Personal Effects

I Could Never Be Your Woman

New Year's Eve

Dark Shadows

Voices That Care

A Thousand Acres

Callie & Son

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Falling in Love Again

Love Field

Sweet Liberty

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

People Like Us

The Family

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson

Wild Four O'Clocks

Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden

One Too Many

The Children Nobody Wanted

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

Oh. What. Fun.

The Wizard of Lies

Where Is Kyra?

mother!

Murder on the Orient Express

The Solitary Man

Splendor in the Grass

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

B.B. King: Into the Night

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

French Exit

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons

Avengers: Endgame

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

Turn of Mind

The Many Faces of Catwoman

Amazon Women on the Moon

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

The Fabulous Allan Carr

You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"

Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth