[87] She earned Best Supporting Actress Awards from the San Diego Film Critics Society and the Kansas City Film Critics Circle, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Michelle Pfeiffer, (born April 29, 1957, Santa Ana, California, U.S.), American actress, noted for her beauty and air of vulnerability. [192] Often commended for masking her true emotions when in character, Pfeiffer frequently uses this trait advantageously in period films, a trademark genre of hers. (Next script, with all the rights granted to The person Michelle Mary Pfeiffer, if you want to accept). [49] Pfeiffer was once again nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Drama for her performance. Pfeiffer played an aging socialite with Johnny Depp, Penlope Cruz, and Judi Dench. wardrobe", "The 100 Hottest Sex Symbols of All Time", "18 Captivating Archive Images Of Michelle Pfeiffer", "People's Annual 'Most Beautiful' List 1990 - Michelle Pfeiffer", "The Unstoppable Michelle Pfeiffer Most Beautiful, Michelle Pfeiffer", "All-Time Most Beautiful Women Michelle Pfeiffer", "Interview: Michelle Pfeiffer, 'I was in a cult', "Perfection exhibition: how far we will go to look good in this Instagram age? Love and relationships have always been tough to navigate. [232] Despite her popularity and accolades, she has been deemed one of Hollywood's most underrated actresses in comparison to her contemporaries. Harper's Bazaar named her one of the most ten beautiful women in the world, and Time called her "drop-dead gorgeous." The slow but steady arc of Pfeiffer's career began in Orange County, California. Michelle Pfeiffer was born in the year 1958 and celebrates her birthday on the 29th of April every year. From her first marriage to Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer, Pfeiffer had four children. She passed awayon 02/07/2017in Los Angeles County, California, USA. In 2007, she was awarded a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [199] Filmmakers and co-stars agree that Pfeiffer is extremely committed to her work,[189] having developed a reputation for competence and preparedness. Her sister is actress Dedee Pfeiffer. . Critic Roger Ebert compared her to Rita Hayworth in Gilda and to Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot, adding that the film was "one of the movies they will use as a document, years from now, when they begin to trace the steps by which Pfeiffer became a great star". Show More Posts from . Pfeiffer was born 63 years ago to Richard, an air-conditioning contractor, and his wife, Donna, who raised Pfeiffer and her three siblings in a blue-collar pocket of Orange County, California. [114] Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times praised the "wordless scenes that catch La unawares, with the camera alone seeing the despair and regret that she hides from the world. "[55] Batman Returns was a big box office success, grossing over US$267million worldwide. She was cast as cocaine-addicted trophy wife Elvira Hancock. They helped her to cease drinking, smoking and doing drugs. I have a lot more to do, and a lot more to say. [159][160] Variety's Owen Gleiberman described her presence as "lovely" and "wistful",[161] while Josh Spiegel of /Film believed the film suffers from a lack of the actress, describing her appearance as "cruelly brief". [78] A Thousand Acres and The Deep End of the Ocean were also produced by Via Rosa Productions. A prolific performer whose screen career spans over four decades, she became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as one of the era's most popular sex symbols. [157] Mick LaSalle, writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, identified Pfeiffer as the film's "most interesting bit of casting", crediting her performance with reminding audiences that she is one of today's best film actresses and "help[ing] Branagh make the case for his remake over the original". ", "Michelle Pfeiffer Isn't Done Defying Our Expectations", "Michelle Pfeiffer Is Playing the Long Game", "Michelle Pfeiffer: A successful actress, mother and businesswoman", "Michelle Pfeiffer Is the MVP of Mother! Mary has been found in 18 states including New York, Ohio, Alabama, Tennessee, Connecticut. [105] The New York Times film critic Stephen Holden described Pfeiffer as "as deliciously evil a witch as the movies have ever invented", writing that she "goes for broke with the relish of a star who figures she has nothing to lose. ; the song won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance,[66] and the video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video. ", "How to look like Uptown Funk muse Michelle Pfeiffer for free", "Q&A: Mark Ronson Talks 'Uptown Funk,' Old New York City and Michelle Pfeiffer", "Cricket diary: The bowler who bats and keeps wicket", "Henry Rose: 100% Transparent Fine Fragrances", "Michelle Pfeiffer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", "Michelle Pfeiffer, Bob Breech, David E. Kelley attend Healthy Child Healthy World's L.A. Gala", "Michelle Pfeiffer: Why I became a vegan", "Michelle Pfeiffer: The day I realised I was part of a cult", "Scandals Onscreen: Celebrities Who Had Affairs Right In Front Of Our Eyes", "John Malkovich: 'I don't need to be liked', "The Two Lives of Catwoman Couples, Batman Returns, Fisher Stevens, Michelle Pfeiffer", "Michelle Pfeiffer biography and filmography", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michelle_Pfeiffer&oldid=1141794337, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 21:02. Opting to prioritize her family, she acted sporadically throughout the 2000s, appearing in films such as White Oleander (2002), Hairspray (2007), and Stardust (2007). [26][27] Praising their comedic timing, Roger Ebert wrote that Pfeiffer and her female co-stars each "have a delicious good time with their roles",[28] while the Los Angeles Times film critic Sheila Benson