Date of birth: 29 - 4 - 1958 AD
Place of Birth: Santa Ana, California, United States of America
The clock dates back to the eighth of the PDT on the morning of April 29, 1958. This clock saw the birth of the great movie star Michelle Pfeiffer in Santa Ana, California, close to Huntingdon Beach, to a father named Richard, who purchases and repairs used electrical appliances And then resold her .. her mother Dona housewife, her older brother Rick, was the eldest sister of the young Didi and Laurie (later represented). Parents Richard and Donna had moved to California from North Dakota.
The family heritage was a combination of Swiss, Irish, Dutch, German and Swedish heritage. Richard represented her self-confessed father and at the same time a strict father, sometimes out of control but in the interests of the family, says Michelle and her mother Donna.
In the early days of her childhood, Michelle was known to be that timid girl with green eyes, sad looks and silky hair, but after she had gone through the stage of the child when he entered school for the first time her character gradually began to change and when she became a student at Upper Fountain Valley she had a strong, Of ferocity in a way that does not fit in with its quiet features.
"I used to be a tough point, but in defending myself or others, I used to beat anyone who went beyond the limits I drew, and I do not hesitate to hit the boys," says Michel. )).
"Some people came to me sometimes when they were beaten for example, especially the girls," she says. "I used to tell the aggressor of the boys and teach him a lesson so that he knew that the girls were not just small girls with silly beggars and smiles.
"She was a very stubborn girl like her father, very close to myself," says her mother.
At the same time, her father was assigned to repair the electrical appliances for resale. At the age of 14, her father lied about her age so that she could work for a return. She started working in a kindergarten, then worked as a scribe and then moved between a number of jobs In clothing stores and then in a jewelry store and in the latter worked in the central market of Fons, Southern California (1974).
After graduating from high school (within three years!), In 1976, Michel joined a private college in order to get a job as a reporter at the court, but soon she was bored to move to the Western College to study psychology, which she liked as well as the hobby of drawing.
On the other hand, Michelle was very beautiful, with her sad eyes and beautiful natural beauty. She won both beauty races in Orange County, ran for him in Los Angeles and won the title in California. She was at the same time working in the central market, Michel says about that period: ((I felt in my heart that acting is what suits me))
Her teacher, Carl Connie, always told her that she had the talent of acting. She gave up the idea of working or completing her acting studies. Her first work was Alice in Wonderland in Disneyland in the mid-1970s. She also tried to train at Beverly Hills, Marking the beginning of a long journey towards the world of stardom. In 1979 she participated in the television series "Delta House" followed by her secondary role in television work Solitary Man.
(1980) was the first appearance of the wonderful star on the big screen through the film "Falling in Love Again." The following year she was a part of Charlie Chan's The Curse of the Dragon Queen and this year (1981) also saw her marriage to actor Peter Horton.
In 1982 Pfeiffer appeared in the second part of the film Grease and despite receiving a nomination for the Young Artists Award as the best actress, but some critics considered this role as an early stumble of this small star, but quickly regained balance to draw the attention of critics and the public through her beautiful role in the great work " Scarface Scarface "as a wife to drug dealer Tony Montana (starring Al Pacino) and behind them was director of masterpieces Brian de Palma.
Her great success in a medieval romantic work continued with the 1985 Ladyhawke, which also saw her first starring role in "Into the Night" alongside star Jeff Goldblum to give her more attention. To be featured in "Sweet Liberty" and in 1987 her selection of films was different in quality and direction. One of the three witches along with Susan Sarandon and Sher in "Witches of Eastwick" with Jack Nicholson.
In 1988, in which she presented several works, "Married to the Mob" with star Alec Baldwin (Angela de Marco), the wife of a member of the Mafia gang in a comedy drama that resulted in the first nomination of Golden Globe to announce the beginning of a series of nominations (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94).
He was followed by "Tequila Sunrise" with two stars Kurt Russell and Mel Gibson, an eminent woman working in a luxury restaurant, who finds herself caught between a drug dealer and an anti-narcotics officer. Although she appeared superbly in the film, Did not live up to it, since director Robert Tony did not allow free speech, or even give enough space for the star to present what he wanted and concluded by saying (it was not a good experience).
In the same year, she won the award-winning role in "Dangerous Liaisons" as a married married woman, receiving her first Oscar nomination For the best Supporting Actress in addition to another nomination for the Golden Globe and the British Academy Award, the crew of this work is starred alongside the big star there are John Malkovich, Glenn Claus, Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman.
