Michelle Pfeiffer
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-04-29 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Santa Ana, California, USA
Michelle Pfeiffer
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.
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Known For
Acting
Oh. What. Fun.
as Claire Clauster
Turn of Mind
as Amanda O'Toole
(2023)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Janet Van Dyne
(2023)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Self - Janet van Dyne
(2021)
French Exit
as Frances Price
(2021)
(2019)
Avengers: Endgame
as Janet Van Dyne
(2019)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Queen Ingrith
(2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
(2018)
Where Is Kyra?
as Kyra
(2017)
Murder on the Orient Express
as Caroline Hubbard
(2017)
mother!
as Woman
(2017)
The Wizard of Lies
as Ruth Madoff
(2013)
The Family
as Maggie Blake
(2013)
(2012)
Dark Shadows
as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
(2012)
People Like Us
as Lillian Harper
(2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(2012)
(2011)
New Year's Eve
as Ingrid Withers
(2011)
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
as Self (uncredited)
(2009)
Personal Effects
as Linda
(2009)
Chéri
as Lea
(2008)
(2007)
Stardust
as Lamia
(2007)
Hairspray
as Velma Von Tussle
(2007)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Rosie
(2005)
The Many Faces of Catwoman
as Self
(2003)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
as Eris (voice)
(2002)
White Oleander
as Ingrid Magnussen
(2001)
I Am Sam
as Rita Harrison Williams
(2001)
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Catwoman (archive footage)
(2000)
What Lies Beneath
as Claire Spencer
(1999)
The Deep End of the Ocean
as Beth Cappadora
(1999)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Titania
(1999)
The Story of Us
as Katie Jordan
(1999)
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
The Prince of Egypt
as Tzipporah (voice)
(1997)
A Thousand Acres
as Rose Cook Lewis
(1996)
One Fine Day
as Melanie Parker
(1996)
Up Close & Personal
as Tally Atwater
(1996)
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
as Gillian Lewis
(1995)
Dangerous Minds
as Louanne Johnson
(1994)
Wolf
as Laura Alden
(1993)
The Age of Innocence
as Ellen Olenska
(1993)
(1992)
Batman Returns
as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
(1992)
Love Field
as Lurene Hallett
(1992)
(1991)
Frankie and Johnny
as Frankie
(1991)
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
(1990)
The Russia House
as Katya Orlova
(1989)
The Fabulous Baker Boys
as Susie Diamond
(1988)
Married to the Mob
as Angela de Marco
(1988)
Dangerous Liaisons
as Madame Marie de Tourvel
(1988)
Tequila Sunrise
as Jo Ann Vallenari
(1987)
The Witches of Eastwick
as Sukie Ridgemont
(1987)
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Brenda (segment "Hospital")
(1987)
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as Natica Jackson
(1986)
Sweet Liberty
as Faith Healy
(1985)
Ladyhawke
as Isabeau d'Anjou
(1985)
Into the Night
as Diana
(1985)
B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
(1985)
One Too Many
as Annie
(1983)
Scarface
as Elvira
(1982)
Grease 2
as Stephanie Zinone
(1981)
Callie & Son
as Sue Lynn Bordeaux
(1981)
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Cordelia Farenington III
(1981)
Splendor in the Grass
as Ginny Stamper
(1981)
The Children Nobody Wanted
as Jennifer Williams
(1980)
The Hollywood Knights
as Suzie Q
(1980)
Falling in Love Again
as Sue Wellington (1940's)
(1979)
The Solitary Man
as Tricia
Crew
(2001)
Original Sin
Producer
(1997)
A Thousand Acres
Producer
(1996)
One Fine Day
Executive Producer
(1995)
Dangerous Minds
Producer
(1992)
Love Field
Producer