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David E. Kelley<\/a> and Michelle Pfeiffer<\/a> are making the personal, professional.<\/p>\n The longtime Hollywood couple worked together for the first time on \u201cMargo\u2019s Got Money Troubles,\u201d<\/a> a new Apple TV series that stars Elle Fanning<\/a> as a young, single mother turning to OnlyFans to combat mounting childcare costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pfeiffer plays Margo\u2019s mother, Shyanne, a former Hooters waitress itching for a new reputation with her religious boyfriend (Greg Kinnear). Kelley, the creator of shows like \u201cBig Little Lies\u201d<\/a> and \u201cAlly McBeal,\u201d had his wife of 32 years in mind for the part when he first dove into the 2024 novel by Rufi Thorpe<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI had read the book and could only see her as Shyanne,\u201d Kelley tells USA TODAY. \u201cFortunately, it didn\u2019t take a lot of convincing because I gave the book to her and she responded to the character of Shyanne as well.\u201d<\/p>\n When Pfeiffer read the book on her husband\u2019s suggestion, it was \u201clove at first sight,\u201d she says. The actress grew up in Orange County, not far from where the book is set in Fullerton, California.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI know this woman. It\u2019s just really exciting, I think it\u2019s the first time I played something so familiar from my background, my upbringing,\u201d Pfeiffer tells USA TODAY. \u201cI love playing complex characters. She\u2019s bold and she’s flamboyant and she’s crass at times, but also, incredibly, has a lot of pride and is fragile underneath it all. And I love playing characters who are flawed.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelley, talking separately with producer Eva Anderson, said Pfeiffer\u2019s performance was a \u201chome run for all of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe were all thrilled with the way she brought Shyanne to life,\u201d Kelley says. \u201cThat’s just not an easy role to play. She comes out of the gate in many scenes with some anger, she could easily be dismissed as an antagonist, but you never felt for a second that she wasn’t coming from a place of love at the same time. You can write that on the page, but when it comes to acting it and portraying it, you’re really relying on the skillset of the actor.\u201d<\/p>\n Anderson quips she was impressed that Pfeiffer never \u201cpulled the wife card\u201d and was \u201ca consummate professional\u201d on set. Kelley said Pfeiffer\u2019s skill spared them some professional (and perhaps marital) friction.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can see how good she was in it, so I didn’t have a lot of notes,\u201d Kelley says. \u201cI always knew she was good at what she did. I’ve seen her work and she’s pretty good at this. But I have to say, this was the first time that I ever watched her on screen interpreting material that I had done or we had done. So I now could see what she did with the words as opposed to just looking at her in the movie and seeing the role for itself. Now I’m seeing an interpretation of the material and the little things that she did as Shyanne and with Shyanne. I was pretty impressed.\u201d<\/p>\n Sitting in a separate interview with co-star Fanning, Pfeiffer grows emotional when she hears about the flowers Kelley gave her performance, turning to put a hand on Fanning\u2019s shoulder: \u201cHe never talks like that!”<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s always been incredibly supportive, but he has been more flattering than typical,\u201d Pfeiffer says. \u201cI was very nervous because, I mean, he writes so beautifully \u2013 his characters always, from \u2018Boston Legal\u2019 to \u2018Ally McBeal,\u2019 especially women. And I\u2019ve watched his shows over the years and been so envious. And I\u2019ll turn to him every now and then and go \u2018I just hope these actors know how lucky they are to say these words.\u2019 \u2026 Of all the people on the planet, I did not want to disappoint him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" David E. Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer are making the personal, professional. 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Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer worked together on \u2018Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles\u2019<\/h2>\n