Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 29, 1958
Place of Birth
Santa Ana, California, USA
Credits
115 titles
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Douglas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Shyanne
The Madison
Stacy Clyburn
Oh. What. Fun.
Claire
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Self - Janet van Dyne
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Janet Van Dyne
The First Lady
Betty Ford
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Self
French Exit
Frances Price
Marvel Studios Legends
Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Queen Ingrith
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
Avengers: Endgame
Janet Van Dyne
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
Where Is Kyra?
Kyra
Murder on the Orient Express
Caroline Hubbard
mother!
Woman
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
The Wizard of Lies
Ruth Madoff
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Family
Maggie Blake
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
Self
People Like Us
Lillian Harper
Dark Shadows
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
New Year's Eve
Ingrid Withers
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Self (uncredited)
Chéri
Lea
Personal Effects
Linda
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
'Hairspray' Extentions
Self
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Self
Stardust
Lamia
Hairspray
Velma Von Tussle
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Rosie
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
The Many Faces of Catwoman
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Eris (voice)
White Oleander
Ingrid Magnussen
I Am Sam
Rita Harrison Williams
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Catwoman (archive footage)
Original Sin
Producer