Cast & creator
Michelle Pfeiffer
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (/ˈfaɪfər/ FY-fər; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars during the 1980s and 1990s, her performances have earned her numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Pfeiffer began her acting career with minor television and film appearances and secured her first lead role in Grease 2 (1982). Her breakthrough role as Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983) propelled her into mainstream success, which continued with performances in The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and Tequila Sunrise (1988). Pfeiffer received her first of six consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for Married to the Mob (1988). Her roles in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) garnered her two consecutive Academy Award nominations, for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress, respectively, and she won a Golden Globe Award for the latter. Cemented as one of the highest-paid actresses of the 1990s, Pfeiffer starred in The Russia House (1990) and Frankie and Johnny (1991). In 1992, she played Catwoman in Batman Returns and received her third Academy Award nomination for Love Field, which she followed up with performances in The Age of Innocence (1993) and Wolf (1994). She also produced several of her own features through her company, Via Rosa Productions, including Dangerous Minds (1995). Reducing her workload to prioritise her family, Pfeiffer acted sporadically throughout the 2000s, starring in What Lies Beneath (2000), White Oleander (2002), Hairspray, and Stardust (both 2007). Following another hiatus, Pfeiffer returned to prominence in 2017 with performances in Where Is Kyra?, Mother!, and Murder on the Orient Express, and received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for playing Ruth Madoff in The Wizard of Lies. In 2020, she received her eighth Golden Globe Award nomination for French Exit. Pfeiffer has played Janet van Dyne in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2018, beginning with Ant-Man and the Wasp. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Douglas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Michele Pfeiffer, Michelle Marie Pfeiffer
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film credits
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television credits
113
1952–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (120)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Simpsons
Mindy Simmons (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Avengers: Endgame
Janet Van Dyne
2019
Great Performances
Natica Jackson
1971
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Fantasy Island
Deborah Dare
1978Fantasy Island
Athena
1978The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005Film '72
Self
1971
ABC Afterschool Special
Annie
1972
The Oscars
Self
1953
Today
Self
1952
Scarface
Elvira
1983
Marvel Studios Legends
Janet van Dyne (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Picket Fences
Client (uncredited)
1992
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Janet Van Dyne
2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Janet Van Dyne / Wasp
2018
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Shyanne
2026Margo's Got Money Troubles
Executive Producer
2026
Batman Returns
Catwoman / Selina
1992
The Prince of Egypt
Tzipporah (voice)
1998
CHiPs
Jobina
1977
Dark Shadows
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
2012
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
The Madison
Stacy Clyburn
2026The Madison
Executive Producer
2026
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Eris (voice)
2003
Murder on the Orient Express
Caroline Hubbard
2017
What Lies Beneath
Claire Spencer
2000
The Early Show
Self
1999
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Queen Ingrith
2019
Oh. What. Fun.
Claire
2025
Stardust
Lamia
2007
The Family
Maggie Blake
2013
Original Sin
Producer
2001
New Year's Eve
Ingrid
2011
The First Lady
Betty Ford
2022
Dangerous Minds
Louanne Johnson
1995Dangerous Minds
Producer
1995
mother!
Woman
2017
I Am Sam
Rita Harrison Williams
2001
Hairspray
Velma Von Tussle
2007
The Witches of Eastwick
Sukie Ridgemont
1987
Married to the Mob
Angela de Marco
1988
Enos
Joy
1980
Dangerous Liaisons
Madame Marie de Tourvel
1988
The Wizard of Lies
Ruth Madoff
2017
The Age of Innocence
Ellen Olenska
1993
Delta House
The Bombshell
1979
This Morning
Self
1988
Ladyhawke
Isabeau d'Anjou
1985
Frankie and Johnny
Frankie
1991
The Story of Us
Katie Jordan
1999
The Deep End of the Ocean
Beth
1999
Wolf
Laura Alden
1994
White Oleander
Ingrid Magnussen
2002
Personal Effects
Linda
2009
Amazon Women on the Moon
Brenda (segment "Hospital")
1987
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Tequila Sunrise
Jo Ann Vallenari
1988
One Fine Day
Melanie Parker
1996One Fine Day
Executive Producer
1996
French Exit
Frances Price
2021
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Rosie
2007
Grease 2
Stephanie Zinone
1982
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Self - Janet van Dyne
2023
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Titania
1999
Into the Night
Diana
1985
People Like Us
Lillian Harper
2012
MADtv
Self
1995
The Russia House
Katya Orlova
1990
Love Field
Lurene Hallett
1992Love Field
Producer
1992
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Susie Diamond
1989
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
B.A.D. Cats
Samantha 'Sunshine' Jensen
1980
Up Close & Personal
Tally Atwater
1996
A Thousand Acres
Rose Cook Lewis
1997A Thousand Acres
Producer
1997
Chéri
Lea
2009
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Gillian Lewis
1996
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Cordelia Farenington III
1981
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Where Is Kyra?
Kyra
2018
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self (archive footage)
1999
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
2007
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Catwoman (archive footage)
2001
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Self
2021
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self
1992
The Hollywood Knights
Suzie Q
1980
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
Self (uncredited)
2011
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
Self
2012
Falling in Love Again
Sue Wellington (1940's)
1980
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
2008
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
2013
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Self
1993
Splendor in the Grass
Ginny Stamper
1981
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
1985
The Children Nobody Wanted
Jennifer Williams
1981
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Natica Jackson
1987
The Many Faces of Catwoman
Self
2005
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
1991
Sweet Liberty
Faith Healy
1986
Callie & Son
Sue Lynn Bordeaux
1981
The Solitary Man
Tricia
1979
One Too Many
Annie
1985Wild Four O'Clocks
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Self
2007Turn of Mind
Amanda O'Toole