Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ˈfaɪfər FYfər born April 29 1958 is an American actress One of Hollywoods 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 highestpaid 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 AntMan and the Wasp Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Douglas licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia