What are the best Michelle Pfeiffer performances of all time?

By YPB Team

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) — ranked #11
    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) — ranked #22
    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) — ranked #33
    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) — ranked #44
    Batman Returns (1992)
    Pfeiffer iconic and ferociously physical portrayal of Catwoman remains one of cinemas definitive superhero performances.
  5. The Witches of Eastwick (1987) — ranked #55
    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) — ranked #66
    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) — ranked #77
    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) — ranked #88
    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) — ranked #99
    White Oleander (2002)
    Pfeiffer plays a narcissistic poet whose imprisonment forces her daughter to navigate a series of foster homes alone.
  10. Hairspray (2007) — ranked #1010
    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) — ranked #1111
    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) — ranked #1212
    What Lies Beneath (2000)
    Pfeiffer carries this supernatural thriller as a woman who begins experiencing strange visions in her lakeside home.
  13. Mother! (2017) — ranked #1313
    Mother! (2017)
    Pfeiffer plays the older, seductive Woman who arrives uninvited and slowly unravels the household in Aronofskys divisive allegory.

Comments

Everywhere else the Batman entry stands on Batman; here it qualifies on Catwoman, three years after Pfeiffer lost to Jessica Tandy: https://youpick.best/articles/batman-ranked-many-ways

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