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Pfeiffer, Michelle Marie (Pfeiffer, Michelle)

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Born: 1958 AD
Currently alive, at 54 years of age.

Nationality: American
Categories: Actresses

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1958 – She was born on the 29th day of April in Santa Ana, California. American actress.

1976 – She attended Vista View Middle School, Fountain Valley High School and Mater Dei.

         - Studied acting under Geraldine Page at workshop at LA's Ahmanson Theater.

1978 – She won the Miss Orange County beauty pageant.

         - Pfeiffer acquired an agent, who helped her secure television commercial parts and small movie roles before she made her mark in Hollywood.

1980 – She starred in a string of box-office and critical hits including "Lady Hawke", "The Witches of East wick", "Married to the Mob", "Tequila Sunrise" and many others.

1981 – She married Peter Horton on October 5th, but they divorced 7 years later at the height of her career.

1988 – She won the British Academy Award for "Dangerous Liaisons".

1983 – She was noted for her Hollywood film performances in “Scar face".

1993 – She won the Silver Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival for her movie “Love Field”.

         - Married to David E. Kelley on November 13th.

1995 – She was given the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award by Harvard University for her contribution to the performing arts.

1999 - Joined the 12 million dollar club alongside Meg Ryan and Jodie Foster.

2001 – She starred opposite Sean Penn in "I Am Sam".

2002 – Alongside Renée Zellweger and Robin Wright Penn in "White Oleander", which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress.

         - Michelle recently turned down the role as the White Witch in blockbuster "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe".

2006 – After a long absence from the spotlight, Pfeiffer returned to acting. Her first round of projects teamed her with director Amy Heckerling in the romantic comedy "I Could Never Be Your Woman" opposite Paul Rudd.

2007 – Receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 6th.

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