Full Name: Michelle Marie Pfeiffer
Eye Colour: Blue
Height: 5’7.5” (1.71m)
Date of Birth: April 29th, 1958
Current Age: 48
Star Sign: Taurus
Place of Birth: Santa Ana, California, USA
Favourite Designer: Armani
Favourite animal: Monkey
Favourite Colour: Blue & Black
Favourite Food: Vanilla Ice Cream and Mexican food
Favourite Actors: Kathryn Hepburn and Marlon Brando
Favourite Movie: Splendor in The Grass
Favourite Clothing: T-shirt & Jeans
Education: Fountain Valley High School, Midway City, California
Golden West College
The Beverley Hills Play House
Ahmanson Theatre, LA
Family: Father – Dick Pfeiffer
Mother – Donna Pfeiffer
Brother – Rick Pfeiffer
Sisters – Dedee Pfeiffer (42) & Lori Pfeiffer (41)
Celebrity Relationships: Michael Keaton (Actor)
John Malkovich (Actor)
Fisher Stevens (Actor)
Peter Horton (Actor & Director)
David E. Kelley (Producer)
Children: Daughter – Claudia Rose Kelley
Son – John Henry Kelley (12)
Occupation: Actress
Filmography:
Hairspray (2007) playing Velma Von Tussle
Chasing Montana (2007)
Stardust (2007) playing Lamia
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2006) playing Rosie
Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas (2003) playing the voice of Eris
White Oleandar (2002) playing Ingrid Magnussen
I Am Sam (2001) playing Rita Harrison
What Lies Beneath (2000) playing Claire Spencer
The Story Of Us (1999) playing Katie Jordan
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) playing Titania
The Deep End Of The Ocean (1999) playing Beth Cappadora
The Prince Of Egypt (1998) playing the voice of Tzipporah
A Thousand Acres (1997) playing Rose Cook Lewis
One Fine Day (1996) playing Melanie Parker
To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday (1996) playing Gillian Lewis
Up Close & Personal (1996) playing Sally Atwater
Dangerous Minds (1995) playing Louanne Johnson
Wolf (1994) playing Laura Alden
The Age Of Innocence (1993) playing Ellen Olenska
Love Field (1992) playing Lurene Hallett
Batman Returns (1992) playing Catwoman
Frankie And Johnny (1991) playing Frankie
The Russia House (1990) playing Katya Orlova
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) playing Susie Diamond
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) playing Madame Marie de Tourvel
Tequila Sunrise (1988) playing Jo Ann Vallenari
Amazon Women On The Moon (1987) playing Brenda Landers
The Witches Of Eastwick (1987) playing Sukie Ridgemont
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987) playing Natica Jackson
Sweet Liberty (1986) playing Faith Healy
Ladyhawke (1985) playing Isabeau d’Anjou
Into The Night (1985) playing Diana
Scarface (1983) playing Elvira Hancock
One Too Many (1983) playing Annie
Grease 2 (1982) playing Stephanie Zinone
The Children Nobody Wanted (1981) playing Jennifer Williams
Splendor in the Grass (1981) playing Ginny Stamper
Callie & Son (1981) playing Sue Lynn Bordeaux
Charlie Chan And The Curse Of The Dragon Queen (1981) playing Cordelia Farenington
Falling In Love Again (1980) playing Sue Wellington
The Hollywood Knights (1980) playing Suzie Q
The Solitary Man (1979)playing Tricia
Her Family History: Michelle was born to Dick – a heating and air conditioning contractor and Donna Pfeiffer
at 8.11am PDT. Michelle’s younger sisters Dedee and Lori have both dabbled in acting and modelling
but decided it wasn’t for them. Michelle’s father died in 1998.
