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Michelle Pfeiffer: Roles
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Michelle Pfeiffer’s initial move toward show business was her participation in the 1978 Miss Orange County beauty pageant. She eventually won and entered the state competition of Miss California, but failed to pick up the title. Instead, she became acquainted with an agent, who got her roles in TV commercials and cameo spots.
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Michelle Pfeiffer sinks her teeth into the role of villain in New Line Cinema's Hairspray directed by Adam Shankman. Pfeiffer stars as the scheming mother of the star of a teen dance show who finds her daughter's place in the spotlight in jeopardy when the new girl on the scene wins over audiences and charms the daughter's hunky boyfriend.
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MoviesOnline sat down with Michelle Pfeiffer at the Los Angeles press day for "Hairspray†to talk about her new film. Pfeiffer, who was the filmmakers’ first choice for the role of the scheming Velma Von Tussle, is joined by a stellar cast that includes John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Paul Dooley, and Nikki Blonsky. "I think people are really going to be taken by how funny Michelle is in this movie,†says director/co-choreographer Adam Shankman. "If they’ve forgotten that she can sing and dance, too, they’re in for quite a ride.â€
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Rumor has it that Michelle has joined the cast of the remake of the Broadway musical "Hairspray" to play the role of Velma Von Tussle. Three other lovely famous actors and singers were assigned to this project. They are John Travolta, Queen Latifah and Rowan Atkinson. So this will be quite an amusement!
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In 1979, Pfeiffer made her TV film debut with the supporting turn of Tricia in The Solitary Man, and had her first regular role in the short-lived ABC sitcom “Delta House,” as the Bombshell. She made her big screen debut by playing Suzie Q in the comedy The Hollywood Knights (1980). After several roles on TV, Pfeiffer landed a starring role as the leader of the girl gang Pink Lady in the sequel of Grease, Grease 2 (1982). She followed it up with the female lead of Isabeau d’Anjou in the refreshing fantasy movie Ladyhawke (1985, starring Matthew Broderick and Rutger Hauer), the supporting role of Elvira Hancock in Brian De Palma’s brutal Scarface (1983, starring Al Pacino and Steven Bauer) and Faith Healy in Alan Alda’s Sweet Liberty (1986).
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MICHELLE PFEIFFER plans to follow in the footsteps of NICOLE KIDMAN and KEVIN SPACEY by landing a role in a London theatre production. The Stardust actress is reportedly in talks with producers at the Nimax theatre in the British capital to star in a West End production. A source tells British newspaper the Daily Telegraph, "She feels that this would be a great way of expanding her range and reminding people that she is a serious actress."
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