Michelle Pfeiffer's Changing Looks

See her transformation through the years.
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1976

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While bagging groceries in El Toro, California, Michelle had a career revelation: "I couldn't stand stenography school, I couldn't stand junior college, this woman was bitching about her cantaloupes, and I said to myself, 'Acting.'"
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1982

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Michelle took a passion for her craft-and her hair!- to new heights: "My twenties were all about acting," she has said. "Whenever I was studying acting, singing or dance, I was happy."

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1985

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She tried out a natural look in hopes of getting cast against type. "I was careful not to wear a lot of makeup," she told In Style. "I'd show up for interviews in men's clothing."
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2001

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She played an attorney in the award-winning I Am Sam, but had no desire to be back in the spotlight. "Stardom looks right on some people," she has said. "It wouldn't on me."

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2007

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Pfeiffer reemerged with Hairspray, Stardust and newfound confidence. "Aging happens to every single one of us," she has said. "Once you accept that, it unburdens you."

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2009

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The Cheri star tells In Style that she has never felt hotter: "Part of feeling sexy is feeling comfortable in your own skin, and less inhibited, and that goes along with getting older."
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2010

Pfeiffer showed off her ageless beauty, and sexy waves, at the Academy Awards.

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2012

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Dimensional color and beachy waves at the Dark Shadows premiere.

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2013

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For the premiere of her newest film, The Family, in France, Pfeiffer wore loose curls and natural makeup.
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2014

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Sleek, blown-out locks and minimal makeup for the Television Academy's 23rd Hall of Fame Induction Gala, where her husband was honored.

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2016

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Pfeiffer showed off a chic mauve lip and glimmering brown shadow at an event in 2016. 

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