BORN TO ACT

Three-Time Oscar Nominee, 68, Addresses Retirement Rumors

The 68-year-old actress broke her silence on the “Tonight Show.”

Michelle Pfeiffer is shutting down rumors that she’s on the precipice of retiring.

The three-time Oscar nominee addressed the speculation on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where the host displayed several headlines featuring the rumor.

Pfeiffer, 68, told Fallon, 51, that it’s “the most ridiculous thing.”

“No, you said it!” argued Fallon.

“No, no. All I said was I really love working with an ensemble cast,” said Pfeiffer, exasperated, adding that she knew she would get in trouble “the minute it came out of my mouth.”

Much of the speculation was that Pfeiffer preferred working on television shows and forgoing movie roles.

“I said something about I never want to star in another movie,” Pfeiffer noted, “And they took that out of context. And, of course, I want to star in another movie.”

“They’re always saying that I’m retiring,” she added.

Pfeiffer said she is “so blessed” to have worked on “three ensemble pieces in a row.”

The Golden Globe winner appeared in the 2025 film Oh. What. Fun., which also starred Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Denis Leary, Dominic Sessa, with Jason Schwartzman, Eva Longoria, and Joan Chen.

She is currently appearing in two television shows—Paramount+’s The Madison and Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles—which both feature large, star-studded casts.

Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison is led by Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, Beau Garrett, Patrick J. Adams, Matthew Fox, and Rebecca Spence, among others. Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles additionally stars Elle Fanning, Nick Offerman, Greg Kinnear, and Nicole Kidman.

“It’s wonderful to be able to live with a character for such an extended period of time, and you can really just, you know, go deeper and find all of the different layers. But it’s also really wonderful, and most important to me, that I get to work with all of this talent,” she explained.

Pfeiffer added, “It’s an embarrassment of riches, the actors that I’ve worked with.”

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Meera NavlakhaEntertainment Reporter

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