
Acting
Community Rating
6.6
TMDB estimate
Born
April 29, 1958 (age 67)
Born in
Santa Ana, California, USA
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.

Avengers: Endgame
Janet Van Dyne
2019

I Am Sam
Rita Harrison Williams
2001

Scarface
Elvira
1983

mother!
Woman
2017

Murder on the Orient Express
Caroline Hubbard
2017

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Janet Van Dyne
2023

Ant-Man and the Wasp
Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
2018

The Prince of Egypt
Tzipporah (voice)
1998

Stardust
Lamia
2007

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Queen Ingrith
2019

Batman Returns
Selina Kyle / Catwoman
1992

Dark Shadows
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
2012

Dangerous Minds
Louanne Johnson
1995

What Lies Beneath
Claire Spencer
2000

Hairspray
Velma Von Tussle
2007

The Deep End of the Ocean
Beth Cappadora
1999

Dangerous Liaisons
Madame Marie de Tourvel
1988

The Family
Maggie Blake
2013

Into the Night
Diana
1985

Ladyhawke
Isabeau d'Anjou
1985