In 1989, Michelle Batour (Suzy Diamond) appeared in a nightclub in Fabulous Baker Boys, winning a dozen prizes and nominations, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Actress and another Oscar nomination. But as the best actress this time, In addition to winning a number of American Critics' Awards (Chicago, Los Angeles, National Authority, National Critics Association, New York Critics Circle) as the best actress and nominee for the BAFTA award, it was a good start to the nineties and Michelle set herself on the map.
She was also chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world, the same year she saw her divorce from Peter Horton (1990) ... !!
She had with the great star Sean Connery a meeting through the thriller "Russia House of Russia" as the Russian girl (Katie). In this work she played the role and performed very well, speaking in Russian and English with a Russian accent, and adding to her record another nomination for the award Golden Globe for Drama.
Almost eight years after the famous film "Scarface", the great star reappears alongside the great star Al Pacino in a romantic work, with a beautiful comedy called "Frankie and Johnny Frankie and Johnny" as a shy non-social waitress Afraid of the relationship with others join the work with a new worker (Al Pacino) Vistmil feelings and works to win her.
She was competing for this role with big star Cathy Bates, but she won the role to win another Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress. In 1991, Michel rejected one of the most famous female roles by rejecting the role of actress Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs ", which was replaced by actress Judy Foster Oscar.
In 1992, Annette Penning appeared to be the first female actor in the Batman Returns series with Michael Keaton and Tim Burton. I learned to use whip ..... !! This year, she rejected the starring role of "The Key Instinct" alongside star Michael Douglas, due to the many inappropriate scenes replaced by starring Sharon Stone.
Instead, she concentrated her efforts on the beautiful work of "Love Field," in which Michel Pfeiffer emerged differently from all her history. Some critics saw this role as one of the best roles.
Love Field
(Lorraine Hollett) is a Dallas-based housewife, obsessed with Jacqueline Kennedy, the wife of late US President John F. Kennedy, to the point of insanity. The president's assassination took her on a long trip to Washington to attend the funeral despite her husband's refusal. To confront the reality that is different from the image of the American media of equality and justice, and face during the trip many of the events that change their previous convictions, especially after accompanying a black man with his child at a time when racism dominated the community (was supposed to play the Negro star Denzel Washington, which withdrew from work before filming began shortly). Winning a third Oscar nomination as the best actress, a Golden Globe nomination and the winner of the Berlin International Film Festival.
The great director Martin Scorsese was chosen for the role of Countess Ellen Olenska, a socially ostracized member of the aristocratic New York society in the late 19th century because of her divorce from her ill-fated husband. Michelle Pfeiffer had been looking for years to work with director Martin. The Age of Innocence, "which took place in 1870 with star Danielle de Lois and the young Winona Ryder in 1993.
She was crowned as the sixth girl to be nominated for the Golden Globe, and was a confirmation of Martin's admiration for her, which he made after her film "Married To The Mob ", was waiting for the opportunity and waiting for the appropriate role since then, and the nomination to confirm the validity of its decision, in addition to winning the Crystal Award this year for the best role of women.
In the same year, she made a number of decisions affecting her own life, including her separation from actor Stevens after a three-year relationship. In March she decided to adopt a baby girl (Claudia Rose) after she decided not to wait longer to have a family. On the 13th of November, she married producer and writer David Kelly (author of the series "Hope of Chicago"). Nine months later, on August 5, was the birthday of their son John Henry (1994).
Seven years after her role in the movie Eastwick Wizards with star Jack Nicholson .. Michel reunited with him in the movie "Wolf Wolf" as the daughter of a rich man admired a person and linked with a relationship later to discover he was a dove. Although the work did not appear to suit the status of the two great stars, some critics had a great praise for them, especially on the performance of the wonderful Pfeiffer, and one of them surprised by the accuracy and realism of Michelle Pfeiffer expressions amazing, and was chosen as the woman of the year for the annual ShoWest Award, As the best actress.
"Dangerous Minds" and the role of Lewin Johnson, a former Navy soldier, is engaged in the education system of a high school in the city center It is up to her to gain the affection of a large number of intelligent teenagers who face social problems that made school neglect inevitable. She was nominated for the MTV Award and won the Blockbuster Award for a dramatic role, and was chosen as the 95th year by the HPT.
General (96) saw three beautiful works, perhaps the most spectacular of which was the wonderful romantic work that brought together the two sides of the success Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert Reed Ford in the film "Up Close & Personal" burned Michelle in this role and provided an unforgettable work, in the words of a critic, A book about a true story by Jessica Savic for a young reporter who moves to Philadelphia in the hope of achieving her ambitions. She meets with her assistant in her troubled career. She works as a secretary and then as a prelude to weather conditions and in the latter a news anchor. Her correspondent is associated with the famous journalist Sally Ford. In one of its most beautiful roles at all.
