Mechelle Pfeiffer Piography
Michelle Pfeiffer was born April 29, 1958, in Santa Ana, California. Parents Dick and Donna, relocated the Pfeiffer family to Midway City, and finally to Fountain Valley. With an older brother Rick and 2 younger sisters, Dedee and Lori, Michelle was considered the tough kid and even the school bully, rather than the fragile beauty we would picture her to be.Although Michelle was always a stubborn drama queen when she was young, she did not realize until later that she wanted to be an actress. While attending Fountain Valley High School, she entered the world of the employed by working as a salesgirl at a local clothing store. After her 1976 high school graduation, Michelle went off to study court reporting at Golden West College, while working as a checkout clerk at a local grocery store.
Not satisfied with her studies or her ambition, Michelle decided she wanted a change and decided to go for an acting career. She knew that beauty contests would be a good place to start since that would give her recognition and the chance to meet an agent, so she entered and won the 1978 Miss Orange County beauty pageant.
Michelle ditched her court reporting classes for acting classes, and made her onscreen debut with one line on the series Fantasy Island. After an appearance on Delta House and the film Falling In Love Again, Michelle was cast as the lead in the disappointing sequel to Grease. Although the film was a flop, those who did see it really took to the new actress. She then got her big break when she was cast as Al Pacino's wife in Scarface. Actually, director Brian De Palma originally didn't want to give her the part, until he saw her personally during casting.
While her career was getting a jumpstart, her personal life experienced some confusion when she allegedly became involved with a cult in the early '80s. Director Peter Horton, who was a classmate of Michelle's during acting classes, began to date the California bombshell, and eventually rescued her from the clutches of the cult. Horton and Michelle were married in 1981.
Filmography
* Chasing Montana (2008)
* Hairspray (2007) .... Velma von Tussel
* Stardust (2007) .... Lamia
* I Could Never Be Your Woman (2006) .... Rosie
* 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) .... 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/I) .... 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
* The Solitary Man (1979) (TV) .... Tricia
* "Delta House" (1979) TV Series .... The Bombshell