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Dedee Pfeiffer

American actress (born 1964)

Field	Value
name	Dedee Pfeiffer
birth_name	Dorothy Diane Pfeiffer
birth_date
birth_place	Midway City, California, U.S.
spouse

children	2
family	Michelle Pfeiffer (sister)
years_active	1985–present
occupation	Actress

Dorothy Diane "Dedee" Pfeiffer (born January 1, 1964) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in films include Vamp (1986), The Allnighter (1987) and The Horror Show (1989). Pfeiffer later starred as Cybill's daughter, Rachel, in the CBS sitcom Cybill (1995–1998) and as Sheri DeCarlo-Winston in the NBC/The WB sitcom For Your Love (1998–2002). In 2020, she began starring as Denise Brisbane in the ABC crime drama series, Big Sky.

Early life

Pfeiffer was born on January 1, 1964, in Midway City, California, the daughter of Donna (née Taverna), a homemaker, and Richard Pfeiffer, a heating and air-conditioning contractor. She is the younger sister of actress Michelle Pfeiffer. She also has an older brother, Rick, and a younger sister, Lori.

Career

Pfeiffer began her acting career at the age of 21 with a 1985 appearance on Simon & Simon. The same year, Pfeiffer made her film debut in Into the Night starring her sister, Michelle Pfeiffer. The following years, Pfeiffer had starring roles in a number of films, mostly critically panned, include Vamp (1986), The Allnighter (1987), and The Horror Show (1989). From 1998 to 2002, Pfeiffer starred in the NBC/The WB sitcom, For Your Love. Her other television credits include guest-starring roles on Hotel, Murder, She Wrote, Seinfeld, Wings, Ellen, and Friends. Pfeiffer posed nude for the February 2002 issue of Playboy magazine.

Apart from a couple of brief appearances, Pfeiffer took a long break from acting in 2010, almost ten years, battling alcohol addiction. During that time, she earned her master's degree in social work and worked in the field. In 2020, Pfeiffer returned to acting, playing the role of Denise Brisbane in the ABC crime drama series Big Sky, created by her brother-in-law David E. Kelley.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Into the Night	Hooker
Moving Violations	Cissy
Toughlove	Kristen Marsh	TV movie
The Midnight Hour	Mary Masterson	TV movie
1986	Dangerously Close	Nikki
Vamp	Allison/Amaretto
1987	The Allnighter	Val
1988	Brothers in Arms	Stevie
1989	The Horror Show	Bonnie McCarthy
Red Surf	Rebecca
1990	Tune in Tomorrow...	Nellie
1991	A Climate for Killing	Donna
Providence	-
Drive	The Girl
Frankie and Johnny	Frankie's Cousin
1992	Highway Heartbreaker	Emily	TV movie
1993	Falling Down	Sheila Folsom
Running Cool	Michele
King's Ransom	Catherine	Video
The Sandman	Lana Hawkins
1994	Double Exposure	Linda Mack
1995	My Family	Karen Gillespie
Deadly Past	Kirsten
1996	Up Close & Personal	Luanne Atwater
A Kiss So Deadly	Catherine Deese	TV movie
1999	The Sky Is Falling	Emily Hall
2000	Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back	Leslie Edmonds	TV movie
Radical Jack	Kate	Video
2004	Blue Demon	Marla Collins	Video
A Killer Within	Sarah Moss
2006	Hoboken Hollow	Rhonda Simmons
2007	Seventeen and Missing	Emilie Janzen	TV movie
The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie	Harlin	Video
AVH: Alien vs. Hunter	Hilary	Video
2008	Fix	Daphne
Journey to the Center of the Earth	Emily Radford	Video
2009	Secret at Arrow Lake	Sarah Williams
2010	Jack's Family Adventure	Emily Vickery	TV movie
Flatline	Psychotherapist
2011	L.A., I Hate You	The Casting Director
2016	ShowRunner	Marilyn Brenner	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Simon & Simon	Jennifer	Episode: "Slither"
Code Name: Foxfire	Bonita	Episode: "La Paloma"
1986	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Queenie	Episode: "Have You Tried Talking to Patty?"
Hotel	Angela Holly	Episode: "Child's Play"
1989	Midnight Caller	Sally Porter	Episode: "Baby Chase"
1990	Dream On	Mary	Episode: "And Sheep Are Nervous"
1993	Jack's Place	Allison	Episode: "Play It Again, Jack"
Murder, She Wrote	Sally Brigs	Episode: "Murder in White"
1994	Seinfeld	Victoria	Episode: "The Opposite"
Wings	Joan	Episode: "The Spark and How to Get It"
1995–97	Cybill	Rachel Robbins Manning	Recurring Cast: Season 1-4
1997	Ellen	Lisa	Episode: "Social Climber"
1998–2002	For Your Love	Sheri DeCarlo-Winston	Main Cast
1999	Hollywood Squares	Herself/Panelist	Recurring Guest
2002	Friends	Mary Ellen Jenkins	Episode: "The One with the Pediatrician"
2003	One on One	Colleen Bay	Episode: "I Hear White People"
2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Karen Brady	Episode: "Swap Meet"
2005	Wanted	Lucinda Rose	Recurring Cast
2005–06	The Dead Zone	Linda Finney	Guest Cast: Season 4-5
2006	CSI: NY	Grace Thomason	Episode: "Open and Shut"
2007	Burn Notice	Cara Stagner	Episode: "Fight or Flight"
Without a Trace	Donna	Episode: "Claus and Effect"
2008	ER	Annie Raskin	Episode: "Haunted"
2009	Supernatural	Kate Milligan	Episode: "Jump the Shark"
2020–2023	Big Sky	Denise Brisbane	Main Cast

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Outcome
1996	Screen Actors Guild Award	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	"Cybill"
2009	Boston International Film Festival	Boston International Film Festival for Indie Soul Special Recognition Award	"Laredo"

References

"DeDee Pfeiffer - Rotten Tomatoes".
(November 18, 2013). "Romance is Kevin sent".
Mr. Skin. (2005). "Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide to Finding Your Favorite Actresses Naked". Macmillan.
"DeDee Pfeiffer – Movie and Film Biography and Filmography". Rovi Corporation.
"Dedee Pfeiffer | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos".
"'Big Sky' 's Dedee Pfeiffer Details 'Rebirth' After Battling Alcohol Addiction: 'Help Is There'".
(November 10, 2022). "Actress Dedee Pfeiffer opens up about recovery journey ahead of Betty Ford Center 40th anniversary". Desert Sun.
Andreeva, Nellie. (February 13, 2020). "'The Big Sky': Dedee Pfeiffer Cast in David E. Kelley's PI Drama Series for ABC". [[Deadline Hollywood]].

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