In her late teens Pfeiffer won the Miss Orange County beauty contest and then the title of Miss Los Angeles, after which she auditioned for commercials and modeling assignments and attended acting school. She debuted before the cameras in a one-line role on the TV series "Fantasy Island," going on to a string of bit parts on TV. She debuted onscreen in a small part in Falling in Love Again (1980), then had small roles in two more films before she got her big break in the role of Stephanie in the film version of the rock musical Grease (1982). This led to her portrayal of Al Pacino's wife in Brian De Palma's Scarface (1983), which gained her much attention and set her on the road to stardom. Her first starring role was in the comedy thriller Into the Night (1984) with Jeff Goldblum. For her work in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) she received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination, and for her portrayal of a nightclub singer in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) she received a Best Actress Oscar nomination. She married and divorced actor Peter Horton.

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