Editing Michelle Pfeiffer (section)

===1990s===
[[File:Michelle Pfeiffer 1990.jpg|thumb|upright|Pfeiffer at the [[63rd Academy Awards]] in 1990]]
In 1990, Pfeiffer formed her own film production company, Via Rosa Productions, with business partner Kate Guinzburg, whom she had met on the set of ''Sweet Liberty'' (1986). The company was under a picture deal with [[Touchstone Pictures]], a film label of [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]]. That year, Pfeiffer began earning $1 million per film,<ref name="Empire-2010">{{Cite magazine |date=February 1, 2010 |title=She sings! She dances! She acts! – The Fabulous Pfeiffer Girl |url=http://www.gorgeouspfeiffer.com/blog/she-sings-she-dances-she-acts-february-1990/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825064957/http://www.gorgeouspfeiffer.com/blog/she-sings-she-dances-she-acts-february-1990/ |archive-date=August 25, 2017 |access-date=April 29, 2017 |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |via=Gorgeous Pfeiffer}}</ref> and took on the part of the Soviet book editor Katya Orlova in the [[The Russia House (film)|film adaptation]] of [[John le Carré]]'s ''[[The Russia House]]'', with [[Sean Connery]], a role that required her to adopt a Russian accent. For her efforts, she was rewarded with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/88799/the-russia-house#articles-reviews |first=Richard |last=Smith |title=The Russia House |website=Turner Classic Movies |publisher=Time Warner Company |access-date=April 28, 2011}}</ref> Pfeiffer then landed the role of damaged waitress Frankie in [[Garry Marshall]]'s ''[[Frankie and Johnny (1991 film)|Frankie and Johnny]]'' (1991), a film adaptation of [[Terrence McNally]]'s [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] play ''[[Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune]]'', which reunited her with her ''Scarface'' co-star, [[Al Pacino]]. The casting was seen as controversial by many, as Pfeiffer was considered far too beautiful to play an "ordinary" waitress;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/05/25/pfeiffer/index1.html |title=Salon Brilliant Careers #124; The dazzling versatility of Michelle Pfeiffer |website=Salon.com |access-date=October 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208202439/http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/05/25/pfeiffer/index1.html |archive-date=February 8, 2007 }}</ref> [[Kathy Bates]], the original Frankie on Broadway, also expressed disappointment over the producers' choice.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IOkCAAAAMBAJ&q=Kathy%20Bates%20michelle%20pfeiffer%20frankie%20and%20johnny&pg=PA40 |title=Frankie and Johnny brings outrageous romance to a wounded city |first=David |last=Denby |magazine=New York magazine |date=September 23, 1991 |publisher=New York Media, LLC |access-date=May 1, 2011 |issn=0028-7369|volume=24|number=37}}</ref> Pfeiffer herself stated that she took the role because it "wasn't what people would expect of [her]".<ref>{{cite episode |title=Michelle Pfeiffer |series=Inside the Actors Studio |series-link=Inside the Actors Studio |airdate=August 5, 2007 |season=13 |number=16}}</ref> Pfeiffer was once again nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama]] for her performance.

Pfeiffer took on the role of [[Selina Kyle (Batman Returns)|Selina Kyle–Catwoman]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s superhero film ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992), opposite [[Michael Keaton]] and [[Danny DeVito]], after [[Annette Bening]] dropped out because of her pregnancy. For the role, she trained in martial arts and [[kickboxing]]. Pfeiffer received unanimous critical acclaim for her portrayal, which is often referred to as the greatest performance of Catwoman of all time by critics and fans.<ref name="Erbland-2021" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/michelle-pfeiffer-catwoman-best-batman-returns-movie/|title=Batman: Why Michelle Pfeiffer Is The Best Catwoman|last=Cotter|first=Padraig|date=March 29, 2019|website=ScreenRant|access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/best-batman-movie-villains-catwoman-michelle-pfeiffer/|title=Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman Is Still Batman's Best Movie Villain|last=Melrose|first=Kevin|date=June 19, 2017|website=Comic Book Resources|access-date=June 18, 2019|quote=it's Selina's story that imbues Batman Returns with a depth that lifts it above its predecessor, and establishes Pfeiffer's Catwoman as the Caped Crusader's most compelling movie villain of all time.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/michelle-pfeiffer-catwoman-whip/|title=Michelle Pfeiffer Shows Why She's Still The Best Catwoman|last=Diaz|first=Eric|date=April 2, 2019|website=Nerdist|access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bastién |first=Angelica Jade |author-link=Angelica Jade Bastién |date=June 26, 2017 |title=25 Years Later, Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman Is Still the Best Superhero Movie Villain |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/michelle-pfeiffer-catwoman-batman-returns-is-still-the-best-villain.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519203644/https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/michelle-pfeiffer-catwoman-batman-returns-is-still-the-best-villain.html |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=June 8, 2019 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |quote=Pfeiffer's Catwoman is widely seen as the best cinematic take on the character}}</ref> ''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]'' retrospectively stated: "Arguably the outstanding villain of the Tim Burton era, Michelle Pfeiffer's deadly kitten with a whip brought sex to the normally neutered franchise. Her stitched-together, black patent leather costume, based on a sketch of Burton's, remains the character's most iconic look. And Michelle Pfeiffer overcomes ''Batman Returns''{{'}} heavy-handed feminist dialogue to deliver a growling, fierce performance."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.premiere.com/List/The-Best-and-Worst-Batman-Villains/The-Best-Bat-Villains-Catwoman |title=The Best and Worst Batman Villains |magazine=[[Première (magazine)|Première]] |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. |access-date=May 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203105145/http://www.premiere.com/List/The-Best-and-Worst-Batman-Villains/The-Best-Bat-Villains-Catwoman |archive-date=December 3, 2010 }}</ref> ''Batman Returns'' was a big box office success, grossing over US$267&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Batman Returns at Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0103776/ |website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb Company |access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref>

