Michelle Pfeiffer Net Worth

Michelle Pfeiffer Net Worth

Michelle Pfeiffer's Net Worth is 80 million

1978-1980

In 1978, she won the Miss Orange County Pageant and was the sixth finalist at the Miss California pageant. Following the show, she hired an acting agent and auditioned for acting roles.

She began acting with a few small roles in sitcoms like ‘Fantasy Island’, ‘Delta House’ and ‘B.A.D. Cats’. In 1980, she appeared in the rom-com film, ‘Falling in Love Again’, where she played the role of ‘Sue Wellington’. That year she was also seen in ‘The Hollywood Nights’, an American comedy film directed by Floyd Mutrux.

1981-1982

In 1981, she played a small role in ‘Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen’, a film directed by Clive Donner. She took acting lessons at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in Los Angeles and during this time, she continued to audition for bigger roles and appeared in several television movies. In 1982, she played the role of Stephanie Zinone in the American musical film ‘Grease 2’, directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch. The film went on to become a critical and commercial failure.

1983-1988

In 1983, she bagged her first breakthrough role in ‘Scarface’, a crime film directed by Oliver Stone and produced by Martin Bregman. Even though the film received moderate success, she was noticed and appreciated by critics. In 1985, she acted in the movie ‘Ladyhawke’, a fantasy film starring Matthew Broderick and Rutger Hauer. In 1987, she starred in the ‘The Witches of Eastwick’, a comedy-fantasy film directed by George Miller. The film was a commercial box office hit and also starred Jack Nicholson. In 1988, she delivered an award-winning performance as ‘Angela de Marco’ in ‘Married to Mob’, directed by Jonathan Demme. She played the role of ‘Madame de Tourvel’ in the Academy Award nominated film ‘Dangerous Liaisons’, which was based on a play titled ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’.

1989-1993

In 1989, she earned an Academy Award nomination for her role as ‘Susie Diamond’ in the film ‘The Fabulous Baker Boys’, a musical film written and directed by Steve Kloves.

In 1990, she appeared in ‘The Russia House’, a movie based on John le Carre’s novel of the same title. Her role as ‘Katya Orlova’ required her to adopt a Russian accent and her efforts paid off when she was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her performance.

In 1991, she acted along with Al Pacino in the Garry Marshall film, ‘Frankie and Johnny’; a film inspired by the hit Broadway play ‘Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune’.

In 1992, she garnered international acclaim with her role as ‘Catwoman’ in the blockbuster hit of that year ‘Batman Returns’, a sequel to the film ‘Batman’, directed by Tim Burton.

In 1993, she played the part of ‘Countess Ellen Olenska’ in ‘The Age of Innocence’, a Martin Scorsese film based on Edith Wharton’s novel of the same title.

2007-2012

In 2007, she appeared in the commercially successful box office hit, ‘Hairspray’.

In 2012, she appeared in films like ‘Dark Shadows’ and ‘People Like US’.