Michelle Pfeiffer

At 66 years old, Michelle Pfeiffer has this physical status:

Career

Pfeiffer made her acting debut in 1978 on Fantasy Island, a one-episode appearance. Delta House, CHiPs, Enos, and B.A.D. were among Delta House, CHiPs, Enos, and B.A.D. Cats. "The Solitary Man" (1979) for CBS was her debut on television. Pfeiffer went from film to film with the film The Hollywood Knights (1980), with Tony Danza as the high school sweethearts. Susannah York and Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1980), none of which met with much critical or box office success, have since played supporting roles. She appeared in a television commercial for Lux soap and took acting lessons at the Beverly Hills Playhouse before being cast in three 1981 television films – Callie and Son, The Children Nobody Wanted and Splendor in the Grass.

Pfeiffer appeared in Grease 2 (1982), the sequel to the smash-hit musical film Grease (1978), for the female lead. The 23-year-old Pfeiffer, who appeared on television and small film performances, was an unknown actress when she auditioned for the role, but she was given the role because she "has a quirky quality you don't expect." "A]lthough she is a relative screen newcomer, Miss Pfeiffer seems more insouciant and comfortable than anyone else in the film," the New York Times wrote. Despite escaping the critical mauling, her handler later revealed that her involvement with the film had meant she "would not get any jobs." "No one wanted to hire her." "I wanted to figure out how to act," she said on her first film roles: "I wanted to learn how to act... in the meantime, I was playing bimbos and cashing in on my looks."

After seeing Grease 2 as a child actor, director Brian De Palma, refused to audition Pfeiffer for Scarface (1983), but the film's producer, Martin Bregman, relinquished, at the insistence of his sister. Elvira Hancock was depicted as a cocaine-addicted trophy wife. Most observers were outraged by the film, but following in subsequent years, it became a commercial hit and attracted a large following. Pfeiffer's supporting role received raves; Time Magazine's Richard Corliss wrote, "The majority of the cast is fine: Michelle Pfeiffer is the best — she is on the verge of stardom." She is hot" in the company's parlance.

After Scarface's success as an actress, she appeared in John Landis' comedy Into the Night (1985), with Jeff Goldblum and Matthew Broderick; Isabeau d'Anjou in Richard Donner's fantasy film Ladyhawke (1985), with Michael Caine; and Brenda Landers in a segment of Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), all of whom, despite having only modest commercial success, helped to establish her as an actress. Sukie Ridgemont became the first female box-office hit in the 1987 adaptation of John Updike's book The Witches of Eastwick, starring Jack Nicholson, Chery, and Susan Sarandon. The film earned over $63.7 million in the United States, equal to $152 million in 2021 dollars, making it one of the film's first critical and commercial success. Pfeiffer's work was highly praised by the public. Roger Ebert wrote that Pfeiffer and her female co-stars all have "have a phenomenal good time in their roles," while Los Angeles Times film critic Sheila Benson said Pfeiffer makes her character "a warm, irresistible person."

In Jonathan Demme's mafia comedy Married to the Mob (1988), Pfeiffer played against style as a murdered gangster's widow. Angela de Marco played a curly brunette wig and a Brooklyn accent, earning her first Golden Globe Award nomination for the first time in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, marking her sixth consecutive Best Actress nominations at the Golden Globes. Pfeiffer first appeared as chic restaurateur Jo Ann Vallenari in Tequila Sunrise (1988) with Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell, but later described her as the "most difficult" actor he had ever worked with.

Pfeiffer appeared in Stephen Frears' Dangerous Liaisons (1988), starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich, as Madame Marie de Tourvel, the virtuous victim of seduction, according to Demme's personal recommendation. Pfeiffer's career earned her acclaim; Hal Hinson of The Washington Post characterized her role as "the least obvious and the most difficult." Pfeiffer is smart enough not to attempt because it's harder to play than virtue, and it's better to play than virtue. Rather, she embodies it. In this regard, her porcelain-skinned beauty is a great asset, and the way it is used makes it seem as if it were a part of her spirituality." She received a nomination for Best Actress in a Support Role at the BAFTA Awards and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), a hard-edged former call girl turned lounge singer, Pfeiffer accepted the role of Susie Diamond, a hard-edged former call girl and lounge singer who co-starred Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges as the eponymous Baker Boys. She underwent intense voice preparation for the role for four months, as well as performing all of her character's vocals. The film was a modest success, grossing $18.4 million in the United States (equivalent to $40 million in 2021 dollars). Susie's portrayal, on the other hand, received unanimous applause from critics. In Some Like It Hot, critic Roger Ebert compared her to Rita Hayworth in Gilda and Marilyn Monroe, saying that the film was "one of the few films they would use as a reference" years from now, as they begin to track Pfeiffer's progress as a great actor." Pfeiffer dominated the Best Actress category at every major awards ceremony from 1989 to 1990, receiving awards from the National Board of Review, the National Society of Film Critics, the National Academy of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Actress. Susie Pfeiffer's career is considered to be one of her career's most admired. The film is best remembered for the scene in which Pfeiffer's character seductively performs "Makin' Whoopee" atop a grand piano, which is considered to be one of the earliest and most memorable scenes in modern cinema.

