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Michelle Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is a three-time Oscar-nominated American actress. She was noted for her Hollywood film performances in Scarface and Batman Returns.
Early lifeMichelle Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana, California and raised in Midway City, Orange County, California (about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles) to Richard Pfeiffer and Donna Taverna. She is the second of four siblings: an older brother, Rick Pfeiffer, and two younger sisters, Dedee Pfeiffer (b. 1964, also an actress) and Lori Pfeiffer (b. 1965). Her paternal grandfather, William, was of German ancestry,[1] while her maternal grandfather, Jacob Bernhard Taverna, was of Swiss descent, and her maternal grandmother, Delma Lillian Hill, was of Swedish descent.[2]
CareerPfeiffer's first major screen role was in 1982 in the film sequel, Grease 2. But it was not until 1983 when Pfeiffer co-starred with Al Pacino in Brian De Palma's gangster classic Scarface that she caught the attention of Hollywood. Over the course of the 1980s and 1990s, Pfeiffer starred in a string of box-office and critical hits including Ladyhawke, The Witches of Eastwick, Married to the Mob, Tequila Sunrise, The Russia House, Frankie and Johnny, Batman Returns, The Age of Innocence, Dangerous Minds, and One Fine Day. She won the British Academy Award for 1988's Dangerous Liaisons and the Silver Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1993 for Love Field.She famously turned down the role of Clarice in the Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs, a role that eventually went to Jodie Foster as she thought it was too violent and she didn't like the fact that evil overcame good in the end.[citation needed] Michelle had been the director's first choice.[citation needed]. Pfeiffer's performance as Susie Diamond in The Fabulous Baker Boys gained honours from the Hollywood Foreign Press, New York Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics, and the National Society of Film Critics and Board of Review. Critics compared Pfeiffer's performance, much known for her scorching rendition of "Makin' Whoopee" atop of a piano, to the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, and a young Katharine Hepburn. Film critic Pauline Kael raved that Pfeiffer's performance had "the grinning infectiousness of Carole Lombard and the radiance of the very young Lauren Bacall."[citation needed] In 1995, Pfeiffer was given the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award by Harvard University for her contribution to the performing arts. The award, bestowed annually by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals society, is given to female performers deemed to have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment." The award placed Pfeiffer among the ranks of Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Meryl Streep.
Image:Batmanreturnspostercatwoman.png Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman in Batman Returns, 1992 After a long absence from the spotlight, Pfeiffer returned to acting in 2006. Her first round of projects teamed her with director Amy Heckerling in the romantic comedy I Could Never Be Your Woman (opposite Paul Rudd, released Summer 2006) as well as opposite Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, and Sienna Miller in the science fiction fantasy epic Stardust, due for a 2007 release. Pfeiffer will co-star in the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Hairspray as Velma Von Tussle. She will make a cameo appearance in The Prince and the Pauper, a film in which her sister Dedee stars. She is slated to receive her star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" in 2007. In an August 2006 In Style interview (her first in many years), Pfeiffer discussed her return to making movies. With her children a little older, Michelle contends, "I'm a better mother if I also work. Leaving home for little spurts is actually a good thing. Things don't fall apart. It empowers them without me hovering, making everyone feel inadequate." Pfeiffer also discussed plastic surgery, Hollywood's obsession with it, and now in her 40s, her own thoughts on going under the knife. "You see some freakish things... I'm hoping I'm courageous enough to age gracefully."Michelle has worked hard at been recognised as a serious actress and has referred to her beauty as a 'curse' as it has often stunted her ability to get serious roles and it has eclipsed her acting ability. Personal lifeImage:Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelley.jpg Pfeiffer and husband David E. Kelley at the 47th Emmy Awards in 1994 In 1981 Pfeiffer married Thirtysomething actor Peter Horton, but they divorced in 1988 at the height of her career. She has been romantically linked with actors Val Kilmer, John Malkovich, Michael Keaton and Fisher Stevens. In 1993 Pfeiffer married writer-producer David E. Kelley (The Practice, L.A. Law, Ally McBeal and Boston Legal). Earlier that year, before meeting Kelley, Pfeiffer adopted a daughter, Claudia Rose, who was in turn adopted by Kelley after their marriage. The adopted baby was the daughter of a black nurse in New York, who already had 4 kids. There were rumours at the time that when Michelle collected the baby, money changed hands but Michelle has denied this. It was a private adoption. Michelle has recently hit out at claims that the baby was a 'designer baby'. In 1994 Pfeiffer and Kelley had a son, John Henry. Michelle also has been slammed for using the words 'ugly people' in a interview when she talks about how good looking people can be messed up just like 'ugly people'.She was referring to her role as the Lonely waitress in Frankie and Johnny. Currently, Pfeiffer and Kelley divide their time between homes in Los Angeles and Northern California. Academy Award Nominations
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