In her interview: "There are so many people that go into the making of an actor's career, and first and foremost I want to thank my mother, who isn't here right now," Pfeiffer said. "But she ... forcefully preached to me every day the importance of having a career."
Pfeiffer said her mother would tell her, "You need to have a career before you get married."
In "Stardust" Pfeiffer plays a chillingly powerful evil witch who hopes to use a fallen star to achieve eternal youth and beauty. Pfeiffer can be currently seen in theaters as the racist former beauty queen Velma Von Tussle in "Hairspray."
In the romantic comedy "I Could Never Be Your Woman," set for release Sept. 15, Pfeiffer plays a mother who falls for a younger man (Paul Rudd) while her daughter (Saoirse Ronan) falls in love for the first time.
Born April 29, 1958, in Santa Ana, and raised in the unincorporated Orange County community of Midway City, Pfeiffer graduated from Fountain Valley High School in 1976, then briefly studied court reporting at Golden West College before dropping out to pursue an acting career.
She is married to TV producer David E. Kelley, whose small screen credits include "The Practice," "Ally McBeal" and "Boston Legal."
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