Pfeiffer's film career peaked out at $1 million a year by 1990. Pfeiffer played Katya Orlova in John le Carré's The Russian House in 1990, requiring her to have a Russian accent. Dramatic actress Sandra Lamb was given a Golden Globe Award for her efforts in a Motion Picture. Pfeiffer appeared in Frankie and Johnny (1991), a film adaptation of Terrence McNally's Broadway play Frankie and Johnny, which reunited her with her Scarface co-star Al Pacino. Many people were outraged by the casting, as Pfeiffer was regarded much too talented to play a "normal" waitress; Kathy Bates, the original Frankie on Broadway, expressed disappointment with the producers' picks. Pfeiffer herself said that she took the position because it "wasn't what people expected of [her]." Pfeiffer was also selected for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for her role.

Pfeiffer founded Via Rosa Productions, a ten-year film production company that operated in 1990. The company was able to produce and/or appear in films aimed at mature women. Kate Guinzburg, her best friend, was invited by her to be her company's production partner. On the set of the film Sweet Liberty (1986), the two became close and soon became friends. Kate was the Production Coordinator on the film and grew close with Pfeiffer throughout the shoot. Via Rosa Productions was a part of Touchstone Pictures, a Walt Disney Studios film company. The duo's first film, Love Field, was released in late 1992. Critics loved the film, and The New York Times found that Pfeiffer was "again revealing that she is subtle and surprising as she is beautiful." She received accolades for her portrayal of the eccentric Dallas housewife in the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe for Best Actress – Drama, as well as the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.

In Tim Burton's Batman Returns (1992), opposite Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito, Pfeiffer played Selina Kyle / Catwoman, after Annette Bening was forced to leave due to pregnancy. She has worked in martial arts and kickboxing for the role. Pfeiffer has received widespread critical esteem for her role, and critics and followers alike say she has consistently ranked as the best representation of Catwoman of all time, and she is also one of the best-regarded performances of her career. Michelle Pfeiffer's deadly kitten with a whip brought sex to the normally ignored franchise," the Premiere later lauded her performance: "Arguably the outstanding villain of the Tim Burton period, clearly the outstanding villain of the Tim Burton period." Burton's hand stitched-together, black patent leather costume, based on a sketch of her own, is the character's most popular appearance. Michelle Pfeiffer leads a swanky feminist dialogue to deliver a smocky, vivacious display." Batman Returns was a huge box office success, grossing more than US$267 million globally.

Pfeiffer starred in Martin Scorsese's period drama The Age of Innocence (1993), Edith Wharton's 1920 book adaptation, portraying a Countess in upper-class New York City in the 1870s. She was given the Elvira Notari Prize at the Venice Film Festival as well as a Gold Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture for her role. She was also named with the Women in Film Los Angeles' Crystal Award in 1993 for outstanding women who have contributed to the rise of women in film Los Angeles.

Pfeiffer's career as a producer has grown since the establishment of her company in 1990. Although she continued to perform regularly throughout the decade, she and her producing partner Guinzburg went on a winning streak of releasing back to back films next under their Via Rosa Productions banner. She appeared in Jack Nicholson's 1994 horror film Wolf as the sardonic and willful interest of a writer who becomes a wolf-man at night after being bitten by a creature. "Ms. Pfeiffer's role is underwritten, but her appearance is strong enough to make even diffidence convincing," the film was released to a mixed critical reception; The New York Times quoted her as "expert enough to make even disinteresting" seem. Wolf was a commercial success, grossing US$65 million (equivalent to $119 million in 2021) at the domestic box office and US$131 million worldwide (equivalent to $240 million).

Pfeiffer's next role was as a high school tutor and former United States Marine LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds (1995), which was co-produced under her company Via Rosa Productions. In Coolio's music video for the soundtrack's lead single, "Gangsta's Paradise," she appeared as her character, starring L.V. The album received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1996, and the video received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video. Although Dangerous Minds received critical feedback, it was a box office success, grossing US$179.5 million around the world. Pfeiffer portrayed Sally Atwater in the romantic drama Up Close & Personal (1996), with Robert Redford.

