What happened to M Pfieffer's career?

Cafe Society
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Since ‘what lies beneath’ she’s done next to zip.

Chasing Montana (2008) (pre-production) (in talks)
Hairspray (2007) (post-production) … Velma Von Tussle
Stardust (2007) (completed) … Lamia
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) … Rosie
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice) … Eris
White Oleander (2002) … Ingrid Magnussen
… aka Weißer Oleander (Germany)
I Am Sam (2001) … Rita Harrison
What Lies Beneath (2000) … Claire Spencer
Not bad for a b-lister but MS P?
Anyone know why?
Her choice or some filthier more salacious reason?
MiM

2

Because I know nothing about the hows and whys of Ms. Pfieffer’s professional choices, I’m going to assume the best and opt for the former. However, a more sexist poster (not me) would likely say the cause for the alleged “decline” in her career is that she had the bad luck to turn 40. In any case, given that many of her contemporaries are grasping for roles in Lifetime TV movies, I would say Pfieffer’s still doing okay.

3

I think she’s concentrating on her family for the most part. I seem to remember seeing an interview somewhere about that. I love her. I think she does a good job for the most part.

4

The short answer: She got married (to David Kelley), had children, and decided to focus on that portion of her life, as opposed to making movies.

5

Personally, I’m still waiting for the sequel titled The Warlocks of Eastwick.

6

What a weird coincidence. I just got back from lunch at my local diner, where I was skimming through yesterday’s New York Post (there was nothing else to read.) There was a gossip column item that Michelle Pfeiffer’s most recent movie. When I read that, I realized I hadn’t seen nor heard of her for a while and reckoned she’s fallen off the A-List.

Then I get back to my office, think to myself "I’ve got a few minutes to waste on SD, and the first thread that catches my eye was this.

Anyway, her new movie - “I Could Never Be Your Woman” - is being released straight-to-video because the studio that produced it doesn’t think it stands a chance released at the theaters. Apparently the studio heads think she’s old news.

7

Why is it sexist to acknowledge that she’s getting older in an industry that offers fewer and fewer parts for women in her age bracket? That’s not sexist, it’s just reality (albeit a cruel one).

8

I guess it was really gutlessness on my part. I didn’t want to leave myself open to any potential attacks about such an observation being sexist and/or ageist. But now that we’re acknowledging the elephant in the room, I will say that turning 40 has a lot to do with why we don’t see Pfeiffer as much as we used to.

9

I agree. Wait another 10 or 15 years and she’ll start getting decent roles again.

10

She seems to be one of the very few who looks good enough to stave off the dreaded “no work after 40” blues. Man, she’s one beautiful woman!

11

She’s done a Fantasy film which is apparently supposed to be good, though what I’ve seen so far is a little lame in my opinion.

12

If David Kelley is half as witty or interesting as his own scripts, I’d stay home and hang with him, too. Probably a lot more enjoyable and a lot less grief than hanging around waiting for your scene to be shot all day every day for weeks on end.

13

As long as she doesn’t do anything freaky to her face.

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I’ve met Ms. Pfieffer. She paints and I worked at an art supply store. She’s quite nice, and so are her kids. You can definitely see her age without all the makeup, but she’s definitely ageing gracefully. I’d agree with adam yax that she’s in the dead-zone of women’s casting, and after those 10-15 years her kids will have moved out, too.