Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( FY-fər; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress. She became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars during the 1980s and 1990s, winning a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Pfeiffer began her acting career with minor television and film appearances and had her first leading role in the critically and commercially unsuccessful
Grease 2 (1982). Her breakout role as Elvira Hancock in
Scarface (1983) built her mainstream success, which grew with performances in
The Witches of Eastwick (1987) and
Tequila Sunrise (1988). Pfeiffer received her first of six consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for
Married to the Mob (1988). Her performances in
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and
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