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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 29, 1958
Place of Birth
Santa Ana, California, USA
Also Known As
- Michele Pfeiffer
- Michelle Marie Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
5.4 Popularity
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
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Shyanne
Margo's Got Money Troubles
2026
5.7
Claire
Oh. What. Fun.
2025
6.2
Self - Janet van Dyne
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
6.2
Janet Van Dyne
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023
5.8
Betty Ford
The First Lady
2022
8.5
Self
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021
5.6
Frances Price
French Exit
2021
7.4
Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
7.3
Queen Ingrith
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
6.3
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Credits
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Margo's Got Money Troubles
as Shyanne
2026
0.0
Oh. What. Fun.
as Claire
2025
5.7
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Self - Janet van Dyne
2023
6.2
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Janet Van Dyne
2023
6.2
The First Lady
as Betty Ford
2022
5.8
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
as Self
2021
8.5
French Exit
as Frances Price
2021
5.6
Marvel Studios Legends
as Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
7.4
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Queen Ingrith
2019
7.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2019
6.3
Avengers: Endgame
as Janet Van Dyne
2019
8.2
Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
2018
6.9
Where Is Kyra?
as Kyra
2018
5.5
Murder on the Orient Express
as Caroline Hubbard
2017
6.7
mother!
as Woman
2017
7.0
The Wizard of Lies
as Ruth Madoff
2017
6.6
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
The Family
as Maggie Blake
2013
6.4
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
as Self
2013
6.1
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
as Self
2012
7.3
People Like Us
as Lillian Harper
2012
6.8
Dark Shadows
as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
2012
6.1
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
7.6
New Year's Eve
as Ingrid Withers
2011
5.9
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
as Self (uncredited)
2011
8.6
Chéri
as Lea
2009
6.0
Personal Effects
as Linda
2009
6.0
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
as Self
2008
0.0
Stardust
as Lamia
2007
7.3
Hairspray
as Velma Von Tussle
2007
6.7
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Rosie
2007
5.8
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2005
4.8
The Many Faces of Catwoman
as Self
2005
8.0
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
as Eris (voice)
2003
7.0
White Oleander
as Ingrid Magnussen
2002
7.1
I Am Sam
as Rita Harrison Williams
2001
7.6
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Catwoman (archive footage)
2001
6.9
What Lies Beneath
as Claire Spencer
2000
6.4
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
The Story of Us
as Katie Jordan
1999
6.1
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1999
6.6
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Titania
1999
6.4
The Deep End of the Ocean
as Beth Cappadora
1999
6.6
The Prince of Egypt
as Tzipporah (voice)
1998
7.3
A Thousand Acres
as Rose Cook Lewis
1997
5.7
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
One Fine Day
as Melanie Parker
1996
6.4
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
as Gillian Lewis
1996
5.4
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Muppets Tonight
as Self
1996
7.4
Up Close & Personal
as Tally Atwater
1996
6.3
MADtv
as Self
1995
7.0
Dangerous Minds
as Louanne Johnson
1995
7.0
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
Wolf
as Laura Alden
1994
6.1
The Age of Innocence
as Ellen Olenska
1993
7.0
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as Self
1993
5.5
Love Field
as Lurene Hallett
1992
6.0
Picket Fences
as Client (uncredited)
1992
7.4
Batman Returns
as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
1992
6.9
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
as Self
1992
6.4
Frankie and Johnny
as Frankie
1991
6.8
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
1991
8.0
The Russia House
as Katya Orlova
1990
6.1
The Simpsons
as Mindy Simmons (voice)
1989
8.0
The Fabulous Baker Boys
as Susie Diamond
1989
6.6
Dangerous Liaisons
as Madame Marie de Tourvel
1988
7.2
Tequila Sunrise
as Jo Ann Vallenari
1988
6.0
This Morning
as Self
1988
5.2
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Married to the Mob
as Angela de Marco
1988
5.9
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as Natica Jackson
1987
6.8
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Brenda (segment "Hospital")
1987
5.9
The Witches of Eastwick
as Sukie Ridgemont
1987
6.5
Sweet Liberty
as Faith Healy
1986
5.3
One Too Many
as Annie
1985
0.0
Ladyhawke
as Isabeau d'Anjou
1985
7.0
Into the Night
as Diana
1985
6.5
B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
1985
8.2
Scarface
as Elvira
1983
8.2
Grease 2
as Stephanie Zinone
1982
5.2
The Children Nobody Wanted
as Jennifer Williams
1981
5.5
Splendor in the Grass
as Ginny Stamper
1981
6.4
Callie & Son
as Sue Lynn Bordeaux
1981
6.7
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Cordelia Farenington III
1981
5.2
Falling in Love Again
as Sue Wellington (1940's)
1980
5.7
Enos
as Joy
1980
7.0
The Hollywood Knights
as Suzie Q
1980
5.7
B.A.D. Cats
as Samantha 'Sunshine' Jensen
1980
5.0
The Solitary Man
as Tricia
1979
7.0
Delta House
as The Bombshell
1979
5.3
CHiPs
as Jobina
1977
6.8
Spécial cinéma
as Self
1974
0.0
ABC Afterschool Special
as Annie
1972
6.4
Great Performances
as Natica Jackson
1971
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Today
as Self
1952
5.6
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Wild Four O'Clocks
N/A
0.0
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The Madison
as Stacy Clyburn
N/A
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Turn of Mind
as Amanda O'Toole
N/A
0.0