Michelle Marie Pfeiffer was born on April 29, 1958, in Santa Ana, California. She is an American actress known for her versatile roles in film and television.

Michelle Pfeiffer began her acting career in 1978 with minor television and film appearances. Her first lead role was in the musical film Grease 2 in 1982. She gained mainstream success with her role as Elvira Hancock in Scarface in 1983.

She continued to rise to fame with performances in The Witches of Eastwick in 1987 and Tequila Sunrise in 1988. She received her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Married to the Mob in 1988. Her roles in Dangerous Liaisons in 1988 and The Fabulous Baker Boys in 1989 earned her two consecutive Academy Award nominations.

She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in The Fabulous Baker Boys. In the 1990s, she starred in The Russia House, Frankie and Johnny, and played Catwoman in Batman Returns. She received her third Academy Award nomination for Love Field in 1992. Pfeiffer also produced several films through her company Via Rosa Productions, including Dangerous Minds in 1995.

She took a break from acting to prioritize her family but returned to prominence in 2017 with performances in Where Is Kyra?, Mother!, and Murder on the Orient Express.

She 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. She has played Janet van Dyne in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2018, starting with Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Michelle Pfeiffer was born to Donna Jean, a housewife, and Richard Pfeiffer, an air-conditioning contractor. She has an older brother, Rick, and two younger sisters, Dedee and Lori. Pfeiffer was married to actor Peter Horton from 1981 to 1988.

She later married writer and producer David E. Kelley in 1993. They have two children, Claudia Rose, whom Pfeiffer adopted in 1993, and John Henry, born in 1994. Her family played a significant role in her decision to reduce her workload in the 2000s to focus on raising her children.

Throughout her career, Michelle Pfeiffer has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award. She has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Her notable films include Scarface, Dangerous Liaisons, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Batman Returns, Love Field, The Age of Innocence, What Lies Beneath, Hairspray, and French Exit. She has also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man and the Wasp and Avengers: Endgame.