Pfeiffer is one tuff lady. There are very few beauties that have had to work so hard in the film industry before making it to the big time. She was first seen as a babe, not a classic beauty, and not an actress. This bad rap unfortunately hindered her career in its tracks, just when she was ready to get rolling. But, in 1985 she showed major potential, in "Into The Night." Then, at the turn of the decade, she starred in several blockbuster movies, delivering stellar dramatic performances: "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988), "Married To The Mob" (1988), "The Fabulous Baker Boys", (1989), and "The Russia House" (1989).

Through the rest of the nineties, she's completed a few films that show her strength and the desire to be respected, like 1996 's "Dangerous Minds", and the early 90 's "Batman" series, playing the seductive and sultry cat-woman. On Pfeiffer, Jack Nicholson said, "You couldn't really say Michelle is glacial, but there's obviously something oscillating below the surface there." (CD)