Michelle Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is an Oscar nominated American actress.
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, she 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.
Her first starring role was in the 1982 musical Grease 2. She also starred in Scarface, 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.
In 2007, for the first time, Michelle will work together Robert De Niro, in the sci-fi Stardust.
Filmography
TV work
