Michelle Marie Pfeiffer was first seen in Episode: "The Island of Lost Women/The Flight of Great Yellow Bird" of the American fantasy drama television series, ‘Fantasy Island’ in 1978. She continued to appear in television series and films like ‘Delta House’ (1979), ‘The Solitary Man’ (1979), and ‘CHiPs’ (1979), before making her big-screen debut in the 1980 American teen comedy film ‘The Hollywood Knights’ directed by Floyd Mutrux. That same year, she also starred in the American romantic comedy film ‘Falling in Love Again’ where she played the role of ‘Sue Wellington.’ The film was declared a box office bomb. She continued to star in films like ‘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), and ‘Tequila Sunrise’ (1988). In 1988, she starred with ‘Madame Marie de Tourvel’ in the American period romantic drama film ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ directed by Stephen Frears. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and was a moderate commercial success, grossing over $34.7 million on a $14 million budget. Pfeiffer also received the ‘British Academy Film Award’ along with an ‘Academy Award’ nomination for her performance in the film.Â
In 1989, she became a recipient of the ‘Golden Globe Award’ and her second ‘Academy Award’ nomination for her portrayal of Susie Diamond in the Steve Kloves-directed American romantic comedy-drama musical film ‘The Fabulous Baker Boys.’ Despite opening to massive acclaim, the film underperformed at the box office. She continued to star in films like ‘The Russia House’ (1990), ‘Frankie and Johnny’ (1991), ‘Batman Returns’ (1992), ‘Love Field’ (1992) which earned her an Academy Award nomination, ‘The Age of Innocence’ (1993), ‘Wolf’ (1994), ‘Dangerous Minds’ (1995), ‘Up Close & Personal’ (1996), ‘To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday’ (1996), ‘A Thousand Acres’ (1997), ‘The Prince of Egypt’ (1998), and ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’ (1999). In 2000, she starred as ‘Claire Spencer’ in the American supernatural horror-thriller film ‘What Lies Beneath’ directed by Robert Zemeckis. Despite opening to mixed critical reviews, it was a commercial success and grossed over $291.4 million on a $100 million budget.Â
She next starred in films like ‘I Am Sam’ (2001), ‘White Oleander’ (2002), ‘Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas’ (2003), ‘I Could Never Be Your Woman’ (2007), ‘Stardust’ (2007), ‘Personal Effects’ (2008), ‘Chéri’ (2009), ‘New Year's Eve’ (2011), ‘Dark Shadows’ (2012), ‘People Like Us’ (2012), ‘The Family’ (2013), ‘Mother!’ (2017), ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ (2018), ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019), ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ (2019), and ‘French Exit’ (2020). She was last seen playing the role of ‘Betty Ford’ in the American anthology drama television series ‘The First Lady’ in 2022.