Born in Santa Ana, Calif., on April 29, 1958, Michelle Pfeiffer was studying to be a court reporter in college when she decided a change of career was in order. It wasn't long before movie audiences took notice of her leading role as Stephanie in Grease 2 (1982).Pfeiffer soon proved she was more than a pretty face with a devastating portrayal of Elvira, Al Pacino's coked-up girlfriend, in Scarface (1983). Her star began to rise with a series of successful parts in Ladyhawke, The Witches of Eastwick and Dangerous Liaisons, for which she earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.
Pfeiffer's streak continued with The Fabulous Baker Boys (which earned her the first of two Best Actress Oscar nominations), Batman Returns (playing the seductive villain Catwoman), Dangerous Minds (1995), What Lies Beneath (2000) and White Oleander (2002).
I Could Never Be Your WomanJust as Rosie (Michelle Pfeiffer) strikes up a passionate romance with a handsome younger man (Paul Rudd), her daughter, Izzie (Saoirse Ronan), falls in love for the first time -- and Mother Nature (Tracey Ullman) can't resist the temptation to meddle in their affairs. Writer-director Amy Heckerling... Read More
Dangerous MindsIn this blackboard-jungle drama based on a true story, Michelle Pfeiffer stars as LouAnne Johnson, a Marine turned teacher who squares off against a classroom of impudent, inner-city teens, whose bullying tactics nearly drive her out the first day. But Johnson radically changes her lesson plan to... Read More
ChériWhen French courtesan Madame Peloux (Kathy Bates) sets her pampered son, Chéri (Rupert Friend), up with middle-aged fellow courtesan Lea de Lonval (Michelle Pfeiffer), she wants to ensure that he learns everything he needs to know about lovemaking from the very best. But the affair lasts for... Read More
LadyhawkeOn the run from a villainous bishop (John Wood), Philippe Gaston (Matthew Broderick), a medieval thief also known as the Mouse, befriends the gallant Captain Navarre (Rutger Hauer), who's been the bishop's target ever since he rescued Lady Isabeau (Michelle Pfeiffer). Philippe soon learns that... Read More
A Thousand AcresWilliam Shakespeare's King Lear gets an update when Larry Cook (Jason Robards) -- a cranky, aging farmer who owns 1,000 acres of land -- decides to divide his property among his three daughters, Ginny (Jessica Lange), Rose (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Caroline (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Caroline... Read More
