Biography
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Born in Santa Ana, Orange County, California to Dick
Pfeiffer and Donna Taverno, she has three siblings, an
older brother and two younger sisters. She is of Dutch,
German, Irish, Swedish and Swiss descent. Her younger
sister, Dedee Pfeiffer, is also an actress, but mostly
on TV.
In 1981, Michelle Pfeiffer married actor Peter Horton,
but they later divorced. In 1993, Pfeiffer adopted a
girl, Claudia Rose Pfeiffer; later that year, she
married producer David E. Kelley, the creator of the
television series Chicago Hope and Ally McBeal. Michelle
bore her and Kelley's son, Jack Henry Kelley in 1994.
Michelle Pfeiffer first starring role was in the 1982
musical Grease 2, which could hardly presage her
illustrious career with wonderful performances in movies
such as Married to the Mob, The Fabulous Baker Boys,
Dangerous Liaisons, Dangerous Minds, The Russia House,
Frankie and Johnny, and What Lies Beneath, among others.
Her most recent work includes roles in the movies
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, What Lies Beneath,
White Oleander, and I Am Sam.
As a singer, Michelle Pfeiffer became most widely known
with her role in The Fabulous Baker Boys.
Film List
- Falling in Love Again (1980)
- The Hollywood Knights (1980)
- Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
- Grease 2 (1982)
- Scarface (1983)
- Into the Night (1985)
- Ladyhawke (1985)
- Sweet Liberty (1986)
- The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
- Married to the Mob (1988)
- Tequila Sunrise (1988)
- Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
- The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
- The Russia House (1990)
- Frankie and Johnny (1991)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Love Field (1992)
- The Age of Innocence (1993)
- Wolf (1994)
- Dangerous Minds (1995)
- Up Close & Personal (1996)
- To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
- One Fine Day (1996) (also executive producer)
- A Thousand Acres (1997) (also producer)
- The Uttmost (1998) (documentary)
- The Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice)
- The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
- The Story of Us (1999)
- What Lies Beneath (2000)
- I Am Sam (2001)
- White Oleander (2002)
- Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice)
- Chasing Montana (2005) (currently in pre-production)
- I Could Never Be Your Woman (2006) (currently in pre-production)
TV work
- The Solitary Man (1979)
- Delta House (1979) (canceled after 15 episodes)
- B.A.D. cats (1980) (canceled after 6 episodes)
- Callie & Son (1981)
- Splendor in the Grass (1981)
- The Children Nobody Wanted (1981)
- One Too Many (1983)
- Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987)