She appeared as the ghost of Gillian after her death in the film "To Gillian on her 37th birthday" and then this year she signed a very good duet with star George Colonie in one of the best romantic comedy films "Beautiful Day Day" model models and mother of a child and George journalist and father of a child brings them together They were once delayed in reducing their children to a school trip. The blockbuster comedy and romance award this year was the beginning of a breakthrough in the production of their films.
Then produced the great work and the dismal drama "A Thousand hectares A Thousand Acres" (97) revolves around the tragedy of a family torn by three sisters who quarrel about eligibility for the farm and the star Jessica Lang alongside our star and on the other sister little Jennifer Jesse Lai and her father the culprit won this trio Women at Verona Love Film Festival for the Silver Rose Award.
The British magazine Empire ranked # 39 on the top 100.
In 1998 she co-starred with a group of stars (Kilmer, Ralph Vince, Steve Martin, Sandra, Goldblum and Danny Glover) in the cartoon film "Prince of Egypt", in which she also sang the character of Tzipporah.
Three other works she saw in 1999 are whether she loses her youngest son one day in a hustle and suffers psychologically from the consequences of it. Ten years later she encounters her son in the movie "Deep End of the Ocean." Michelle Pfeiffer showed a very moving maternal emotion, She was followed by a role in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Titania Queen of Fairy, and this year she finished with "Story of Us" with Bruce Willis. The film's story revolves around a couple looking back on their marital relationship Over 15 years.
The end of the nineties was with the film "What Lies Beneath" and the big star Harrison Ford, who was known for his rejection of the roles of evil to personal convictions and his response to why he accepted the role as an opportunity to work alongside star Michelle Pfeiffer.
Michelle agreed to play the role of Claire Spencer and won $ 10 million. She was the wife of Norman Spencer (Harrison Ford), who is suspicious of their mysterious new neighbor, especially after his wife disappears inexplicably and begins to hear voices and see mysterious things. Imaginations But things are not going well.
Her role culminated in the third time she won the Blockbuster Award and won a nomination for the Academy Award for Horror and Action Fiction (Saturn).
At the turn of the century, she was a lawyer in the beautiful film "I Am Sam", which tells the story of a mentally retarded man (Oscar star Sean Penn) who wants to retain the right to adopt and raise his daughter (Dakota) Beautiful from the late-onset duo.
Michelle Pfeiffer continued her style of moderation with an average of one film per year. White Oleander in 2002 was one of her most recent acts as the mother of a 15-year-old girl. Her final award was the KFCCC, San Diego (SDFCS), Best Supporting Actress, and the SAG Award.
The year 2003 represents a return to the cartoons, which was shared by Eris in "Sinbad: The Legend of the Seven Seas."
Michelle is a housewife for a family of four who is most important to her from her work. Every day she tries to finish her work early so she can spend more time with her children and prepare dinner for her family.
Michelle Pfeiffer is an active member of the American Cancer Society and the human community. She always supports her and says she feels comfortable. She had a niece who had leukemia for 10 years.
Biography of Michelle Pfeiffer is not just an account of a beautiful and successful star journey; it is the life story of a girl who was taught by a strict father, the character of a girl formed with time to show us a star, was initially just a good face and a magnet in movies, , Respected by everyone who works with it, and a few stars that grow in memory over time.
The most prominent rejection of the star Michelle Pfeiffer roles:
- The Oscar-winning film Bugsy relinquished the role to Anita Penning (ending with Anita's marriage from Warren Betty).
- the famous film Thelma and Louise .. Also rejected the film Lorenzo's Oil to glorify the violence, according to her opinion, both of these roles brought Oscar candidates for Susan Sarndon ... !!
- The months role was in the great work "Silence of the Lambs" which brought the Oscar for the alternative Judy Foster.
- "Basic Instinct", which required that inappropriate scenes be reduced in the film. When this condition was not met, the role was rejected.
- She also rejected the romantic movie "Sleepless In Seattle" because she found the work ridiculous, naive as she put it.
- "Disclosure" which went to star Demi Moore to be alongside Michael Douglas.
- In the final film "Evita", which actually worked on it and trained for months, but gave up the role after the director decided to be produced and photographed outside Los Angeles in the same time that Michelle family cared for her care, so decided to give him to get Madonna.
