Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer is an American film actress who rose to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s.

Known for roles in *Scarface*, *The Fabulous Baker Boys*, *Dangerous Liaisons*, and *Batman Returns*, she became one of Hollywood's most acclaimed leading actresses of her generation.

Her name occasionally serves as a reference point for a certain kind of elegant blonde beauty.

filmography

Scarface

Criminal's disfigurement-based nickname

Dark Shadows · Love Field

beauty

Catwoman

Whip-wielding antiheroine

photogenic · striking · elegant · graceful · poised · classic beauty · timeless · stunning · radiant · sophisticated

craft

method acting

Performance through lived emotion

transformation · character study · emotional depth · leading lady · ensemble cast · chemistry · Golden Globe · BAFTA · box office

characters

Catwoman

Whip-wielding antiheroine

  • LamiaCursed queen turned monster
Categories
Opposites
screen presence/beauty archetype

Michelle PfeifferSteve Buscemi

Danny DeVito · Willem Dafoe · Ron Perlman · Danny Trejo · character actors

acting style/career type

Michelle PfeifferJim Carrey

Adam Sandler · Chris Farley · Will Ferrell · Leslie Nielsen

gender in hollywood leading roles

Michelle PfeifferGeorge Clooney

Mel Gibson · Tom Cruise · Alec Baldwin · Kurt Russell

Family

Michelle

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G