Born: 29 April 1958
Birthplace: Santa Ana, California,

Having started out in television guest appearances and commercials, Pfeiffer proved she could hold her own opposite heavyweights like Jack Nicholson in The Witches of Eastwick (1983), Al Pacino in Scarface (1987), and Robert Redford in Up Close and Personal (1996). Her characters range from sexpots (Susie Diamond in The Fabulous Baker Boys, 1989, for which she did her own vocals) to the farmer's daughter (A Thousand Acres, 1996), to a werewolf (Wolf, 1994) and a Catwoman (Batman Returns, 1992). She is married to television and film producer David E. Kelley.

Facts about Michelle Pfeiffer:

She graduated from high school in 3 years.

She used to work in a clothing store.

(1990, 1991 and 1999) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
(October 1997) Ranked #39 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

She thought about looking for a man to father a child with "no strings attached", but decided to adopt instead. She adopted a daughter, 'Claudia Rose'.

She appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care."
She is in the horn section of B.B. King's "In The Midnight Hour" music video.

She was in Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" music video (a song contained in the soundtrack of "Dangerous Minds").

Michelle won the Miss Orange County beauty pageant.

Her favourite movie of 1995 was Muriel's Wedding (1994).

(1997) Was voted Best Dressed Female Movie Star.

Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse.

Michelle's name was misspelled as 'Michele' in the credits of her film, Callie & Son (1981) (TV).

Dated Fisher Stevens.

(1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#3).

Replaced Annette Bening as Catwoman in Batman Returns.

Does her own singing in The Prince of Egypt.

Was offered the role of Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Tried out for the part of Tiffany Welles on "Charlie's Angels" (1976) but the part went to Shelley Hack.

Replaced Madonna for the lead in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989).

(2000) The character Catwoman/Selina Kyle, who she played in Batman Returns (1992), was voted #3 in Empire's "69 Sexiest Movie Character of All Time".

Personal quotes:

"We're just going to do the best we can, hold our breath and hope we've set enough money aside for their therapy." [on raising her kids]

"I still think people will find out that I'm really not very talented. I'm really not very good. It's all just been a big sham."

(On playing her part of Claire Spencer in What Lies Beneath)" I thought about Drewn Barrymore in the first Scream - I mean, ultimately that movie was more funny than scary, but the opening sequence was quite terrifying, and she protrayed terror in a way I'd never seen an actress do."

Just standing around looking beautiful is so boring, really boring.
Michelle Pfeiffer