Interesting Facts about Michelle:
Michelle was married to director Peter Horton for 7
years from 1981-1988 before marrying her current lawyer turned producer husband David E. Kelley in 1993
Michelle worked in a clothing store where she lied about
her age and was a supermarket checker at Vons in California which is a large southern grocery chain, while she worked at Vons
she learned to tie maraschino cherry stems in knots with her tongue
Michelle’s relationship with actor Fisher Stevens
lasted 3 years, but it didn’t work out
Shortly before marrying David E. Kelley in 1993, Michelle
adopted a baby girl called Claudia Rose, Claudia had been the daughter of a young mother having a hard time trying to provide
for her four children
Michelle was pregnant during the filming of ‘Dangerous
Minds’
In 1994 Michelle and David had a son named John Henry,
he is named after David’s father who has exactly the same name
In 1994 Michelle and David sent out invitations for Claudia
Rose’s christening but when guests arrived they found it was actually Michelle and David’s wedding with Claudia’s
christening later in the afternoon in which Claudia wore a crown of tiny pink roses
She was chosen by People magazine as one of the most
beautiful and intriguing people in the world
She was ranked #39 in Empire Magazines “Greatest
Movie Stars Of All Time List” and “One Of The Sexiest Movie Stars In Film History”
Michelle appears in B.B King’s music video for
“In The Midnight Hour” and Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”
She won the Miss Orange County Beauty pageant in 1978
but lost the Miss LA title
She was voted Best Dressed Female Movie Star in 1997
Michelle replaced Annette Bening as Catwoman in ‘Batman
Returns’
She does her own singing in some of her films like 'The Prince of Egypt'
She was offered the role of Clarice Starling in ‘Silence
Of The Lambs’ in 1991 but turned it down
When Michelle played Catwoman it was voted #3 in Empire
Magazine’s “Sexiest Movie Character Of All Time”
Michelle turned down the Sharon Stone role in ‘Basic
Instinct’
She accidentally cut Al Pacino with broken glass while
auditioning for ‘Scarface’
She studied acting under Geraldine Page at a workshop
at LA’s Ahmanson Theatre
Michelle’s first performing job was playing Alice from Alice in Wonderland at Disneyland in the Main Street Electrical Parade in the
1970’s
A study was carried out to find the perfect ratio for
a feminine face, based on the measurements found, Michelle turned out to have the closest to perfect facial feminine beauty
She shares her birthday with actors Daniel Day-Lewis,
Uma Thurman, comedian Jerry Seinfeld and tennis star Andre Agassi
Actor Val Kilmer wrote poetry for her
Michelle is of German, Swiss, Swedish, Dutch and Irish
descent
Michelle was vacuum sealed into her Catwoman outfit for
‘Batman Returns’ so she only had a short time to film her scenes
before it would have to be taken off to prevent her from becoming light headed and passing out
Barbara Walters said Michelle and Julia Roberts are
the most beautiful people she has ever interviewed
She was voted by Biography magazine as one of the most
beautiful women of the 1990’s
Michelle turned down the role of the white witch in
‘The Chronicles of Narnia’, she was the only major Hollywood actor to be offered the role
She earned $10.5 million for ‘What Lies Beneath’
Michelle says as a child she was a school bully and the
other kids would come to her if they wanted someone beaten up
She studied court reporting at Golden West College
Michelle’s first role was a one line walk on for
the TV show “Fantasy Island”, she later went on to do many commercials
When her first husband Peter Horton worked with Michelle
he said he thought “This poor girl, she's not very good!"
Michelle is with the William Morris Agency
Michelle received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination
for her role in ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ and a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role in ‘The Fabulous Baker
Boys’ and then for ‘Love Field’
Michelle met her husband David E. Kelley on a blind
date but she wasn’t comfortable being alone with him so she turned the evening into a group bowling party. That evening
the two actually barely spoke to each other, but David plucked up the courage to ask Michelle on a date to see ‘Bram
Stoker’s Dracula’
Michelle does not collect anything but she is fond of
angels
Michelle supports the American Cancer Society
Michelle currently lives in Palo Alto, California
Michelle’s Personal Quotes:
"I still think people will find out that I'm really not very talented. I'm really not very
good. It's all just been a big sham."
(On playing her part of Claire Spencer in What Lies Beneath)" I thought about Drew Barrymore
in the first Scream - I mean, ultimately that movie was more funny than scary, but the opening sequence was quite terrifying,
and she portrayed terror in a way I'd never seen an actress do."
[On wearing the Catwoman costume for the first time]: "I thought to myself 'I can't move, I
can't breathe, I can't think. I'm unhappy. I can't act'."
(Speaking about her Childhood) "I wasn't a terribly feminine little girl. I never thought I
was attractive to boys; I remember when the first boy liked me, I couldn't believe it. All the little girls with ringlets
and crinoline dresses were the ones the boys liked."
"I'm a Taurus. To the bone. I'm
very stubborn. I think I have common sense; I'm probably at times a bit tunnel-visioned, but I'm strong"