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Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

AKA: Michele Pfeiffer · Michelle Marie Pfeiffer

Acting

Born: 1958 Santa Ana, California, USA 24 Global Credits 🔥 3.9 Popularity
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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

Full Credits

Show / Title Year Credit / Role
Margo's Got Money Troubles 2026 Shyanne
Margo's Got Money Troubles 2026 Executive Producer
The Madison 2026 Stacy Clyburn
The Madison 2026 Executive Producer
The First Lady 2022 Betty Ford
Marvel Studios Legends 2021 Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019 Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 Self
The Graham Norton Show 2007 Self
The Reichen Show 2005 Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 Self
The View 1997 Self
Muppets Tonight 1996 Self
Picket Fences 1992 Client (uncredited)
The Simpsons 1989 Mindy Simmons (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988 Self - Guest
Fantasy Island 1978 Athena
CHiPs 1977 Jobina
ABC Afterschool Special 1972 Annie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 Self
The Oscars 1953 Self
Today 1952 Self