Editing Michelle Pfeiffer (section)

==Public image==
Pfeiffer has been described as one of the world's most beautiful and talented actresses.<ref name="Rivas-2021" /><ref>{{multiref|Various sources expressing similar sentiments about Pfeiffer's perceived beauty and talent:
|{{Cite web |last=Wills |first=Dominic |title=Michelle Pfeiffer Biography |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/michelle_pfeiffer_biog/4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926071520/http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/michelle_pfeiffer_biog/4 |archive-date=September 26, 2008 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |website=[[Tiscali]] |quote=Michelle, renowned as the most beautiful actress in the world|ref=none}}
|{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Roger |date=August 9, 2007 |title=Pfeiffer wins acclaim in return to films |work=[[The Post and Courier]] |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/features/pfeiffer-wins-acclaim-in-return-to-films/article_b0586bd8-fa77-5e2b-998b-dd69e50c9b32.html |access-date=November 23, 2022 |quote=one of the most beautiful women in the movies|ref=none}}
|{{Cite web |last=Karasyov |first=Caroline Doyle |date=October 2022 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer Tells All |url=http://www.gorgeouspfeiffer.com/blog/michelle-pfeiffer-tells-all-october-2002/ |access-date=November 23, 2022 |website=[[Harper’s Bazaar]] |via=Gorgeous Pfeiffer |quote=generally regarded as one of the most beautiful and talented women in Hollywood|ref=none}}
|{{Cite news |last=Longsdorf |first=Amy |date=January 19, 2002 |title=Legally Mean |work=[[The Morning Call]] |url=https://www.mcall.com/2002/01/19/legally-mean-beauty-michelle-pfeiffer-becomes-tough-lawyer-in-new-film/ |access-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518055334/http://articles.mcall.com/2002-01-19/entertainment/3398489_1_beauty-michelle-pfeiffer-rita-yoga |archive-date=May 18, 2018 |quote=one of Hollywood's most beautiful and talented actresses|url-status=live |ref=none}}
|{{Cite news |last=Saltman |first=Jennifer |date=Jul 16, 2010 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer: the actress for whom ageing holds no fear |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/michelle-pfeiffer-the-actress-for-whom-ageing-holds-no-fear-1.587437 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |quote=Regularly cited as one of the world's most beautiful women|ref=none}}
|{{Cite news |last=Sieczkowski |first=Cavan |date=September 16, 2013 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer On Aging In Hollywood: 'It Can Wreak Havoc On Your Psyche' |work=[[HuffPost]] |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michelle-pfeiffer-aging-hollywood_n_3934242?ri18n=true&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIm9xPbkIb8WoaMj2ej3_8T6SeJxYMombTnPyTaQ09ZAJfyM0E8oeOEe5tXgF5NVNi8iEWvjYgBCoBLwYEf_D4g4tylHW8FCgIgxdFwW226YW0nlQqFHVFMY8Guoco8yT7m01jOuFv_boXS05iNLmFIo5ulYbYfAGcmuOPf1CiFE |access-date=November 23, 2022 |quote=The 55-year-old has been referred to as one of the world's most beautiful women over the course of her career.|ref=none}}
|{{Cite news |last=White |first=Donna |date=March 4, 2001 |title=Michelle's the Perfect 1.618; Screen star measures up to doc's beauty test. |work=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]] |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MICHELLE%27S+THE+PERFECT+1.618%3B+Screen+star+measures+up+to+doc%27s+beauty...-a071116903 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |quote=Michelle Pfeiffer is officially the most beautiful woman in the world. |via=[[The Free Library]]|ref=none}}
|{{Cite news |date=October 7, 2011 |title=I'm all for Botox, admits Michelle |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |url=https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/style-beauty/beauty/im-all-for-botox-admits-michelle-1152830 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |quote=considered one of the beautiful actresses of her generation}}
|{{Cite news |last=Berk |first=Philip |date=August 9, 2018 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer makes a comeback after a 10-year hiatus |work=[[The Jakarta Post]] |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/08/09/michelle-pfeiffer-makes-a-comeback-after-a-10-year-hiatus.html |access-date=November 23, 2022 |quote=Once considered the most beautiful actress in Hollywood|ref=none}}
|{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=April 12, 1985 |title=Film: ''Ladyhawke'', A Medieval Tale |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/12/movies/film-ladyhawke-a-medieval-tale.html |access-date=November 23, 2022 |quote=Miss Pfeiffer, who may well be the most beautiful woman in movies today|ref=none}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Siegler |first=Bonnie |date=October 2, 2023 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer Young: A Look Back Through Her Glamorous Hollywood Evolution |url=https://www.firstforwomen.com/entertainment/celebrities/michelle-pfeiffer-young |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727002905/https://www.firstforwomen.com/entertainment/celebrities/michelle-pfeiffer-young |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=July 26, 2024 |work=[[First for Women]] |quote=Michelle Pfeiffer has been one of Hollywood’s most talented and stunning stars since the early ’80s.