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Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Born: 1958-04-29 • 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.

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Filmography
Oh. What. Fun. poster
Oh. What. Fun.
2025 • Claire
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania poster
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 • Self - Janet van Dyne
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania poster
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
2023 • Janet Van Dyne
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale poster
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021 • Self
French Exit poster
French Exit
2021 • Frances Price
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil poster
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 • Queen Ingrith
Avengers: Endgame poster
Avengers: Endgame
2019 • Janet Van Dyne
Ant-Man and the Wasp poster
Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018 • Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
Where Is Kyra? poster
Where Is Kyra?
2018 • Kyra
Murder on the Orient Express poster
Murder on the Orient Express
2017 • Caroline Hubbard
mother! poster
mother!
2017 • Woman
The Wizard of Lies poster
The Wizard of Lies
2017 • Ruth Madoff
The Family poster
The Family
2013 • Maggie Blake
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck poster
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013 • Self
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons poster
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
2012 • Self
People Like Us poster
People Like Us
2012 • Lillian Harper
Dark Shadows poster
Dark Shadows
2012 • Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen poster
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 • (archive footage)
New Year's Eve poster
New Year's Eve
2011 • Ingrid Withers
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden poster
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
2011 • Self (uncredited)
Chéri poster
Chéri
2009 • Lea
Personal Effects poster
Personal Effects
2009 • Linda
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight poster
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008 • Self
Stardust poster
Stardust
2007 • Lamia
Hairspray poster
Hairspray
2007 • Velma Von Tussle
I Could Never Be Your Woman poster
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007 • Rosie
The Many Faces of Catwoman poster
The Many Faces of Catwoman
2005 • Self
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas poster
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003 • Eris (voice)
White Oleander poster
White Oleander
2002 • Ingrid Magnussen
I Am Sam poster
I Am Sam
2001 • Rita Harrison Williams
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes poster
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001 • Catwoman (archive footage)
What Lies Beneath poster
What Lies Beneath
2000 • Claire Spencer
The Story of Us poster
The Story of Us
1999 • Katie Jordan
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen poster
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999 • Self (archive footage)
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999 • Titania
The Deep End of the Ocean poster
The Deep End of the Ocean
1999 • Beth Cappadora
The Prince of Egypt poster
The Prince of Egypt
1998 • Tzipporah (voice)
A Thousand Acres poster
A Thousand Acres
1997 • Rose Cook Lewis
One Fine Day poster
One Fine Day
1996 • Melanie Parker
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday poster
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996 • Gillian Lewis
Up Close & Personal poster
Up Close & Personal
1996 • Tally Atwater
Dangerous Minds poster
Dangerous Minds
1995 • Louanne Johnson
Wolf poster
Wolf
1994 • Laura Alden
The Age of Innocence poster
The Age of Innocence
1993 • Ellen Olenska
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' poster
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993 • Self
Love Field poster
Love Field
1992 • Lurene Hallett
Batman Returns poster
Batman Returns
1992 • Selina Kyle / Catwoman
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin poster
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992 • Self
Frankie and Johnny poster
Frankie and Johnny
1991 • Frankie
Voices That Care poster
Voices That Care
1991 • Self - Choir Member
The Russia House poster
The Russia House
1990 • Katya Orlova
The Fabulous Baker Boys poster
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989 • Susie Diamond
Dangerous Liaisons poster
Dangerous Liaisons
1988 • Madame Marie de Tourvel
Tequila Sunrise poster
Tequila Sunrise
1988 • Jo Ann Vallenari
Married to the Mob poster
Married to the Mob
1988 • Angela de Marco
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson poster
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
1987 • Natica Jackson
Amazon Women on the Moon poster
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 • Brenda (segment "Hospital")
The Witches of Eastwick poster
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 • Sukie Ridgemont
Sweet Liberty poster
Sweet Liberty
1986 • Faith Healy
One Too Many poster
One Too Many
1985 • Annie
Ladyhawke poster
Ladyhawke
1985 • Isabeau d'Anjou
Into the Night poster
Into the Night
1985 • Diana
B.B. King: Into the Night poster
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985 • Self
Scarface poster
Scarface
1983 • Elvira
Grease 2 poster
Grease 2
1982 • Stephanie Zinone
The Children Nobody Wanted poster
The Children Nobody Wanted
1981 • Jennifer Williams
Splendor in the Grass poster
Splendor in the Grass
1981 • Ginny Stamper
Callie & Son poster
Callie & Son
1981 • Sue Lynn Bordeaux
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen poster
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981 • Cordelia Farenington III
Falling in Love Again poster
Falling in Love Again
1980 • Sue Wellington (1940's)
The Hollywood Knights poster
The Hollywood Knights
1980 • Suzie Q
The Solitary Man poster
The Solitary Man
1979 • Tricia
No Image
Wild Four O'Clocks
No Image
Turn of Mind
— • Amanda O'Toole