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Michelle Pfeiffer, Michelle Pfeiffer (pronounced /ˈfaɪfər/; born April 29, 1958) is a three-time Oscar nominated American actress. She made her screen debut in 1980, but first garnered mainstream attention with her stunning entrance down an elevator in Scarface (1983). She rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s with a series of versatile and critically-acclaimed performances in the films Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Married to the Mob (1988), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Russia House (1990), Frankie and Johnny (1991), Love Field (1992), Batman Returns (1992), and The Age of Innocence (1993).The much talked about scene in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) in which Pfeiffer drapes herself on top of a grand piano to sing Makin Whoopee is a minor classic, while her performance as Catwoman in Tim Burtons Batman Returns (1992) has become iconic.Michelle Pfeiffer has won numerous awards for her work, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama for The Fabulous Baker Boys, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Dangerous Liaisons, and the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Love Field; each of these films also resulted in a nomination for an Academy Award. She recieved a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 6th, 2007. Her star is located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.In 1990, Michelle Pfeiffer graced the cover of People magazines first ever 50 Most Beautiful People in the World issue. She again graced the cover of the annual issue in 1999, having made the Most Beautiful list a record six times during the decade (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999). Pfeiffer is also the first celebrity to have made the cover of the annual issue two times, and the only one to have graced the cover twice during the 1990s.