}}</ref> After being [[Typecasting|typecast]] in early roles based on her appearance,<ref name="Russell-1990">{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Candice |date=March 25, 1990 |title=Flirting with Oscar |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-03-25-9001310550-story.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408075147/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-03-25-9001310550-story.html |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=[[Sun-Sentinel]]}}</ref> she initially struggled to convince directors to take her seriously as an actor,<ref name="Brown-2009" /> and thus sought out more challenging opportunities.<ref name="Hirshey-1992" /> Journalists Candice Russell of the ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' and Rachel Syme of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' observed that, early in her career, critics regularly undermined Pfeiffer's work by focusing on her appearance instead of her acting.<ref name="Syme-2021" /><ref name="Russell-1990" />

Pfeiffer was considered one of the leading [[sex symbol]]s of the 1980s and 1990s,<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 17, 2009 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer wears her years with pride in 'Cheri' |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2009/06/17/michelle-pfeiffer-wears-her-years-with-pride-in-cheri/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 22, 2024 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |quote=one of the screen's leading sex symbols of the '80s and '90s.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 5, 2013 |title=Looking great for my age is ok now, says Michelle Pfeiffer |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/looking-great-for-my-age-is-ok-now-says-michelle-pfeiffer-113090500794_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120032024/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/looking-great-for-my-age-is-ok-now-says-michelle-pfeiffer-113090500794_1.html |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 4, 2013 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer, 55, On Aging: 'Looking Great For My Age is OK Now' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/michelle-pfeiffer-55-aging-great-age-now/story?id=20156083 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328122431/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/michelle-pfeiffer-55-aging-great-age-now/story?id=20156083 |archive-date=March 28, 2024 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 17, 2019 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer Is Still Smoldering Hot |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/06/michelle-pfeiffer-is-still-smoldering-hot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060805/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/06/michelle-pfeiffer-is-still-smoldering-hot |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref> and several publications dubbed her one of the era's "[[It girl]]s".<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Berk |first=Philip |author-link=Philip Berk |date=February 15, 2021 |title=Nominee Profile 2021: Michelle Pfeiffer, "French Exit" |url=https://goldenglobes.com/articles/nominee-profile-2021-michelle-pfeiffer-french-exit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119072516/https://goldenglobes.com/articles/nominee-profile-2021-michelle-pfeiffer-french-exit/ |archive-date=November 19, 2023 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |website=[[Golden Globes]]}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine |last=Pieri |first=Kerry |date=April 29, 2015 |title=7 Standouts of Michelle Pfeiffer's Cinematic Style |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a10733/7-standouts-of-michelle-pfeiffers-cinematic-style/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120035346/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a10733/7-standouts-of-michelle-pfeiffers-cinematic-style/ |archive-date=November 20, 2023 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]}}</ref> In 1990, Pfeiffer appeared on the inaugural cover of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's annual "[[People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|50 Most Beautiful People in the World]]" issue.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=April 18, 2017|title=People's Annual 'Most Beautiful' List – 1990 - Michelle Pfeiffer|url=https://etcanada.com/photos/99661/peoples-annual-most-beautiful-list/#image-87336|access-date=February 10, 2021|website=[[Entertainment Tonight Canada]]|archive-date=June 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622135604/https://etcanada.com/photos/99661/peoples-annual-most-beautiful-list/#image-87336|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="People-1999" /> She has been featured in the "Most Beautiful" issue a record-breaking six times throughout the decade (from 1990 to 1993, and in 1996 and 1999).