The first film her company produced was the independent drama ''[[Love Field (film)|Love Field]]'', which was released in 1992. Reviewers embraced the film and ''The New York Times'' felt that Pfeiffer was "again demonstrating that she is as subtle and surprising as she is beautiful".<ref>{{cite news|last=Maslin|first=Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/11/movies/review-film-michelle-pfeiffer-in-a-tale-of-a-1960-s-interracial-friendship.html|access-date=February 15, 2024|title=Review/Film; Michelle Pfeiffer in a Tale of a 1960's Interracial Friendship|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 10, 1989}}</ref> For her portrayal of an eccentric [[Dallas, Texas]] housewife, she earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe for Best Actress – Drama and won the [[Silver Bear for Best Actress]] at the [[43rd Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name=lovef>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/work/love-field-30289/awards |title=Love Field – Awards |website=AllMovie |publisher=Rovi Company |access-date=April 28, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Berlinale 1993">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1993/03_preistr_ger_1993/03_Preistraeger_1993.html |title=Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners |access-date=June 1, 2011 |website=Berlinale.de |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015120403/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1993/03_preistr_ger_1993/03_Preistraeger_1993.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In [[Martin Scorsese]]'s period drama ''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|The Age of Innocence]]'' (1993), a [[film adaptation]] of [[Edith Wharton]]'s 1920 [[The Age of Innocence|novel]], Pfeiffer starred with [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] and [[Winona Ryder]], portraying a Countess in upper-class [[New York City]] in the 1870s. For her role, she received the [[Elvira Notari]] Prize at the [[Venice Film Festival]], and a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-14-ca-3168-story.html |title=Pfeiffer spices up award show |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 28, 2011 |first=Jane |last=Galbraith |date=June 14, 1993}}</ref> That year, she was awarded the Women in Film Los Angeles' [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE CRYSTAL AWARD|Crystal Award]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-14-ca-3168-story.html |first=Jane |last=Galbraith |title=Pfeiffer spices up award show |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 14, 1993 |access-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref>

Following the formation of her producing company, Via Rosa Productions, Pfeiffer saw a professional expansion as a producer. While she continued to act steadily throughout the decade, she and her producing partner Guinzburg experienced a winning streak of producing back to back films next under their header. She starred with [[Jack Nicholson]] in the 1994 horror film ''[[Wolf (1994 film)|Wolf]]'', portraying the sardonic and willful interest of a writer who becomes a wolf-man at night after being bitten by a creature. The film was released to a mixed critical reception;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1053942-wolf/ |title=Wolf Movie Reviews, Pictures |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522064754/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1053942-wolf/ |archive-date=May 22, 2010 }}</ref> ''The New York Times'' wrote: "Ms. Pfeiffer's role is underwritten, but her performance is expert enough to make even diffidence compelling."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D02EFDE143DF934A25755C0A962958260 |title=''Wolf'' (1994) Review/Film; Wolf Bites Man; Man Sheds His Civilized Coat |first=Janet |last=Maslin|author-link=Janet Maslin|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 17, 1994 |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> ''Wolf'' was a commercial success, grossing US$65&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|65|1994|r=0}}}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) at the domestic box office and US$131&nbsp;million worldwide (equivalent to ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|131|1994|r=0}}}}&nbsp;million).<ref>{{cite web |title=Wolf at Box Office Mojo |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wolf.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb Company |date=February 10, 2009 |access-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref>