Pfeiffer appeared in To Gillian, her 37th birthday (1996), which was adapted by her husband David Kelley from Michael Brady's play of the same name. Pfeiffer and Guinzburg produced the films One Fine Day (1996), A Thousand Acres (1997), and The Deep End of the Ocean (1998) under their Via Rosa Productions banner. In the animated biblical drama film The Prince of Egypt (1998), Pfeiffer voiced Tzipporah, a spirited shepherdess who becomes Moses' wife (Val Kilmer). Pfeiffer appeared in Ralph Fiennes, Sandra Bullock, and Patrick Stewart in an all-star voice cast. Melanie Parker, a young mother architect who was kidnapped nine years ago, appeared in One Fine Day (1996) with Rebecca Lange and Michael Leigh; and Katie Jordan in Rob Reiner's comedy comedy The Story of Us (1999) with Bruce Willis.

Pfeiffer began dissolving her film company in 1999 and moved into semi-retirement in order to spend more quality time with her children and families, meaning she will continue to appear in films well into the 2000s and beyond. Pfeiffer's production partner Guinzburg was given one last film to film under the Via Rosa Productions banner. Original Sin (2001) was the film. Pfeiffer had intended to appear in the film but had to cancel because she was going to work less for a while. The film was produced by her company, but Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas appeared in it instead.

Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford starred in the Hitchcock thriller What Lies Beneath (2000) as a well-to-do couple who discovers gruesome tales about their past. Though critical feedback to the film was mixed, it debuted at the box office in July 2000 and then went on to gross US$291 million worldwide. In the drama I Am Sam (2001), Rita Harrison, a tense lawyer assisting a father with a developmental disorder, was then accepted by Rita Harrison, a very strung lawyer assisting a father with a developmental disability. Despite grossing $97.8 million around the world, the film received unfavorable reviews; the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote, "Pfeiffer, reportedly stymied by the bland clichés that prop up her tumultuous role, gives her her best, phoniest performance ever." "She bursts herself in tears as she unburdens herself to him about her miserable life," SF Gate observed. It's difficult not to cringe when this emotionally prepared actress flings herself into fake stuff."

In the drama White Oleander (2002), Pfeiffer played Ingrid Magnussen, the artist's name in his debut film, Renée Zellweger, and Robin Wright, the actor played Ingrid Magnussen. Pfeiffer's film was a hit in the theater and earned a significant amount of critical praise, according to Stephen Holden of The New York Times, "Ms. Pfeiffer's most intricate screen appearance of her career makes her Olympian seductress at once irresistible and diabolical." In a "riveting, flawless performance," Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times described her as "incandescent," bringing "power and unshakeable will to her role as mother-master manipulator." In addition to a San Diego Film Critics Circle and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle award, she was given the highest Supporting Actress Award, as well as a coveted Screen Actor Award nomination.

Pfeiffer appeared in Sinbad: The Legend of the Seven Seas (2004), an animated film starring Brad Pitt as the voice of Sinbad the Sailor, was released in 2003. She had trouble finding the character's villains. The character was "too sexual," but she then lost interest in it. Pfeiffer's first rewrite called producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and told him, "You know, you can fire me right now," she told him, but that was just part of the process. Following the film's release, she took a four-year break from acting, during which she remained largely out of sight and spent more time to her husband and children. She turned down the role of the White Witch in the fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2005), which went to Tilda Swinton.

Pfeiffer returned to cinemas in 2007 in two summer blockbusters, Hairspray and Stardust, which the media applauded as a fruitful comeback for the actress. Velma Von Tussle, the racist boss of a television station, appeared in the former, a film version of the Broadway musical of the same name. Despite being a fan of Pfeiffer's appearance in Grease 2 and The Fabulous Baker Boys, director Adam Shankman portrayed her largely as the first and only option for Velma. Pfeiffer played Velma as the most difficult role she had ever played at the time because of her character's bigotry, but she was attracted to the film's important message of anti-bigotry, including herself. Hairspray's worldwide sales generated $202.5 million from its debut to widespread positive feedback. Pfeiffer's appearance was also highly praised, with film commentator David Edelstein of NPR describing her as "sublime." The cast of Hairspray was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Ensemble of the Year, as well as the Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Ensemble Cast. Pfeiffer plays Lamia, an ancient witch who is looking for a lost star (Claire Danes) in search of eternal youth in the fantasy adventure Stardust. The film received mainly critical feedback, but it did well at the box office, earning $135.5 million globally. Pfeiffer was described as "as deliciously evil a witch as the movies have ever invented," by New York Times film critic Stephen Holden, who wrote that she "goes for broke with the enthusiasm of a celebrity who has little to lose."

Pfeiffer appeared in Amy Heckerling's romantic comedy I Could Never Be Your Woman (2006), starring Paul Rudd and Saoirse Ronan, a 40-year-old divorced mother working as a scriptwriter and producer for a television show that falls in love with a much younger man (Rudd). Her reported salary was US$1 million, with a jump of 15% of the gross. The film was only available in domestic television markets, but it was only available in domestic markets. Pfeiffer and Rudd's reactions were moderately positive, with critic James Berardelli finding them to "have enough chemistry to pull off the love" in what he described as a "enjoyable romantic comedy with enough going for it to make it a recommendation." Ashton Kutcher and her sister, who played two mourning people coping with the agony and agony of their loss, and their bond gave rise to an unexpected romance. The drama appeared at Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

Pfeiffer's next film, a remake of Colette's Chéri (2009), reunited her with the producer (Stephen Frears) and screenwriter (Christopher Hampton) of Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Pfeiffer played the role of aging former courtesan Lonval, with Rupert Friend as his patron, with Kathy Bates as his mother. Chéri premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear award. The Times of London praised Hampton's screenplay as a "continuous stream of dry quips and acerbic one-liners" and Pfeiffer's role as "magnetic and subtle, her worldly nonchalance a mask for vulnerability and heartache." "Fascinating to see how Pfeiffer controls her face and voice during times of extreme pain," Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote. Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times lauded the "wordless scenes" that captured Léa unawares, with the camera alone seeing the dread and shame that she hides from the world. Pfeiffer's refined, delicate actin so well, it's a good reminder of how much we've missed her since she's been away.

Pfeiffer appeared in Garry Marshall's romantic comedy New Year's Eve (2011), her second collaboration with Marshall after Frankie and Johnny, after a two-year absence from acting. Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Joshua Duhamel, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Sofa Vergara, among other things, appeared in the film as Ingrid Withers, an abused secretary befriending a deliveryman (Efron). Although critics mocked the film, it earned US$142 million worldwide. In 2012, she appeared alongside Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks in the drama People Like Us as the mother of a struggling New York City corporate trader. (Pine) Rolling Stone found her to be "luminous" in the film, and The New York Times, positively pointing out Pfeiffer and Banks, also said that their performances "partly compensate for the holes in a story whose timing is difficult to take." People Like Us debuted to US$4.26 million, described as "meager" by Box Office Mojo, but only in North America, where it made US$12.12 million.

In Dark Shadows (2012), Pfieffer reunited with Tim Burton, her Batman Returns producer, based on the gothic television soap opera of the same name. Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the matriarch of the Collins family, appeared in the film, co-starring Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter, and Chloe Grace Moretz. The film's critical reaction was mixed, but writers lauded the actors' performances, most notably Depp and Pfeiffer's. IGN found her to be "commanding" in her role, and that the main characters were "played by one of Burton's finest ensemble casts yet." Even if Dark Shadows raised $79.7 million in North America, it still made US$245.5 million globally. "Might mother" in Luc Besson's memoir "The Family" co-starring Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, and John D'Leo played a Mafia family trying to change their lives under the witness protection scheme. Despite mixed reviews, THV11 praised the actors' portrayals of The Family: "The basic actors of The Family were very good, and the whole film comes together to create a good film." Meanwhile, the Huffington Post thought that "De Niro, Pfieffer, and Jones all contributed 100% to their roles." Around the world, the film earned US$78.4 million.

Pfeiffer explained that her lack of action in the 2000s was due to several factors, including family issues and her approach to choosing roles. She said she planned to "work a lot" after her children left for college, adding that she felt her best results were still in her," and that she preferred that she kept her her going. The slew of screen pieces that will follow in 2017 will cause the media to dubbed her career "Pfeiffer-sance" in honor of her early career. She starred in the independent film Where Is Kyra? as a mother and a mother who "faces a crisis in which she must find a way to escape, while hiding her feelings from her new husband." "The performance of her career" by Rolling Stone premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017 and received a limited release on April 6, 2018, to critical acclaim; her role as Kyra was dubbed "the show of her life" by Village Voice's Bilge Ebiri;

Ruth Madoff was cast in the HBO Films drama The Wizard of Lies, which is based on the book of the same name. Barbara Levinson stars in the film reunites her with actor Robert De Niro, who played her husband, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff. The Wizard of Lies premiered on HBO on May 20, 2017, gaining praise from critics and a captive audience of 1.5 million viewers, HBO's highest premiere viewership for a film in four years. Pfeiffer's "steals the show as Madoff's wife, Ruth, and is a remarkable lookalike," Toluca Times columnist Susan Says, "she's lost her houses, fame, and, most important, her son's." In comparison to a Golden Globe Award nomination, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Film.

