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Michelle Pfeiffer
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Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (/ˈfaɪfər/ FY-fər; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars during the 1980s and 1990s, her performances have ea…
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Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (/ˈfaɪfər/ FY-fər; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars during the 1980s and 1990s, her performances have earned her numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Pfeiffer began her acting career with minor television and film appearances and secured her first lead role in Grease 2 (1982). Her breakthrough role as Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983) propelled her into mainstream success, which continued with performances in The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Tequila Sunrise (1988). Pfeiffer received her first of six consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for Married to the Mob (1988). Her roles in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) garnered her two consecutive Academy Award nominations, for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, and she won a Golden Globe Award for the latter. Cemented as one of the highest-paid actresses of the 1990s, Pfeiffer starred in The Russia House (1990) and Frankie and Johnny (1991). In 1992, she played Catwoman in Batman Returns and received her third Academy Award nomination for Love Field, which she followed up with performances in The Age of Innocence (1993) and Wolf (1994). She also produced several of her own features through her company, Via Rosa Productions, including Dangerous Minds (1995). Reducing her workload to prioritise her family, Pfeiffer acted sporadically throughout the 2000s, starring in What Lies Beneath (2000), White Oleander (2002), Hairspray, and Stardust (both 2007). Following another hiatus, Pfeiffer returned to prominence in 2017 with performances in Where Is Kyra?, Mother!, and Murder on the Orient Express, and received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for playing Ruth Madoff in The Wizard of Lies. In 2020, she received her eighth Golden Globe Award nomination for French Exit. Pfeiffer has played Janet van Dyne in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2018, beginning with Ant-Man and the Wasp. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Douglas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2026
Margo's Got Money Troubles
TV show Shyanne
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2026
The Madison
TV show Stacy Clyburn
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2025
Oh. What. Fun.
Movie Claire
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2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Movie Self - Janet van Dyne
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2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Movie Janet Van Dyne
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2022
The First Lady
TV show Betty Ford
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2021
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Movie Self
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2021
French Exit
Movie Frances Price
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2021
Marvel Studios Legends
TV show Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Movie Queen Ingrith
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
Avengers: Endgame
Movie Janet Van Dyne
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2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Movie Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
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2018
Where Is Kyra?
Movie Kyra
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2017
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie Caroline Hubbard
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2017
mother!
Movie Woman
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2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie Self (archive)
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2017
The Wizard of Lies
Movie Ruth Madoff
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV show Self
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self - Guest
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2013
The Family
Movie Maggie Blake
- 2013
- 2012
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2012
People Like Us
Movie Lillian Harper
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2012
Dark Shadows
Movie Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
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2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie (archive footage)
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2011
New Year's Eve
Movie Ingrid
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2011
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Movie Self (uncredited)
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2009
Chéri
Movie Lea
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2009
Personal Effects
Movie Linda
- 2008
- 2007
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2007
'Hairspray' Extentions
Movie Self
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2007
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Movie Self
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2007
It's 'Hairspray'!
Movie Self
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2007
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Movie Self
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2007
Stardust
Movie Lamia
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2007
Hairspray
Movie Velma Von Tussle
