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Michelle Pfeiffer
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April 29, 1958 in Santa Ana, CA
Biography:With a rare beauty that has inspired countless platitudes and an almost-permanent place on People's Fifty Most Beautiful list, "Michelle Pfeiffer" had to work long and hard before getting respect for her talent, rather than mere adulation for her looks. Born April 29, 1957, in Santa Ana, CA, Pfeiffer got her first taste of fame in her late teens, when she won both the Miss Orange County beauty contest and then the title of Miss Los Angeles. After high school, Pfeiffer went to college for a year, deciding that she wanted to become a court reporter. It was while working in a supermarket that Pfeiffer realized that acting was her true calling and she auditioned for commercials and modeling assignments while she attended acting school.

Pfeiffer debuted before the cameras in a one-line role on the TV series "Fantasy Island" and went on to a string of bit parts on TV. She debuted on... Full Biography

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Michelle Pfeiffer attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Stardust" at Paramount Studios on July 29,...
Michelle Pfeiffer, left, and husband David E. Kelley attend the premiere of "Hairspray" at the...
Michelle Pfeiffer attends the New York premiere of "Hairspray" at the Ziegfeld Theater on July 16,...
Michelle Pfeiffer is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Calif., on Aug....
Michelle Pfeiffer attends the premiere of "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" at the Beekman Theatre...
Michelle Pfeiffer photographed in 1985
Michelle Pfeiffer as Velma von Tussle in "Hairspray" (New Line Cinema)
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