Pfeiffer's next role was that of high school teacher and former [[United States Marine Corps|United States Marine]] [[LouAnne Johnson]] in the drama ''[[Dangerous Minds]]'' (1995),<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nTgDAAAAMBAJ&q=Dangerous%20Minds%20Michelle%20Pfeiffer&pg=PA64 |title=Movies to See |magazine=Jet |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|issn=0021-5996 |volume=88 |number=15 |date=August 21, 1995 |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> co-produced by her company. She appeared as her character in the music video for the soundtrack's lead single, "[[Gangsta's Paradise (song)|Gangsta's Paradise]]" by [[Coolio]], featuring [[L.V. (singer)|L.V.]]; the song won the 1996 [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance]],<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GDgDAAAAMBAJ&q=Gangsta's%20Paradise%20grammy%20award&pg=PA34 |title=Big Winners at 38th Grammy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles |journal=Jet |issn=0021-5996|volume=89|number=18 |date=March 18, 1996 |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> and the video won the [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YzkDAAAAMBAJ&q=Gangsta's%20Paradise%20mtv%20award&pg=PA62 |title=Rap star Coolio, Fugees with win at MTV Awards |magazine=Jet |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|issn=0021-5996|volume=90|number=19 |date=September 23, 1996 |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> While ''Dangerous Minds'' received negative reviews, it was a box office success, grossing US$179.5 million around the globe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dangerousminds.htm|title=Dangerous Minds (1995) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com}}</ref> In 1996, Pfeiffer portrayed Sally Atwater in the romantic drama ''[[Up Close and Personal (film)|Up Close & Personal]]'', with [[Robert Redford]],<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,286973,00.html | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | title=Book Review: Monster, by Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne | date=March 7, 1997 | access-date=April 17, 2020 | archive-date=October 21, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021172639/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,286973,00.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> took on the titular role in the drama ''[[To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday]]'', which was adapted by her husband David Kelley from Michael Brady's play of the same name,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/18/movies/gone-but-not-forgotten.html|title=Gone but Not Forgotten|first=Janet |last=Maslin |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=February 15, 2024|date=October 18, 1996}}</ref> and served as an executive producer and starred as the divorced single mother architect Melanie Parker in the romantic comedy ''[[One Fine Day (1996 film)|One Fine Day]]'', with [[George Clooney]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allmovie.com/work/one-fine-day-136612 |title=One Fine Day |website=AllMovie |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>

Subsequent performances included Rose Cook Lewis in the film adaptation of [[Jane Smiley]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novel ''[[A Thousand Acres (film)|A Thousand Acres]]'' (1997) with [[Jessica Lange]] and [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/thousand_acres/ |title=A Thousand Acres Movie Reviews, Pictures |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228194318/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/thousand_acres/ |archive-date=February 28, 2007 }}</ref> Beth Cappadora in ''[[The Deep End of the Ocean (film)|The Deep End of the Ocean]]'' (1998) about a married couple who found their son who was kidnapped nine years ago;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/deependoftheoceanhowe.htm |first=Desson |last=Howe |title='The Deep End of the Ocean' (PG-13) |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 12, 1999 |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> [[Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Titania]] the Queen of the Fairies in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999 film)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (1999) with [[Kevin Kline]], [[Rupert Everett]] and [[Stanley Tucci]];<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/051499dream-film-review.html |first=Janet |last=Maslin|author-link=Janet Maslin|title=''A Midsummer Night's Dream'': A 'Dream' of Foolish Mortals |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 14, 1999 |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> and Katie Jordan in [[Rob Reiner]]'s comedy drama ''[[The Story of Us (1999 film)|The Story of Us]]'' (1999) with [[Bruce Willis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allmovie.com/work/the-story-of-us-180987 |title=The Story of Us (film) |website=AllMovie |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref> ''A Thousand Acres'' and ''The Deep End of the Ocean'' were also produced by Via Rosa Productions. Pfeiffer voiced [[Tzipporah]], a shepherdess who becomes the wife of Moses (voiced by [[Val Kilmer]]), in [[DreamWorks Animation]]'s ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998), a musical adaptation based on the [[Book of Exodus]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|date=December 18, 1998|title=High Fidelity From 'Prince'|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/reviews/princeofegyptosullivan.htm?movieslede=y|access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Lovell|first=Glenn|date=December 10, 1998|title=Film Review: 'The Prince of Egypt'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/the-prince-of-egypt-1117487966/|access-date=November 19, 2021}}</ref> She also recorded the film's theme song "[[When You Believe]]",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Welkos |first=Robert W. |date=February 24, 1999 |title=Oscar's Big Song Squabble |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-24-ca-11051-story.html |access-date=December 20, 2023}}</ref> for which songwriter [[Stephen Schwartz]] won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yeend |first=Adam J. |author-link=Adam J. Yeend |date=Aug 1, 2023 |title='The Prince of Egypt' Directors Look Back on Their Animated Landmark 25 Years Later (Exclusive) |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/the-prince-of-egypt-25-year-anniversary-interview |access-date=December 20, 2023 |website=[[Oscars.org]]}}</ref> ''The Prince of Egypt'' was released to critical and commercial success,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sanchez |first=Rick |date=December 15, 1999 |title=Prince of Egypt, The |work=[[IGN]] |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/15/prince-of-egypt-the |access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref> but [[Kenneth Turan]] found the film's modernization of Pfeiffer's character into a "feisty [[Protofeminism|protofeminist]]" to be problematic.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |author-link=Kenneth Turan |date=December 18, 1992 |title='Egypt': The Newest Testament |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-18-ca-55112-story.html |access-date=December 20, 2023}}</ref>