Pfeiffer's first major screen role was in the film sequel, Grease 2. However, it wasn't until 1983 when Pfeiffer starred with Al Pacino in Brian De Palma's gangster classic Scarface that she caught the attention of Hollywood. Over the course of the 1980's and 1990's, Pfeiffer starred in a string of box-office and critical hits as Ladyhawke, The Witches of Eastwick, Married to the Mob, Tequila Sunrise, The Russia House, Frankie and Johnny, Batman Returns, The Age of Innocence, Dangerous Minds, and One Fine Day. She received the British Academy Award and also received her first Oscar nomination in 1988 as Best Supporting Actress in Dangerous Liaisons. Pfeiffer received her second Best Actress Academy Award nomination in 1992's Love Field. In 1995, Pfeiffer was given the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award by Harvard University for her contribution to the performing arts. In 2000, Pfeiffer starred with Harrison Ford in one of the biggest box office hits of the year, Robert Zemeckis's thriller What Lies Beneath. In 2001, Pfeiffer starred in I Am Sam and in 2002 in White Oleander, which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress.

After a long break from the spotlight, Pfeiffer returned to acting in 2006. Her first round of projects teamed her with director Amy Heckerling in the romantic comedy I Could Never Be Your Woman.

Public Name: Michelle Pfeiffer
Birth Name: Michelle Marie Pfeiffer
Date of Birth: April 29, 1958
Place of Birth: Santa Ana, Orange County, California

Filmography

• Chasing Montana, 2008
• Hairspray, 2007
• Stardust, 2007
• I Could Never Be Your Woman, 2007
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, 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, 1998 (voice)
• A Thousand Acres, 1997
• One Fine Day, 1996
• To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, 1996
• Up Close & Personal, 1996
• Dangerous Minds, 1995
• "Picket Fences", 1995 TV Episode
• Wolf, 1994
• "The Simpsons", 1993 TV Episode (voice)
• 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
• Amazon Women on the Moon, 1987
• The Witches of Eastwick, 1987
• Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson, 1987 (TV)
• Sweet Liberty, 1986
• Ladyhawke, 1985
• Into the Night, 1985
• Scarface, 1983
• One Too Many, 1983 (TV)
• Grease 2, 1982
• The Children Nobody Wanted, 1981 (TV)
• Splendor in the Grass, 1981 (TV)
• Callie & Son, 1981 (TV)
• Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen, 1981
• "Fantasy Island", 1978-1981 TV Episodes
• Falling in Love Again, 1980
• The Hollywood Knights, 1980
• "B.A.D. Cats", 1980 TV Series
• "CHiPs", 1979 TV Episode
• The Solitary Man, 1979 (TV)
• "Delta House", 1979 TV Series

Awards

• Berlin Film Festival Best Actress Award "Love Field" 1993
• Women in Film Crystal Award 1993
• Chicago Film Festival Best Actress Award "The Fabulous Baker Boys" 1990
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) "The Fabulous Baker Boys" 1990
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actress "The Fabulous Baker Boys" 1990
• National Board of Review Award Best Actress "The Fabulous Baker Boys" 1990
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actress "The Fabulous Baker Boys" 1990
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actress "The Fabulous Baker Boys" 1990