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Batman Returns, Birthday, Catwoman, Dangerous Liaisons, Happy Birthday, Michelle Pfeiffer, Scarface, The Age of Innocence, The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Witches of Eastwick, What Lies Beneath
Today marks the 55th birthday of Michelle Pfeiffer, one of my favourite actresses. Over the years, she has been a beautiful and versatile presence on movie screens. She can be funny, touching, slinky and poignant. Her filmography is a cavalcade of varied roles that show the many facets of her ability and constantly surprise us with her range. Her many roles are too many to name, but I have chosen some to specially mention as a tribute to this wonderful woman and her career. Here they are:
As the dejected and cocaine-addicted wife of a drugs baron in Scarface.
As Suki, one of the three loved-starved Witches of Eastwick.
As the virtuous and naive victim in a game of lust and deceit in the period romance Dangerous Liaisons.She received an Oscar nomination for her work in this film.
Iconic as the slinky and dangerous Catwoman in Batman Returns. There have been many incarnations of this character, but in my eyes Pfeiffer is the ultimate Catwoman.
Sizzling across the screen as a seductive lounge singer who comes between two musical brothers in The Fabulous Baker Boys. A second Oscar nomination came her way for her work in this comedy.
As the ostracized countess who falls for her cousin’s husband in The Age of Innocence.
As a woman who comes to believe her house is haunted in the horror film What Lies Beneath.
There are many more roles I could list but I would need a lot of pages. So whatever your opinion, please give it. What is your favourite performance by Pfeiffer? What in your eyes makes her a great actress? Hope you enjoy the post.
vinnieh 
Scarface and Age of Innocence are my two favorites movies with her.
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Thanks, two very good choices there.
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I loved her in White Oleander 🙂 And you already mentioned it but Batman Returns as Catwoman is one of my absolute fave roles.
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Thanks, I’ll have to give White Oleander a watch. Like you said Catwoman is a great role.
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I share your admiration of Michelle and like you I could have listed many favourite Pfeiffer pfilms, because NO ONE, and I say NO ONE, has ever matched and will ever match her wonderful work in her late 80s and early ’90s days:
Dangerous Liaisons, Married to the Mob, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Frankie & Johnny, Batman Returns and The Age of Innocence. Unbeatable stuff. Michelle has such incomparable star charisma and depth. She is and will always be the best. So different. So real. So magnificent.
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Thanks for your positive comment, glad you liked the post.
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Happy belated birthday Michelle Pfeiffer! She’s a terrific actress and boy she still looks so beautiful for her age. I like her in The Age of Innocence, Up Close and Personal, and One Fine Day. Oh, she’s my favorite Catwoman too! 🙂
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Thanks, she certainly is still beautiful for her age.
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I loved her in Sam I Am and Age of Innocence. Breathtaking, whatever she does.
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Thanks, she really does have such presence when she’s on the screen.
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