Michelle Pfeiffer

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April 29, 1958

Michelle Marie Pfeiffer

Fisher Stevens (1989-1991)

John Malkovich (1988)

Val Kilmer (1980s)

Spouses:

David E. Kelley (m: Nov. 13, 1993-present)

Peter Horton (m: Oct. 5, 1981-Oct. 1, 1988)

Did We Miss Any?

Actress

People Like Us (2012)

Dark Shadows (2012)

New Year's Eve (2011)

Personal Effects (2009)

Chéri (2009)

Stardust (2007)

Hairspray (2007)

I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (voice)(2003)

White Oleander (2002)

I Am Sam (2001)

What Lies Beneath (2000)

The Story Of Us (1999)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)

The Prince of Egypt (voice) (1998)

A Thousand Acres (1997)

Muppets Tonight (TV) (1 episode, 1996)

One Fine Day (1996)

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)

Up Close & Personal (1996)

Dangerous Minds (1995)

Picket Fences (TV series) (uncredited) (1 episode, 1995)

Wolf (1994)

The Simpsons (TV series) (voice) (1 episode, 1993)

The Age of Innocence (1993)

Love Field (1992)

Batman Returns (1992)

Frankie and Johnny (1991)

The Russia House (1990)

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Tequila Sunrise (1988)

Married to the Mob (1988)

Great Performances (TV series) (1 episode, 1987)

Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Sweet Liberty (1986)

ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series) (1 episode, 1985)

Ladyhawke (1985)

Into the Night (1985)

Scarface (1983)

Grease 2 (1982)

The Children Nobody Wanted (TV movie) (1981)

Splendor in the Grass (TV movie) (1981)

Callie & Son (TV movie) (1981)

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

Fantasy Island (TV series) (2 episodes, 1978-1981)

Falling in Love Again (1980)

B.A.D. Cats (TV series) (10 episodes, 1980)

Enos (TV series) (1 episode, 1980)

The Hollywood Knights (1980)

CHiPs (TV series) (1 episode, 1979)

The Solitary Man (TV movie) (1979)

Delta House (TV series) (8 episodes, 1979)

Producer

A Thousand Acres (producer - uncredited) (1997)

One Fine Day (executive producer) (1996)

Appearances

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series) (1 episode, 2012)

Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series) (1 episode, 2012)

Janela Indiscreta (TV series) (1 episode, 2012)

Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series) (3 episodes, 2007-2012)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series) (3 episodes, 2002-2012)

IC Places Hollywood (TV series) (1 episode, 2012)

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (2012)

Live with Kelly (TV series) (2 episodes, 2007-2011)

The Project (TV series) (1 episode, 2011)

Made in Hollywood (TV series) (1 episode, 2011)

Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden (TV documentary) (uncredited) (2011)

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (2011)

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (2010)

Días de cine (TV series) (2 episodes, 2009-2010)

The View (TV series) (1 episode, 2009)

Entertainment Tonight (TV series) (10 episodes, 2007-2009)

The Late Show with David Letterman (TV series) (3 episodes, 2001-2009)

Cinema 3 (TV series) (1 episode, 2009)

TV Land Moguls (TV mini-series documentary) (1 episode, 2009)

15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special) (2009)

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special) (2008)

You Can't Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of 'Hairspray' (video documentary) (2007)

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series) (1 episode, 2007)

The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (2007)

Getaway (TV series) (1 episode, 2007)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series) (1 episode, 2007)

Inside the Actors Studio (TV series) (1 episode, 2007)

Extra (TV series) (1 episode, 2007)

The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series) (1 episode, 2007)

HBO First Look (TV series documen tary) (5 episodes, 1998-2007)

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series) (1 episode, 2007)

'Hairspray' Extentions (video documentary short) (2007)

The Search for Tracy Turnblad (video documentary short) (2007)

It's 'Hairspray'! (video documentary short) (2007)

Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth (video documentary short) (2007)

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Dark Side of the Knight (video documentary short) (2005)

Batman Returns Villains: Catwoman (video documentary short) (2005)

Biography (TV series documentary) (1 episode, 2004)

The Making of 'Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas' (video documentary short) (2003)

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '03 (TV special) (2003)

9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special) (2003)

Becoming Sam (video documentary short) (2002)

Exclusif (TV series) (1 episode, 2002)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series) (3 episodes, 1997-2002)

MADtv (TV series) (1 episode, 2001)

2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special) (2001)

The 12th Annual Golden Laurel Awards (TV special) (2001)

What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller (TV documentary short) (2001)

Mundo VIP (TV series) (2 episodes, 1998-2000)

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special) (2000)

Telling the Story of Us (TV documentary short) (1999)

The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (1999)

The Annual Museum of TV and Radio Honors. A Salute to Jerry Seinfeld and David E. Kelly (TV special) (1998)

Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary) (1998)

The Uttmost (documentary) (1998)

The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (1998)

The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (1998)

The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese (TV special documentary) (1997)

The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (1997)

Muppets Tonight (TV series) (1 episode, 1996)

The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (1995)

Hasty Pudding Awards (TV documentary) (1995)

1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special) (1995)

The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (1995)

The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (1994)

The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (1948)

Discovering Women (TV series documentary) (voice) (1994)

The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson (TV special) (1994)

Hollywood Women (TV mini-series documentary) (1 episode, 1993)

CBS This Morning (TV series) (1 episode, 1993)

The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (1993)

The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (1993)

Hollywood's Leading Ladies with David Sheehan (TV documentary) (1993)

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' (TV documentary) (1992)

The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (TV documentary) (1992)

The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (1992)

Voices that Care (TV documentary) (1991)

The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (1991)

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (1990)

The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special) (1908)

The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (1989)

The American Film Institute Salute to Barbara Stanwyck (TV special documentary) (uncredited) (1987)