said Pfeiffer makes her character "a warm, irresistible character. [155] The New Yorker's Anthony Lane found Pfeiffer to be the only actor who appears to be enjoying their material. [176], Pfeiffer portrays Betty Ford in the anthology drama television series The First Lady, which premiered on Showtime in April 2022. She appeared as her character in the music video for the soundtrack's lead single, "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio, featuring L.V. 2.7m Followers, 317 Following, 480 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Michelle Pfeiffer (@michellepfeifferofficial) michellepfeifferofficial. Michelle Pfeiffer Cat Lady Founder + Creative Director @henryrose. Disillusioned with being typecast in nondescript roles as attractive women, she actively sought more challenging material, earning her breakout role in 1983 as gangster moll Elvira Hancock in Scarface. Pfeiffer played the role of aging retired courtesan La de Lonval, with Rupert Friend in the title role, with Kathy Bates as his mother. Ethnicity: Swiss-German (one quarter), Swedish (one quarter), German, as well as distant English, Welsh, French, Dutch, and Irish. [131] The slew of screen work that would follow in 2017 would prompt the media to dub her career resurgence a "Pfeiffer-sance". : EW review", "Michelle Pfeiffer Gives the Performance of Her Life in "Where Is Kyra? [226] Contributing to Encyclopedia.com, Robyn Karney wrote that among the several blonde, attractive actresses who debuted during the 1980s, "Pfeiffer seemed the most precisely cut from the cloth of a long Hollywood tradition", likening her to Carole Lombard. Mary Pfeiffer in Virginia. (2017), with Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem,[145] Pfeiffer portrayed one of the mysterious guests disrupting the tranquil life of a couple. (2017).[294]. "[19] Despite escaping the critical mauling, her agent later admitted that her association with the film meant that "she couldn't get any jobs. [18] The film was a critical and commercial failure, but The New York Times remarked: "[A]lthough she is a relative screen newcomer, Miss Pfeiffer manages to look much more insouciant and comfortable than anyone else in the cast. [30][31] Pfeiffer then appeared as chic restaurateuse Jo Ann Vallenari in Tequila Sunrise (1988) with Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell, but experienced creative and personal differences with director Robert Towne, who later described her as the "most difficult" actress he has ever worked with. 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Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (/fafr/ FY-fr; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress. She subsequently played supporting roles in Falling in Love Again (1980) with Susannah York and Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981), none of which met with much critical or box office success. Michelle Pfeiffer is an American actress, singer, and producer. [8], Pfeiffer attended Fountain Valley High School, graduating in 1976. [32], At Demme's personal recommendation,[17] Pfeiffer joined the cast of Stephen Frears's Dangerous Liaisons (1988), with Glenn Close and John Malkovich, playing Madame Marie de Tourvel, the virtuous victim of seduction. Cats, at fazer sua estria no cinema com The Hollywood Knights, em 1980.At ganhar o papel de protagonista do musical Grease 2, Michelle Pfeiffer trabalhou em produes pequenas.A consagrao veio com a participao no . [245] Ranking her among history's most beautiful actresses, Glamour named Pfeiffer "the most perfect face on the silver screen". [187] After being cast in early roles largely based on her appearance,[239] Pfeiffer initially struggled to convince directors to take her seriously as an actor because they doubted she was more than simply attractive,[187] which she combated by actively seeking challenging roles in which physical beauty was not an essential characteristic. [164][165][166] Despite the film earning mixed reviews,[167][168] The Plain Dealer's Laura DeMarco felt that both Jolie and Pfeiffer "clearly relish their roles. Even when she is the most talented person on-screen (and she usually is), she still allows room for the ensemble to shine". [151] Instead, she credits director Milton Katselas with teaching her to differentiate between how an actor and their character would behave during the same scene. The Scarface star, 64, was nominated in the Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. On Monday, "The Wizard of Lies" star, 64, took to Instagram to debut her new blunt, bob hairstyle. Instead, she embodies it. [101] The cast of Hairspray was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture, and won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year, and the Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Ensemble Cast. [143][144], In Darren Aronofsky's psychological horror film Mother! 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", "From Laura Dern to Michelle Pfeiffer, 2017 Was the Year of the Comeback", "Michelle Pfeiffer: 'I Don't Need to Look Younger', "Paramount Pulls Brad Pitt's 'World War Z 2,' 'Friday the 13th' Reboot From Schedule", "Hollywood's most underrated actress makes a sensational return", "Michelle Pfeiffer is the MVP of Mother! She dances! "[33] She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[34] and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Reels. By Celia Shatzman Published: Jul 5, 2021. [50][51][52][53][54] Premiere retrospectively stated: "Arguably the outstanding villain of the Tim Burton era, Michelle Pfeiffer's deadly kitten with a whip brought sex to the normally neutered franchise. 143 ] [ 144 ], in Darren Aronofsky 's psychological horror film!! Be the only actor who appears to be enjoying their material want to accept ) to navigate and! 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