What are the best Michelle Pfeiffer performances of all time?

She has played mob wives, Catwoman, and a dangerous aristocrat with equal conviction — Pfeiffer filmography stretches from 1980s crime epics to modern prestige drama. Which performance is her finest?

1

Scarface (1983)

Pfeiffer plays Elvira Hancock, the glamorous and tragically hollow trophy wife of Miami drug lord Tony Montana.

2

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

Pfeiffer received an Oscar nomination for her sultry turn as lounge singer Susie Diamond, most memorably draped across a piano.

3

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Pfeiffer plays the virtuous Madame de Tourvel, whose downfall at the hands of an aristocratic libertine earned her an Oscar nomination.

4

Batman Returns (1992)

Pfeiffer iconic and ferociously physical portrayal of Catwoman remains one of cinemas definitive superhero performances.

5

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Pfeiffer plays Sukie Ridgemont, one of three small-town women who fall under the seductive spell of a mysterious stranger.

6

The Age of Innocence (1993)

Pfeiffer plays Countess Ellen Olenska, a free-spirited woman whose return to 1870s New York society ignites forbidden desire.

7

Frankie and Johnny (1991)

Pfeiffer plays a guarded short-order cook who cautiously opens her heart to an ex-convict cook in this tender romance.

8

Married to the Mob (1988)

Pfeiffer shines in this quirky crime comedy as a mob widow trying to escape her late husbands criminal world.

9

White Oleander (2002)

Pfeiffer plays a narcissistic poet whose imprisonment forces her daughter to navigate a series of foster homes alone.

10

Hairspray (2007)

Pfeiffer plays the scheming Velma Von Tussle, the deliciously evil mother determined to keep her daughter on top of the teen TV dance show.

11

Stardust (2007)

Pfeiffer plays the terrifying witch Lamia with scenery-chewing menace and unexpected dark comedy in this beloved fantasy adventure.

12

What Lies Beneath (2000)

Pfeiffer carries this supernatural thriller as a woman who begins experiencing strange visions in her lakeside home.

13

Mother! (2017)

Pfeiffer plays the older, seductive Woman who arrives uninvited and slowly unravels the household in Aronofskys divisive allegory.