B.B. King: Into the Night (video documentary short) (uncredited) (1985)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series) (1 episode, 1980)

Academy Awards

1993 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: Love Field (1992)

1990 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role for: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

1989 Nominated Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2008 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress for: Stardust (2007)

2001 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: What Lies Beneath (2000)

1995 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Wolf (1994)

1986 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actress for: Ladyhawke (1985)

American Comedy Awards, USA

1990 Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) for: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

BAFTA Awards

1991 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Actress for: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

1990 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role for: Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Berlin International Film Festival

1993 Won Silver Berlin Bear Best Actress for: Love Field (1992)

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

2001 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Suspense for: What Lies Beneath (2000)

1997 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Comedy/Romance for: One Fine Day (1996)

1996 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actress - Drama for: Dangerous Minds (1995)

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

1990 Won CFCA Award Best Actress for: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

1989 Nominated CFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for: Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

1994 3rd place DFWFCA Award Best Actress for: The Age of Innocence (1993)

David di Donatello Awards

1994 Nominated David Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera) for: The Age of Innocence (1993)

Golden Globe Awards

1994 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Age of Innocence (1993)

1993 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Love Field (1992)

1992 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: Frankie and Johnny (1991)

1991 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Russia House (1990)

1990 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

1989 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: Married to the Mob (1988)

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA

1995 Won Woman of the Year

Hollywood Film Festival

2007 Won Hollywood Film Award Ensemble of the Year for: Hairspray (2007). Shared with: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden,
Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley & Allison Janney

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards

2003 Won KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actress for: White Oleander (2002)

Kids Choice Awards

1997 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actress for: One Fine Day (1996)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1989 Won LAFCA Award Best Actress for: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). Tied with Andie MacDowell for Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

MTV Movie Awards

1996 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Female Performance for: Dangerous Minds (1995)

1996 Nominated MTV Movie Award Most Desirable Female for: Dangerous Minds (1995)

1993 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Kiss for: Batman Returns (1992). Shared with: Michael Keaton

1993 Nominated MTV Movie Award Most Desirable Female for: Batman Returns (1992)

National Board of Review Awards, USA

1989 Won NBR Award Best Actress for: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

1990 Won NSFC Award Best Actress for: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

1989 3rd place NSFC Award Best Supporting Actress for: Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1992 3rd place NYFCC Award Best Actress for: Love Field (1992)

1989 Won NYFCC Award Best Actress for: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

Palm Springs International Film Festival

2008 Won Ensemble Cast Award for: Hairspray (2007). Shared with: Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Brittany Snow, John Travolta & Christopher Walken

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2002 Won SDFCS Award Best Supporting Actress for: White Oleander (2002)

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2008 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: Hairspray (2007). Shared with: Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Paul Dooley, Zac Efron, Allison Janney, Elijah Kelley, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Jerry Stiller, John Travolta & Christopher Walken

2003 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for: White Oleander (2002)

ShoWest Convention, USA

1994 Won ShoWest Award Female Star of the Year

Venice Film Festival

1993 Won Elvira Notari Prize for: The Age of Innocence (1993). Shared with: Martin Scorsese

Verona Love Screens Film Festival

1999 Won Best Actress for: A Thousand Acres (1997). Shared with: Jessica Lange & Jennifer Jason Leigh

Walk of Fame (Hollywood)

2007 Won Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture on August 6th At 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2002 Nominated WAFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for: White Oleander (2002)

Women in Film Crystal Awards

1993 Won Crystal Award

Young Artist Awards

1983 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Young Motion Picture Actress for: Grease 2 (1982)

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I still think people will find out that I'm really not very talented. I'm really not very good.

For me, getting comfortable with being famous was hard - that whole side of it, the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy. Giving up that part of your life and not having control of it.

I act for free, but I demand a huge salary as compensation for all the annoyance of being a public personality. In that sense, I earn every dime I make.

Ultimately, I believe the only secret to a happy marriage is choosing the right person. Life is a series of choices, right?

Acting's an odd profession for a young person; it's so extreme. You work, and the conditions are tough and the process is so immersive, and then it stops, and then there's nothing. So you have to find ways of making you feel productive when you're not actually producing anything. For a young person, that's really challenging.

It's my profound fear of embarrassment that's kept me going. That's the key to my success.

If you think hitting 40 is liberating, wait until you hit 50 - and I was surprised at how liberating it was. The anticipation of something is always much worse than the reality.

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Her father Richard Pfeiffer was a heating-and-air conditioning contractor, and her mother, Donna was a homemaker.

Michelle Pfeiffer started out training to be a journalist before she switched to study acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse.

She is of Dutch, German, Irish, Swedish and Swiss descent.

Her first job as a performer was playing "Alice" from Alice in Wonderland (1951) at Disneyland in the Main Street Electrical Parade in the mid 1970s.

She thought about looking for a man to father a child with "no strings attached," but decided to adopt instead. She adopted a daughter, 'Claudia Rose'.

Has been an an avid oil painter for most of her life.

While a teenage clerk at Vons Grocery Store in California, c. 1974, she learned to tie maraschino cherry stems in knots with her tongue.

One of her favorite films is The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Roles Turned Down

Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Ginger McKenna in Casino (1995)

Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992).

Evita Duarte in Evita (1996).

Elizabeth "Libby" Parsons in Double Jeopardy (1999).

The White Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).

The Angel of death in A Prairie Home Companion (2006).

Jackie Kallen in Against the Ropes (2004).

Slim Keith in Infamous (2006).

Salaries

Frankie and Johnny (1991) $3,000,000

Batman Returns (1992) $3,000,000

Dangerous Minds (1995) $6,000,000

The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) $12,000,000

What Lies Beneath (2000) $10,500,000

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