Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress, singer and producer. Described by the media as a character actress,
Pfeiffer is known for her versatility, period roles, ability to mask her true feelings while in character, and portraying funny,
intelligent female characters with strong sex appeal throughout the 1980s and 1990s. She began her acting career in 1978
+ had her first starring film role in Grease 2 (1982), before receiving mainstream attention for her breakout performance in Scarface (1983)
Her greatest commercial successes include Batman Returns (1992), Dangerous Minds (1995), What Lies Beneath (2000) and Hairspray (2007)
Pfeiffer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress
in a Supporting Role for Dangerous Liaisons (1988), and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and
won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989).
She received a third Oscar nomination for Love Field (1992). Her other notable film roles include The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
, Married to the Mob (1988), Frankie and Johnny (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993), Wolf (1994) and White Oleander (2002)