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Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer is known as an American actress. She is most famous for roles in 'Scarface,' ‘Dangerous Minds’, and 'Batman Returns.'

Related Biography: Chiwetel Ejiofor

Background and Age

Michelle Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana, California, on April 29, 1958. As a young woman, Pfeiffer won a few beauty challenges. After quickly studying to be a court journalist, Pfeiffer chose to pursue an acting career. In the wake of winning the 1978 Miss Orange County contest, she discovered a new path as an actress appearing on such shows as Fantasy Island.

Career and Net Worth

Pfeiffer handled a little part in 1980's Falling in Love Again, yet had a leap forward with Grease 2 (1982). While the sequel of the hit music proved to be financially and basically disappointing, it acquainted filmgoers with her screen magnificence. She before long proceeded onward to the now classic crime drama Scarface (1983), and demonstrated to critics that she could stand her ground, featuring opposite of acting powerhouse Al Pacino.

Specific about her work choices, Pfeiffer featured in the horror flick What Lies Beneath (2000), with Harrison Ford. She additionally co-featured with Sean Penn in I Am Sam (2001), the heart breaking story of a mentally retarded man who battles to keep his young girl. She kept on investigating family issues with 2002's White Oleander, playing a mother whose life is destroyed when she's condemned to jail and her little girl is put into child care.

In 2007 Pfeiffer came back to the big screen in the wake of being missing for quite a long while. She gave an amazing, comical performance in the hit musical Hairspray, co-featuring with John Travolta, Christopher Walken and Nikki Blonsky. She at that point appeared in various movies that met with little box office achievement, including the family drama experience Stardust (2007), with Robert De Niro; and the drama Personal Effects (2009), with Ashton Kutcher.

In 2018, Pfeiffer dove into the superheroine domain, playing Marvel Comics character Janet Van Dyne otherwise known as The Wasp in The Ant-Man and the Wasp. After quickly repeating the role in 2019's Avengers: Endgame, the actress was set to appear in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil later in the year. In July 2019, the trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil was released featuring Chiwetel Ejiofor in a starring role. He was happy to be part of a great cast while making the film.

Marriage, Husband and Kids

Pfeiffer adopted her daughter Claudia, in 1993. She then married TV writer and producer David E. Kelley soon after the adoption. The couple added to their family in 1994, with the birth of their child, John Henry. Pfeiffer had recently been married to actor Peter Horton before starting a family with David.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 29 Apr, 1958
Age: 62 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Santa Ana
residence: Orange County
Education: Golden West College
Fountain Valley High School
Gender: Female
Description: American actress
Spouse: Peter Horton[1981-1988]
David E. Kelley [M. 1993]
Net Worth 2021: 250 million
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Last Modified: Feb 19 2023
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