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A classically beautiful blonde whose striking good looks, poise and talent have made her one of Hollywood's most valuable--and likable--assets, Michelle Pfeiffer was born and raised in Southern California. After completing high school, she competed for and won the title of Miss Orange County in order to meet one of the judges, an agent. Pfeiffer lost the next round in the pageants but began her acting career with a bit part in the ABC hit "Fantasy Island" before accepting the role of The Bombshell in the short-lived, "Animal House"-inspired ABC sitcom "Delta House" (1979). Pfeiffer has referred to this period as a time when she traded on her looks to get by and the types of roles she usually played, the other woman, the nude young thing, support her views. She first gained a modicum of attention as the lead in the high-profile but lackluster sequel "Grease 2" (1982), which at least allowed her to display her singing abilities. wife role as the coke-snorting, Anglo mistress of Cuban gangster Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in Brian De Palma's 1983 remake of "Scarface" seemed a throwback but it allowed the actress to hint at her abilities. She marked time in such enjoyable but little seen efforts as "Ladyhawke" (1985) and "Sweet Liberty" (1986) before the success of "The Witches of Eastwick" (1987) moved her to the front ranks as she more than held her own opposite a devilish Jack Nicholson and fellow tricksters Cher and Susan Sarandon.
While "Married to the Mob" (1988) displayed Pfeiffer's comic versatility--she was at first nearly unrecognizable as a dark brunette--it was her prim wife-turned-passionate lover Madame de Tourvel in "Dangerous Liaisons" (also 1988) that garnered her a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination, She consolidated her standing the critics and the public in the tailor-made role of Susie Diamond, the slinky nightclub chanteuse who comes between Beau and Jeff Bridges, in "The Fabulous Baker Boys" (1989), earning numerous critics' awards and her first Best Actress Oscar nomination. On the surface she was miscast as a dowdy waitress opposite Al Pacino's schlubby cook in "Frankie & Johnny" (1991) but the actress imbued the character with dignity and grit. Her performance as the whip-cracking, kick-boxing Catwoman brought a much-needed spark to "Batman Returns", the blockbuster hit of summer 1992. That same year Pfeiffer received her second Best Actress Oscar nomination for her portrait of a woman obsessed with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in "Love Field".
Perhaps one of Pfeiffer's most demanding roles was that of Countess Olenska in Martin Scorsese's period drama, "The Age of Innocence" (1993), playing the seductively bruised, married woman who is scorned by New York's upper class, yet adored by Daniel Day-Lewis. She was far less challenged as the love interest of the supernaturally afflicted Jack Nicholson in the wildly uneven thriller "Wolf" (1994). Yet, the talented Pfeiffer demonstrated her box-office clout headlining "Dangerous Minds" (1995), a well-meaning drama (variously interpreted as liberal and neo-conservative), based on LouAnne Johnson's nonfiction book "My Posse Don't Do Homework". Her glamorous presence, a hit soundtrack and an uncomplicated script all helped make this story of a former Marine turned inner-city high school English teacher into one of the biggest hits of 1995. She further capitalized on her appeal by co-starring with Robert Redford in "Up Close and Personal" (1996), a highly fictionalized version of the life of TV newswoman Jessica Savitch that played out more as a loose remake of "A Star Is Born". Reportedly turning down the role of "Evita" because she did not want to work on location, Pfeiffer chose a supporting role as the ghost of Peter Gallagher's wife in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" (also 1996), scripted by her second husband David E Kelley. She rounded out the year making her producing debut and starring with George Clooney in the likable but low key romantic comedy "One Fine Day". After a turn as a farm wife facing up to her father alongside Jessica Lange in "A Thousand Acres" (1997), Pfeiffer was back as producer and star of "The Deep End of the Ocean" (1998), playing the mother of a kidnapped child. Since she had attempted Shakespeare in her first stage outing (Olivia in "Twelfth Night" in 1989), it came as no surprise that Pfeiffer was cast as Tatiana, the queen of the fairies, in a new version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1999), directed by Michael Hoffman. Pfeiffer, who co starred with Bruce Willis in "The Story Of Us" (1999), reunited with the director Jessie Nelson to work on the drama feature "I Am Sam" (2001). In 2002, she was cast as Ingrid, an imprisoned mother whose daughter is forced into a gut-wrenching foster care system, in "White Oleander".
Filmography
> Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice) .... Eris
> White Oleander (2002) .... Ingrid Magnussen
... aka Weißer Oleander (Germany)
> I Am Sam (2001) .... Rita Harrison
> What Lies Beneath (2000) .... Claire Spencer
> The Story of Us (1999) .... Katie Jordan
> A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999/I) .... Titania
... aka Sogno di una notte di mezza estate (Italy)
... aka William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (USA: complete title)
> The Deep End of the Ocean (1999) .... Beth Cappadora
> The Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice) .... Tzipporah
> A Thousand Acres (1997) .... Rose Cook Lewis
> One Fine Day (1996) .... Melanie Parker
> To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) .... Gillian Lewis
> Up Close & Personal (1996) .... Sally/Tally Atwater
> Dangerous Minds (1995) .... Louanne Johnson
> "Picket Fences"
- Freezer Burn (1995) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Client
> Wolf (1994) .... Laura Alden
> "The Simpsons"
- The Last Temptation of Homer (1993) TV Episode (voice) .... Mindy Simmons
> The Age of Innocence (1993) .... Ellen Olenska
> Love Field (1992) .... Lurene Hallett
> Batman Returns (1992) .... Catwoman/Selina Kyle
> Frankie and Johnny (1991) .... Frankie
... aka Frankie & Johnny (USA: poster title)
> The Russia House (1990) .... Katya Orlova
> The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) .... Susie Diamond
> Dangerous Liaisons (1988) .... Madame Marie de Tourvel
> Tequila Sunrise (1988) .... Jo Ann Vallenari
> Married to the Mob (1988) .... Angela de Marco
> Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) .... Brenda Landers (segment "Hospital")
... aka Cheeseburger Film Sandwich
> The Witches of Eastwick (1987) .... Sukie Ridgemont
> Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987) (TV) .... Natica Jackson
... aka Natica Jackson (USA: short title)
... aka Power, Passion and Murder
> Sweet Liberty (1986) .... Faith Healy
> Ladyhawke (1985) .... Isabeau d'Anjou
> Into the Night (1985) .... Diana
> Scarface (1983) .... Elvira Hancock
> One Too Many (1983) (TV) .... Annie
... aka Afterschool Special: One Too Many (USA: series title)
> Grease 2 (1982) .... Stephanie Zinone
> The Children Nobody Wanted (1981) (TV) .... Jennifer Williams
> Splendor in the Grass (1981) (TV) .... Ginny Stamper
> Callie & Son (1981) (TV) .... Sue Lynn Bordeaux
... aka Rags to Riches
> Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) .... Cordelia Farenington
> "Fantasy Island"
- Elizabeth's Baby/The Artist and the Lady (1981) TV Episode .... Deborah Dare
- The Island of Lost Women/The Flight of Great Yellow Bird (1978) TV Episode .... Athena
> Falling in Love Again (1980) .... Sue Wellington
... aka In Love
> The Hollywood Knights (1980) .... Suzie Q
> "B.A.D. Cats" (1980) TV Series .... Samantha 'Sunshine' Jensen
> "CHiPs"
... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
- The Watch Commander (1979) TV Episode .... Jobina
> "Delta House" (1979/I) TV Series .... The Bombshell
> The Solitary Man (1979) (TV) .... Tricia
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links
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