{"id":2064900,"date":"2025-10-02T18:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2064900"},"modified":"2025-10-02T18:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:26:40","slug":"michelle-pfeiffer-says-being-a-grandmother-made-her-fall-in-love-with-acting-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michelle-pfeiffer-says-being-a-grandmother-made-her-fall-in-love-with-acting-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Pfeiffer says being a grandmother made her fall in love with acting again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Becoming a grandmother has changed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/michelle-pfeiffers-resurgence-80s-icon-unhirable-most-beautiful-woman-planet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michelle Pfeiffer's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michelle Pfeiffer&#8217;s<\/a> approach to acting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pfeiffer, 67, revealed the news during Monday&#8217;s episode of the &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4hoietIe9A8lkvxTNCugP5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SmartLess;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SmartLess<\/a>&#8221; podcast. The &#8220;Scarface&#8221; star opened up about how she enjoys acting now more than ever after the big life change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t have time nor the desire to go that deep for that long and not be present,&#8221; she told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett. &#8220;I realize I have a finite amount of time left and \u2013 I might announce on this show \u2013 that I became a grandmother last year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve been very quiet about it, and it is \u2013 it&#8217;s heaven,&#8221; Pfeiffer said. &#8220;It&#8217;s ridiculous. And if I had known that I was going to be a grandmother, I wouldn&#8217;t have taken on so much work, but I&#8217;ve enjoyed everything, and I&#8217;m really grateful. I&#8217;ve loved \u2013 I love each of these projects. And so the weird thing is sort of giving up that angst about the process has freed me up, and I feel in some ways has made me better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/michelle-pfeiffer-leads-yellowstone-spin-off-the-madison-what-know\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michelle Pfeiffer Leads \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 Spinoff \u2018The Madison\u2019: What To Know;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Michelle Pfeiffer Leads \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 Spinoff \u2018The Madison\u2019: What To Know<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Michelle Pfeiffer revealed she became a grandmother last year.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before making her big announcement, Pfeiffer revealed she&#8217;s been &#8220;more relaxed&#8221; in her approach to her roles as she juggles multiple projects. The actress is starring in Amazon&#8217;s holiday movie, &#8220;Oh. What. Fun,&#8221; along with the upcoming TV show &#8220;Margo&#8217;s Got Money Troubles.&#8221; Pfeiffer is currently filming the &#8220;Yellowstone&#8221; spinoff &#8220;The Madison,&#8221; which is set to be released in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m so grateful. I&#8217;m so grateful because I love acting. I&#8217;ve never lost \u2013 in fact, I probably enjoy it more now than I ever have because I&#8217;m sort of more relaxed with it,&#8221; Pfeiffer said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Michelle Pfeiffer sits on a stage at her hand and footprint ceremony\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/08uRThOtNonwSXLoKPXH7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/28fd1a96f36a4cdb8ab63d865aeead8c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Michelle Pfeiffer opened up about how her approach to acting has changed since becoming a grandmother.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? 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Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Michelle Pfeiffer in a scene from Dangerous Minds\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BNlNvJU9vVWLaCDlce0ixA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/f0c72d98e23ba1c8131a648ee5dc34e4\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Michelle Pfeiffer, pictured in 1995, gained fame in the 1980s with her role in &#8220;Scarface.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/michelle-pfeiffer-makes-risky-move-marriage-husband-david-e-kelley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the &quot;Hairspray&quot; star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the &#8220;Hairspray&#8221; star<\/a> is busier than ever, she&#8217;s found a way to make it all work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t really have time to be thinking about anything but the task at hand,&#8221; she explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pfeiffer noted, &#8220;But when I had all these acting jobs coming up, I thought, &#8216;OK, OK, how are you going to manage this and have a life?&#8217; Because that hasn&#8217;t always been easy for me. I&#8217;m an all or nothing kind of girl when I approach things. And I always like taking on challenges, and then I get into it, and it&#8217;s sort of sink or swim.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Michelle Pfeiffer with her husband and two kids\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zg1vh37R407nr5vBzLJRwg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/4d4196e93c76bafe4e89925755b43c82\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Michelle Pfeiffer and husband David E. Kelley share two kids, Claudia Rose and John Henry.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pfeiffer is a mom to two kids. She adopted her daughter, Claudia Rose, shortly before her marriage to husband <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/michelle-pfeiffer-makes-risky-move-marriage-husband-david-e-kelley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:David E. Kelley;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">David E. Kelley<\/a>. The two welcomed their son, John Henry Kelley II, in 1994.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress took a five-year hiatus to raise her children, a decision she has said came when she was &#8220;in between&#8221; roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was also sort of in this in-between place. I sort of didn&#8217;t feel like I was really a leading lady. I wasn&#8217;t a grandma yet, but I wasn&#8217;t also like an ingenue,&#8221; Pfeiffer recalled during a 2023 appearance on &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/michelle-pfeiffer-a-hollywood-icon-on-career\/id1093028505?i=1000596012528\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Skinny Confidential Him &amp; Her;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Skinny Confidential Him &amp; Her<\/a>&#8221; podcast. &#8220;I was having babies and relocating the family was \u2013 I really underestimated what that meant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s challenging no matter where you raise kids,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t set out to stop working, or it wasn&#8217;t my plan, but I became so difficult in terms of my prerequisites, in terms of, &#8216;Well, where does it shoot? How long does it shoot? What time of year does it shoot? Can I bring the kids? Is it during the school year?&#8217; And then it was just too difficult to hire me, honestly. And I was OK with that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/michelle-pfeiffer-says-being-grandmother-made-fall-love-acting-again\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michelle Pfeiffer says being a grandmother made her fall in love with acting again;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michelle Pfeiffer says being a grandmother made her fall in love with acting again<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becoming a grandmother has changed Michelle Pfeiffer&#8217;s approach to acting. Pfeiffer, 67, revealed the news during Monday&#8217;s episode of the &#8220;SmartLess&#8221; podcast. The &#8220;Scarface&#8221; star opened up about how she enjoys acting now more than ever after the big life change. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have time nor the desire to go that deep for that long [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2064901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[381864,307888],"class_list":["post-2064900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-acting-jobs","tag-michelle-pfeiffer"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Michelle-Pfeiffer-says-being-a-grandmother-made-her-fall-in.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2064900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2064902,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064900\/revisions\/2064902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2064901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2064900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2064900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2064900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}