Mother, Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller film Mother! Pfeiffer portrayed one of the most mysterious guests disrupting a couple's tranquil life in (2017), with Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem.

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The film was better received by critics after it polarized viewers and prompted mass walkouts. Despite the divisiveness of this publication, critics unanimously lauded Pfeiffer's contribution, some of whom thought her appearance deserving of an Oscar nomination. "It's Pfeiffer, who is able to anchor the story in meaning," Vulture remarked, despite her staunch domestic analysis that discouraged Biblical creation, mythological overtones, and a scathing domestic analysis. Pfeiffer's performance helps her to succeed where other leading actresses falter, save for brief spurts — she straddles the boundaries between embodying a symbol and granting the character enough interiority to make the character seem like a flesh and blood woman.

Pfeiffer appeared in Kenneth Branagh's Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Agatha Christie's fourth rendition of the same name, Pfeiffer. Hercule Poirot, the world's most popular detective, is on display in the mystery-drama ensemble film, who is looking for a murder on the famous European train in the 1930s. With Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, and Judi Dench, Pfeiffer performed an aging socialite. Pfeiffer performed "Never Forget," a film's closing credits and appeared on the film's official soundtrack. The film grossed US$351.7 million globally and received good feedback from critics, but critics were critical of not adding anything new to previous adaptations. Although most analysts agreed that the ensemble cast was underused, Pfeiffer's role received raves, with Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times claiming that the actress gives the film's best appearance. Anthony Lane of the New Yorker found Pfeiffer to be the only actor who appears to be enjoying their film. "The actress is a hoot and a half... stealing every scene," Vulture's David Edelstein described her as "a hoot and a half." Pfeiffer was the film's "most interesting bit of casting," according to Mick LaSalle, who was writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, and she praised her role in reminding viewers that she is one of today's best film actresses and "assisting[ing] Branagh in the case for his remake over the original."

Pfeiffer appeared in Ant-Man and the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly), the sequel to 2015's Ant-Man, making her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. Hank Pym's (Michael Douglas) wife, Ant-Man and the Wasp, follows Janet's story as they try to save her from the Quantum Realm, where she has been missing for many decades. Pfeiffer's return to superhero films was promoted as Pfeiffer's first comic book role since Batman Returns' Catwoman 26 years ago. Pfeiffer was praised for her brief screen time, according to critics. Owen Gleiberman of Variety characterized her appearance as "lovefully" and "wistful," while Josh Spiegel of /Film believes the film suffers from a lack of the actor, describing her appearance as "cruelly brief." In Avengers: Endgame, she briefly reprised her role.

Pfeiffer appeared in the dark fantasy film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil as the villainous Queen Ingrith, mother of Aurora's (Fanning) fiancée Prince Philip, in 2019. Despite mixed reviews, critics generally praised Pfeiffer and Jolie's performances. Laura DeMarco of The Plain Dealer described Pfeiffer as a scene stealer, and said that both veteran actors "clearly relish their roles."

In October 2019, she began working on the dark comedy French Exit (2020), based on Patrick deWitt's famed book of the same name directed by Azazel Jacobs. Pfeiffer played a widow who moves to Paris, France, with her son (Hedges) and cat, who happens to be her reincarnated husband (Letts). At the New York Film Festival, the film premiered. Pfeiffer's performance received critical attention, with many commentators claiming that the Academy Award nominee was deserving of it. Variety's Peter Debruge said she gave a performance "for which she'll be remembered." For her appearance, Pfeiffer received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

Pfeiffer has been attached to appear in the psychological thriller Turn of Mind starring Annette Bening, which will be directed by Gideon Raff. Betty Ford is depicted in the anthology drama television series The First Lady, which premiered on Showtime in April 2022.

Pfeiffer is expected to reprise her role as Janet van Dyne in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), alongside Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, and Bill Murray. Pfeiffer had been cast in the lead for the forthcoming Wild Four O'Clocks, penned and directed by Peter Craig and produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, and it was revealed on May 6, 2022. In Franz Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, Pfeiffer appeared before.

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