Michelle Pfeiffer
Born: 1958-04-29 in Santa Ana, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Oh. What. Fun. as Claire
2023
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Janet Van Dyne
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Self - Janet van Dyne
2022
- The First Lady as Betty Ford
2021
- Marvel Studios Legends as Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
- French Exit as Frances Price
- Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- Avengers: Endgame as Janet Van Dyne
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as Queen Ingrith
2018
- Ant-Man and the Wasp as Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
- Where Is Kyra? as Kyra
2017
- Murder on the Orient Express as Caroline Hubbard
- The Wizard of Lies as Ruth Madoff
- mother! as Woman
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2013
- The Family as Maggie Blake
- Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck as Self
2012
- Dark Shadows as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- People Like Us as Lillian Harper
- Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons as Self
2011
- New Year's Eve as Ingrid Withers
- Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden as Self (uncredited)
2009
- Chéri as Lea
- Personal Effects as Linda
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Hairspray as Velma Von Tussle
- Stardust as Lamia
- I Could Never Be Your Woman as Rosie
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- The Many Faces of Catwoman as Self
2003
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas as Eris (voice)
2002
- White Oleander as Ingrid Magnussen
2001
- Original Sin ... (Producer)
- I Am Sam as Rita Harrison Williams
- 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
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Titania
- The Story of Us as Katie Jordan
- The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen as Self (archive footage)
- The Early Show as Self
1998
- The Prince of Egypt as Tzipporah (voice)
1997
- The View as Self
- A Thousand Acres as Rose Cook Lewis
1996
- One Fine Day as Melanie Parker
- Up Close & Personal as Tally Atwater
- To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday as Gillian Lewis
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- E! True Hollywood Story
1995
- Dangerous Minds as Louanne Johnson
- MADtv as Self
1994
- Wolf as Laura Alden
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- The Age of Innocence as Ellen Olenska
- Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
1992
- Batman Returns as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
- Picket Fences as Client (uncredited)
- Love Field as Lurene Hallett
- The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin as Self
1991
- Frankie and Johnny as Frankie
- Voices That Care as Self - Choir Member
1990
- The Russia House as Katya Orlova
1989
- The Simpsons as Mindy Simmons (voice)
- The Fabulous Baker Boys as Susie Diamond
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Dangerous Liaisons as Madame Marie de Tourvel
- Tequila Sunrise as Jo Ann Vallenari
- Married to the Mob as Angela de Marco
- This Morning as Self
1987
- The Witches of Eastwick as Sukie Ridgemont
- Amazon Women on the Moon as Brenda (segment "Hospital")
- Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson as Natica Jackson
1986
- Sweet Liberty as Faith Healy
1985
- Ladyhawke as Isabeau d'Anjou
- Into the Night as Diana
- B.B. King: Into the Night as Self
- One Too Many as Annie
1983
- Scarface as Elvira
1982
- Grease 2 as Stephanie Zinone
1981
- Callie & Son as Sue Lynn Bordeaux
- Splendor in the Grass as Ginny Stamper
- Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen as Cordelia Farenington III
- The Children Nobody Wanted as Jennifer Williams
1980
- Falling in Love Again as Sue Wellington (1940's)
- The Hollywood Knights as Suzie Q
- Enos as Joy
- B.A.D. Cats as Samantha 'Sunshine' Jensen
1979
- The Solitary Man as Tricia
- Delta House as The Bombshell
1977
- CHiPs as Jobina
1974
- Spécial cinéma as Self
1972
- ABC Afterschool Special as Annie
1971
- Great Performances as Natica Jackson
1962
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Today as Self