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Michelle Marie Pfeiffer is an American actress and producer. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars of the 1980s and 1990s, her work has earned her numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Born 29 April 1958 · Q159778
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Right away it was very uncomfortable. I mean obviously anybody likes to be praised, but we were a company and I found the attention embarrassing and divisive. And also unwarranted, especially as time passed and I grew to think that a lot of people in the company probably deserved the praise I was getting. I don
t regret any of his films because he always learns something, even if only that he never wants to work with that director again. Maybe the problem is the work he gets offered. He once said he got very few offers from the States - is that still true?
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“Right away it was very uncomfortable. I mean obviously anybody likes to be praised, but we were a company and I found the attention embarrassing and divisive. And also unwarranted, especially as time passed and I grew to think that a lot of people in the company probably deserved the praise I was getting. I don”
“t regret any of his films because he always learns something, even if only that he never wants to work with that director again. Maybe the problem is the work he gets offered. He once said he got very few offers from the States - is that still true?”
“I needed to learn how to act ... in the meantime, I was playing bimbos and cashing in on my looks.”
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Reported net worth: $80M.
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Dollars, becoming one of her earliest critical and commercial successes
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Starred in the Christmas comedy film Oh
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Pfeiffer fronted the fashion house Yves Saint Laurent's Summer 2025 collection
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Snopes rated the claim “Michelle Pfeiffer is married to a woman.” False.
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The Guardian: The 20 best Michelle Pfeiffer films – ranked!
The singer-songwriter Ethel Cain named her debut single "Michelle Pfeiffer"
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In 2021, the singer-songwriter Ethel Cain named her debut single "Michelle Pfeiffer".
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The Guardian: French Exit review – Michelle Pfeiffer can't save disastrous sinking souffle
Vogue Paris listed Pfeiffer as one of the 21 most beautiful American actresses of all time
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Pfeiffer briefly reprised the role in Avengers: Endgame, and appeared as the villainous Queen Ingrith in the fantasy film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
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Launched a collection of fragrances called Henry Rose
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Pfeiffer made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Janet van Dyne, the original Wasp and long-lost mother of Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), in Ant-Man and the Wasp, the sequel to Ant-Man (2015)
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Attended the Healthy Child Healthy World's L
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Salon's Charles Taylor wrote that no actor of the previous decade had rivaled Pfeiffer's versatility
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Commentators noted that Pfeiffer had unexpectedly become a "pop-music muse" in 2014.
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Appeared in the drama People Like Us as the mother of a struggling New York City corporate trader
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“Great. Try and be a little more careful and so sorry to have troubled you”
With villainous roles in the summer blockbusters Hairspray and Stardust, which the media hailed as a successful comeback
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Pfeiffer served as the face of Giorgio Armani's spring campaign; the designer has often dressed her for public appearances
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The magazine named her one of the most beautiful women of all time
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Pfeiffer lent her voice to the character of goddess of chaos Eris in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, an animated film
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Appearing as one of 20 actors in the issue's "Icons" section
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And moved into semi-retirement to spend more quality time with her children and family
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Entertainment Weekly ranked her the 67th greatest movie star of all time
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Pfeiffer starred in the romantic drama Up Close & Personal, in which she portrayed an aspiring news anchor who develops a romantic relationship with her mentor, a veteran news anchor played by Robert Redford
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Awarded Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (1995).
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The New York Times journalist Bernard Weinraub said Pfeiffer belongs to a group of respected actresses who are "not considered a big box-office draw"
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Pfeiffer gave birth to a son
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Earned Silver Bear for Best Actress for Love Field (1993).
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Awarded Crystal Award (1993).
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The film critic Ty Burr argued that while her "unshowy performances work because they don't call attention to themselves", her attractiveness often prevents her from being seriously considered "one of today's best screen
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She had entered into private adoption proceedings before she met Kelley, and in March 1993, she adopted a newborn girl, who was christened on Pfeiffer's and Kelley's wedding day.
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Pfeiffer married the television writer and producer David E
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In 1993, Pfeiffer married the television writer and producer David E.
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Dangerous Liaisons (1990).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1990).
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Pfeiffer appeared on the cover of People magazine's inaugural annual "Most Beautiful People in the World" issue
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Pfeiffer formed her own film production company, Via Rosa Productions, with business partner Kate Guinzburg, whom she had met on the set of Sweet Liberty (1986)
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“Honey! I did the most incredible handjob today”
Pfeiffer and Horton separated in 1988 and were divorced two years later.
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Pfeiffer had an affair with John Malkovich, her co-star in Dangerous Liaisons, who at the time was married to Glenne Headly
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The real-life couple played an on-screen couple in the 'Hospital' segment of John Landis's comedy skit compilation Amazon Women on the Moon
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And finished sixth in the Miss California contest the same year
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In a one-episode appearance on Fantasy Island
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Studied at Fountain Valley High School (1976).
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In Santa Ana, California, to Richard Pfeiffer, an air-conditioning contractor, and Donna Jean (née Taverna), a housewife
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Born 1958-04-29.
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