- Michelle in the beginning of many ads for a number of major companies and was the most prominent publicity for the company Soap Lux and other Ford engines ... !!
- I learned acting at the Beverly Hills Theater.
- was born at 8:11 am PDT time.
- Between neglect in attendance and going to the beach Michelle passed the high school in three years ... !!
- In its beginnings, specifically after the television series "House of the Delta" contacted her agent crying complaining about the quality of the dramatic roles.
- almost died in her childhood after swallowing a bottle of medicine, and strange thing that she exceeded that without going to the hospital, her father was able to address the matter and then returned to sleep calmly ... !!
- The two stars Didi and Lori Pfeiffer Little sisters of Michelle Amtana representation after the first wanted law firm and the other in the press ... !!
- I got her first car in 1965 .. Of the type (Mustang) red color.
- During the filming of the scarred film Michelle Pfeiffer star (Al Pacino) was injured in an accidental accident with a broken cup.
- The British magazine Empire ranked # 39 on the list of the top 100 film stars, and next to its name "Star of the Year"
- Michelle Pfeiffer refused to take part in the film "Lorenzo's Oil". Suzanne Sarndon was nominated for the Oscar at 93, where Michelle was nominated for Love Field.
- The famous film "War Zone" was criticized by some after being accused of being partially reproduced from a film by Michelle "A Thousand Acres" .. !!
- People selected it three times among the top 50 people in the world.
- There was a study to choose beautiful women, and try to find the ideal face with the appropriate dimensions for female beauty through the computer and showed the final results amazing match with star Michelle Pfeiffer topped the list ... !!
- I learned how to tie the clusters of cherries knotted using the tongue while working in the market of Fons Central South California 1974.
- Was a short relationship in the eighties with the star (Val Kilmer) and wrote some poems .. !!
- When Michelle flaps, her veins appear markedly prominent on her left temple.
- The bathtub scene in "What Lies Beneath" took several weeks to cover, so she had to cover her body with oil so she would not spoil her skin while she was underwater for a long time.
- Graduated and her husband often every Saturday for dinner and watching a film in the cinema as a weekly ritual.
- The famous American magazine (News Week) ranked Michelle Pfeiffer as one of the best Hollywood stars of the 20th century.
Awards and Nominations:
Note: Awards are dated relative to the date of the film not to the date of the award.
The proceeds of Michelle Pfeiffer from the awards and nominations nearly 40 and here is a review of the most prominent:
Woman of the Year by HPT (1995)
Woman of the Year Award for ShoWest (1994)
(2002) White Oleander Best Supporting Actress
Critics of San Diego (SDFCS) Winners
Kinsey Critics Awards (KFCCC) .. Win
Representative Guild Award (SAG) .. Nomination
(2000) What Lies Beneath Best Actress
BLOCK BOOSTER AWARDS .. WIN
Awards (Apex) .. Win
Awards
(1996) A Thousand Acres Best Actress
Verona Love Film Festival (together with Jessica Lang and Jennifer Jessen)
(1996) One Fine Day Best Actress
BLOCK BOOSTER AWARDS .. WIN
(1995) The Best Actress
MTV Awards
BLOCK BOOSTER AWARDS .. WIN
(1994) Wolf Best Actress
Awards
(1993) Age of Innocence Best Actress
Win the Crystal Award for Best Female Role
Golden Globe Awards
(1992) Love Field Best Actress
Oscar Awards
Berlin Film Festival
Golden Globe Awards
(1992) Batman Returns Best Supporting Actress
Awards (Apex) .. Win
Awards (Fennecus) .. nomination
Awards (MTV) .. Nomination
(1991) Frankie and Johnny Best Actress
Golden Globe Awards
(1990) Russia House Best Actress
Golden Globe Awards
(1989) Fabulous Baker Boys Best Actress
Awards (Apex) .. Win
Awards (Fennecus) .. Win
Chicago Critics Awards (CFCA) .. Win
National Critics Association Awards (NSFC) .. Win
Los Angeles Critics Awards (LAFCA) .. Win
New York Critics Circle (NYFCC) Win
National Awards Review (NBR) Win
Golden Globe Awards
British Academy Awards (BAFTA) .. Nomination
Oscar Awards
(1988) Dangerous Liaisons Best Supporting Actress
British Academy Awards (BAFTA) .. Win
Oscar Awards
(1988) Tequila Sunrise Best Actress
Apex Awards
(1988) Married to the Mob Best Actress
Awards (Apex) .. Win
Golden Globe Awards
(1982) Grease 2 Best Actress
Young Artist Awards