<ref name="People-1999">{{cite magazine |date=May 10, 1999 |title=The Unstoppable Michelle Pfeiffer – Most Beautiful, Michelle Pfeiffer |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20128142,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004715/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20128142,00.html |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |access-date=October 23, 2008 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> In 2004, the magazine named her one of the most beautiful women of all time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2004 |title=All-Time Most Beautiful Women – Michelle Pfeiffer |url=https://people.com/celebrity/all-time-most-beautiful-women/?slide=2000910#2000910 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109012621/https://people.com/celebrity/all-time-most-beautiful-women/?slide=2000910#2000910 |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> In 2011, the ''[[Los Angeles Times Magazine]]'' featured her among the "50 Most Beautiful Women in Film".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011 |title=The 50 Most Beautiful Women in Film |url=http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2011/02/50-most-beautiful-women-in-film.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514150846/http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2011/02/50-most-beautiful-women-in-film.html |archive-date=May 14, 2011 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times Magazine]]}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Vogue Paris]]'' listed Pfeiffer as one of the 21 most beautiful American actresses of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garrigues |first=Manon |date=July 3, 2020 |title=The most beautiful American actresses of all time |url=https://www.vogue.fr/fashion-culture/fashion-exhibitions/diaporama/the-most-beautiful-american-actresses-of-all-time-marilyn-monroe-grace-kelly-audrey-hepburn-lauren-bacall/52073?image=5c36108918a6fdc161e4530e |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408015752/https://www.vogue.fr/fashion-culture/fashion-exhibitions/diaporama/the-most-beautiful-american-actresses-of-all-time-marilyn-monroe-grace-kelly-audrey-hepburn-lauren-bacall/52073?image=5c36108918a6fdc161e4530e |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=April 1, 2021 |website=[[Vogue Paris]]}}</ref> ''[[Men's Health]]'' ranked Pfeiffer 45th and 67th on their all-time hottest women and sex symbol rankings, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=November 22, 2013 |title=The 100 Hottest Women of All Time |url=http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time/slide/57 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424140102/http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time/slide/57 |archive-date=April 24, 2017 |access-date=April 23, 2017 |website=[[Men's Health]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 1, 2020 |title=The 100 Hottest Sex Symbols of All Time |url=https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/g19547274/hottest-women-all-time/?slide=67 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004715/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20128142,00.html |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |access-date=February 15, 2021 |website=[[Men's Health]]}}</ref> Pfeiffer has been famously self-deprecating about her own appearance,<ref name="Empire-2010" /><ref name="Hirshey-1992" /> at times mocking her trademark features.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last1=Hefa |first1=Kiran |last2=Hogan |first2=Kate |date=September 28, 2009 |title=35 All-Time Screen Beauties |url=https://people.com/celebrity/35-all-time-screen-beauties/#2093195 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730092123/https://people.com/celebrity/35-all-time-screen-beauties/#2093195 |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> At least two of her films, ''Stardust'' (2007) and ''Chéri'' (2009), explore beautiful, youth-obsessed women struggling to accept aging, themes Pfeiffer personally identified with.<ref name="Diu-2013">{{Cite news |last=Diu |first=Nisha Lilia |date=November 5, 2013 |title=Interview: Michelle Pfeiffer, 'I was in a cult' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10417047/Interview-Michelle-Pfeiffer-I-was-in-a-cult.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10417047/Interview-Michelle-Pfeiffer-I-was-in-a-cult.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |access-date=April 22, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> According to several plastic surgeons, she possesses some of the most requested celebrity features among clients.<ref name="Mueller-2009" /> In 2001, plastic surgeon [[Stephen R. Marquardt]] declared Pfeiffer the most beautiful face in Hollywood.<ref name="Marx-2023" /><ref name="Todd-2018">{{Cite web |last=Todd |first=Stephen |date=August 20, 2018 |title=Perfection exhibition: how far we will go to look good in this Instagram age? |url=https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/perfection-exhibition-how-far-we-will-go-to-look-good-in-this-instagram-age-20180816-h1425m |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208202143/https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/perfection-exhibition-how-far-we-will-go-to-look-good-in-this-instagram-age-20180816-h1425m |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=August 8, 2021 |website=[[Australian Financial Review]]}}</ref> Nicknamed the "golden ratio", Marquardt claims Pfeiffer's face adheres to a mathematical formula in which he determined a person's ideal mouth is 1.618 times as wide as their nose.<ref name="Todd-2018" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2001 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer, scientifically, the most beautiful woman in the world |url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-michelle-pfeiffer-cientificamente-mujer-mas-bella-mundo-200103070300-16658_noticia.html&prev=search&pto=aue |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808145032/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-michelle-pfeiffer-cientificamente-mujer-mas-bella-mundo-200103070300-16658_noticia.html&prev=search&pto=aue |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |access-date=August 8, 2021 |website=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]] |language=Spanish}}</ref> Several outlets have commented on Pfeiffer's perceived ability to physically age slowly.<ref>{{multiref|Various sources describing Pfeiffer as "ageless":
|{{Cite web|last=Finn|first=Jessica|date=January 14, 2021|title=Michelle Pfeiffer shares ageless photo as she enjoys special reunion|url=https://ca.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/20210114104632/michelle-pfeiffer-ageless-photo-in-reunion-with-loved-ones/|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=[[Hello! Canada]]|ref=none}}
* {{Cite web|last=Tracy|first=Brianne|date=March 28, 2017|title=Wow! Michelle Pfeiffer, 58, Proves She's an Ageless Beauty on Interview Magazine Cover|url=https://people.com/movies/michelle-pfeiffer-interview-magazine-cover/|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|ref=none}}
|{{Cite web|last=Paris|first=Calin Van|date=September 17, 2017|title=Michelle Pfeiffer Is Impossibly Ageless on the 2017 Emmys Red Carpet|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/michelle-pfeiffer-emmy-awards-red-carpet-beauty-los-angeles|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|ref=none}}
|{{Cite news|last=Barlow|first=Helen|date=June 29, 2009|title=Michelle Pfeiffer: ageless beauty|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/michelle-pfeiffer-ageless-beauty-20090629-d28b.html|access-date=August 27, 2021|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}
|{{Cite news|last=Jones|first=Zoe|date=December 7, 2008|title=The Cast of ''Scarface'', Then and Now|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/scarface-cast-now-al-pacino-michelle-pfeiffer-more-1124833/michelle-pfeiffer-5/|access-date=November 8, 2021|quote=Michelle Pfeiffer is hailed not only for her acting but also for her seeming ability not to age|ref=none}}}}</ref>

Famously private like the characters she plays,<ref name="Stone-2012">{{Cite magazine |last1=Stone |first1=Peter |last2=Kelsey |first2=Colleen |date=May 9, 2012 |title=New Again: Michelle Pfeiffer |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-michelle-pfeiffer/#_ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430150412/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/new-again-michelle-pfeiffer/#_ |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=April 23, 2017 |magazine=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]}}</ref><ref name="Goldstein-2010">{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Gary |date=February 19, 2010 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/michelle-pfeiffer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123033432/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/michelle-pfeiffer/ |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |access-date=February 11, 2021 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |quote=She has proven as adept in comedies ("Married to the Mob") and musicals ("Hairspray") as she has in serious dramas ("White Oleander", "The Deep End of the Ocean") and period pieces ("The Age of Innocence").}}</ref><ref name="TCM-2023a">{{Cite web |title=Michelle Pfeiffer |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/151595%7C0/Michelle-Pfeiffer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203150709/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/151595%7C0/Michelle-Pfeiffer/#biography |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |access-date=April 22, 2017 |url-status=live |website=[[Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref><ref name="Murthi-2021" /> Matthew Jacobs of ''[[HuffPost Canada]]'' crowned Pfeiffer Hollywood's foremost "movie star who doesn't walk around feeling like a movie star", which he believes allows her to play authentic characters without letting her fame compromise her talent.<ref name="Jacobs-2021" /> Analyzing her public profile for the [[Revival house|repertory cinema]] [[Metrograph|Metograph]], Luke Goodsell said few stars of the 1990s were as elusive as Pfeiffer, writing, "Though a sex symbol, she was never a [[femme fatale]] like [[Sharon Stone]]; she could play quirky and romantic, but she wasn’t an American sweetheart like Julia Roberts or Meg Ryan; a serious talent, she was rarely considered in the company of Meryl Streep or Jodie Foster".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodsell |first=Luke |date=2024 |title=Cracked Actor: Michelle Pfeiffer |url=https://metrograph.com/crackedactor-michellepfeiffer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822155425/https://metrograph.com/crackedactor-michellepfeiffer/ |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |access-date=August 22, 2024 |website=[[Metrograph]]}}</ref> Pfeiffer is notorious for disliking giving press interviews.<ref name="Syme-2021" /><ref name="Brown-2009" /><ref name="Stone-2012" /><ref name="Murthi-2021" /> Describing herself as "the worst interviewee that ever was",<ref name="Aronofsky-2017">{{Cite magazine |last=Aronofsky |first=Darren |author-link=Darren Aronofsky |date=March 28, 2017 |title=Michelle Pfeiffer |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/michelle-pfeiffer#_ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305044455/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/michelle-pfeiffer#_ |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=April 22, 2017 |magazine=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]}}</ref> she believes it is not an actor's responsibility to promote a film project.<ref name="Hirshey-1992" /> Film critic [[Michael Sragow]] observed that the actress can at times appear "flustered or elusive" during interviews.<ref name="Sragow-2007" /> Journalist [[Timothy Egan]] once likened profiling Pfeiffer to covering [[geology]], which she outgrew by 1995.<ref name="Egan" /> Vikram Murthi of ''[[The Nation]]'' believes Pfeiffer's aversion to publicity "has lent her an air of gravitas, of someone who directs a spotlight rather than chases after it".<ref name="Murthi-2021">{{Cite web |last=Murthi |first=Vikram |date=April 29, 2021 |title=The Caustic Grace of French Exit |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/french-exit-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408163625/https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/french-exit-review/ |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=August 27, 2021 |website=[[The Nation]]}}</ref>

Media commentators noted that Pfeiffer had unexpectedly become a "pop-music muse" in 2014; her name is mentioned in two of the year's most popular songs: "[[Uptown Funk]]" by [[Mark Ronson]] featuring [[Bruno Mars]], and "[[Riptide (Vance Joy song)|Riptide]]" by [[Vance Joy]].<ref name="Carly">{{cite news |title=Michelle Pfeiffer is the pop-music muse of the moment|first=Carly |last=Mallenbaum |date=December 2, 2014 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |url=http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2014/12/02/pfeiffer-uptown-funk-riptide/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Michelle Pfeiffer is Name-Dropped in Two Cool New Songs|url=https://97zokonline.com/why-michelle-pfeiffer-is-name-dropped-in-two-cool-new-songs-video/|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=[[WZOK]]|date=February 5, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How is Catwoman slinking her way into song lyrics? |first=Clay |last=Thompson |date=February 23, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]] |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/claythompson/2015/02/23/michelle-pfeiffer-catwoman-music-funk-electro-motown/23895099/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Katherine Snow|date=February 19, 2015|title=How to look like Uptown Funk muse Michelle Pfeiffer for free|url=https://www.tampabay.com/how-to-look-like-uptown-funk-muse-michelle-pfeiffer-for-free/2218296/#|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=[[Tampa Bay Times]]}}</ref> Joy was particularly inspired by Pfeiffer's transformation from Selina Kyle into Catwoman in ''Batman Returns'',<ref name=Carly/> whereas Ronson cited ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' as his favorite Pfeiffer film.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 4, 2014 |title=Q&A: Mark Ronson Talks 'Uptown Funk,' Old New York City and Michelle Pfeiffer |url=http://radio.com/2014/12/04/mark-ronson-interview-uptown-funk/ |website=radio.com |access-date=December 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424140938/http://radio.com/2014/12/04/mark-ronson-interview-uptown-funk/ |archive-date=April 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2021, singer-songwriter [[Ethel Cain]] released her debut single "Michelle Pfeiffer", which the artist named after the actress because "I've always ... thought she was a picture perfect bombshell".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kent |first=Matthew |date=February 11, 2021 |title=Ethel Cain reflects on the freedom of LA with revelatory new single "Michelle Pfeiffer" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/ethel-cain-michelle-pfeiffer |access-date=September 9, 2024 |work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]}}</ref> Australian [[cricket]]ers speak of "getting a Michelle" when they take five wickets in an [[innings]]. In cricketing parlance, this is referred to as a "five for", a near-homophone for "Pfeiffer", which resulted in the nickname "Michelle".<ref>{{cite news |date=September 12, 1998 |title=Cricket diary: The bowler who bats and keeps wicket |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-diary-the-bowler-who-bats-and-keeps-wicket-1197797.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-diary-the-bowler-who-bats-and-keeps-wicket-1197797.html |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>