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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 103

Margo's Got Money Troubles
as Shyanne
2026
The Madison
as Stacy Clyburn
2026
Oh. What. Fun.
as Claire
2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Self - Janet van Dyne
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
as Janet Van Dyne
2023
The First Lady
as Betty Ford
2022
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
as Self
2021
French Exit
as Frances Price
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
as Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
as Queen Ingrith
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2019
Avengers: Endgame
as Janet Van Dyne
2019
Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
2018
Where Is Kyra?
as Kyra
2018
Murder on the Orient Express
as Caroline Hubbard
2017
mother!
as Woman
2017
The Wizard of Lies
as Ruth Madoff
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Family
as Maggie Blake
2013
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
as Self
2013
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
as Self
2012
People Like Us
as Lillian Harper
2012
Dark Shadows
as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
New Year's Eve
as Ingrid Withers
2011
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
as Self (uncredited)
2011
Chéri
as Lea
2009
Personal Effects
as Linda
2009
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
as Self
2008
Stardust
as Lamia
2007
Hairspray
as Velma Von Tussle
2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as Rosie
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2005
The Many Faces of Catwoman
as Self
2005
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
as Eris (voice)
2003
White Oleander
as Ingrid Magnussen
2002
I Am Sam
as Rita Harrison Williams
2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Catwoman (archive footage)
2001
What Lies Beneath
as Claire Spencer
2000
The Early Show
as Self
1999
The Story of Us
as Katie Jordan
1999
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Titania
1999
The Deep End of the Ocean
as Beth Cappadora
1999
The Prince of Egypt
as Tzipporah (voice)
1998
A Thousand Acres
as Rose Cook Lewis
1997
The View
as Self
1997
One Fine Day
as Melanie Parker
1996
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
as Gillian Lewis
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Muppets Tonight
as Self
1996
Up Close & Personal
as Tally Atwater
1996
MADtv
as Self
1995
Dangerous Minds
as Louanne Johnson
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
Wolf
as Laura Alden
1994
The Age of Innocence
as Ellen Olenska
1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as Self
1993
Love Field
as Lurene Hallett
1992
Picket Fences
as Client (uncredited)
1992
Batman Returns
as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
1992
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
as Self
1992
Frankie and Johnny
as Frankie
1991
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
1991
The Russia House
as Katya Orlova
1990
The Simpsons
as Mindy Simmons (voice)
1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys
as Susie Diamond
1989
Dangerous Liaisons
as Madame Marie de Tourvel
1988
Tequila Sunrise
as Jo Ann Vallenari
1988
This Morning
as Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Married to the Mob
as Angela de Marco
1988
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as Natica Jackson
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Brenda (segment "Hospital")
1987
The Witches of Eastwick
as Sukie Ridgemont
1987
Sweet Liberty
as Faith Healy
1986
One Too Many
as Annie
1985
Ladyhawke
as Isabeau d'Anjou
1985
Into the Night
as Diana
1985
B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
1985
Scarface
as Elvira
1983
Grease 2
as Stephanie Zinone
1982
The Children Nobody Wanted
as Jennifer Williams
1981
Splendor in the Grass
as Ginny Stamper
1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Cordelia Farenington III
1981
Callie & Son
as Sue Lynn Bordeaux
1981
Falling in Love Again
as Sue Wellington (1940's)
1980
Enos
as Joy
1980
The Hollywood Knights
as Suzie Q
1980
B.A.D. Cats
as Samantha 'Sunshine' Jensen
1980
The Solitary Man
as Tricia
1979
Delta House
as The Bombshell
1979
CHiPs
as Jobina
1977
Spécial cinéma
as Self
1974
ABC Afterschool Special
as Annie
1972
Great Performances
as Natica Jackson
1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Today
as Self
1952