At 66, Michelle Pfeiffer Stuns In Rare Outing With Husband Of Over 30 Years Who She Thought Was A Better Match For Her Sister

Nov 25, 2024

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Michelle Pfeiffer is one of the most renowned actresses in Hollywood, but unlike many stars, she has kept a relatively low profile when it comes to her personal life. Her marriage to David E. Kelley has been a success, a rarity in the entertainment industry. 

Married in 1993, this pair has been together for about three decades. The power couple has been successful within their respective fields, with Kelley’s screenwriting career garnering him notable awards for some of the top dramas in the country, while “Scarface” and “Dangerous Liaisons” star Pfeiffer remains a Hollywood icon.

Since 2017, some of Pfeiffer’s notable roles have been in movies such as “Avengers: Endgame” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” both of which received critical acclaim. In her role as Frances Price in the 2020 movie “French Exit,” Pfeiffer adopted a new redhead look that highlighted her beauty even more. Her career shows no sign of letting up, and her talent appears stronger than ever.

Both husband and wife have hit career milestones. In 1987, Kelley wrote his first film, “From the Hip,” which was received moderately. His work in “L.A. Law” was, however, widely recognized and made him even more popular. With time, the show became a hit, and after one year, Kelley officially resigned from his legal job in Boston. Kelley has gone on to become a renowned screenwriter and is one of the few to have created shows for the top four TV networks – ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC.

Kelley and Pfeiffer have successful careers in the entertainment industry, so whenever they appear together as a pair during events, it’s always a treat to see them! Keep reading to learn more about Pfeiffer’s career and husband and how she and her husband met! 

As an actress, Michelle Pfeiffer isn’t shy, but she still makes a habit of getting out of social situations whenever she can. She shared, “There’s a line in ‘The Age of Innocence’ – I’m not sure if it’s actually in the novel or just in the movie – that says, ‘Americans want to get away from amusement even more quickly than they want to get to it,’ I’ve been doing that my entire life.”

Parties are one example of the type of event Pfeiffer tries to avoid.

“Somebody threw a party for me, and it was just the worst evening,” she said about her 40th birthday party. “I have an eclectic group of friends, and they don’t necessarily gel, so I felt responsible – Why aren’t they talking? Are they not having a good time? I felt responsible, and I think that was the last party I ever had.”

In the 2020 film “French Exit,” Pfeiffer plays a character who leaves her life in Manhattan to move to France. The title also refers to leaving a party without saying goodbye. “I didn’t realize that there was something called a French exit until I read this script,” Pfeiffer said. “And it’s something I do, so it made me feel better that this thing actually has a name.”

While Pfeiffer may enjoy the phrase “French exit,” her character in the film, Frances Price, isn’t much like her in real life.

“There’s something incredibly liberating about somebody who speaks her mind so freely,” she said about the role. “She can be rude and very curt at times, but I loved her take-no-­prisoners attitude. We spend our entire lives trying to be polite, trying to not upset the apple cart, and she doesn’t really have any of that.”

Pfeiffer’s husband, Kelley’s career has also been a success story. Not only is he a renowned television writer in Hollywood, but he is also a television producer with shows like “L.A. Law” and “The Practice” in his pocket.

Kelley is also a loving and supportive husband and father to his beloved wife. The two have been each other’s support system as their careers went from strength to strength for almost three decades. Pfeiffer was previously married to Peter Horton from 1981 to 1988. She was 22 when she first wed. Speaking of her first marriage, Pfeiffer told Parade Magazine in 2012:

“I married Peter at a very young age. I’m not the same person I was then.”

She married Kelley in 1993 and posted a heartwarming tribute on social media as she and her husband marked 27 years of being together in November 2020. In the Instagram post, she shared an older photo with Kelley alongside a recent one. Her caption read:

“My one and only for 27 years. 🙏 Happy Anniversary to my love 😍”

According to Biography.com, Kelley was born in Waterville, Maine, in 1956. While studying at Princeton University, he majored in politics and was captain of the ice hockey club. Kelley’s father, Jack Kelley, was a coach for the NHL’s Hartford Whalers before becoming the Pittsburgh Penguins president.

Kelley graduated from Princeton in 1979 and went to Boston University Law School. He earned his J.D. in 1983 and worked at the institution’s law firm, Fine & Ambrogne. His entry into the entertainment industry was unforeseen as Kelley was a well-trained lawyer then. 

While practicing minor criminal law and real estate cases, Kelley began to dabble in writing. Kelley was naturally energetic, and practicing law was somewhat boring, so he decided to venture into scriptwriting. Toward the end of 1983, he started writing a movie screenplay and managed to get an agent in 1986. His script went to Steven Bochco, a famous television producer who was coincidentally searching for legal-minded writers.

When Bochco went through Kelley’s script, he was impressed. Within no time, Kelley was already working with Bochco as the story editor for “L.A. Law,” a new drama series. To work with Bochco, Kelley applied for a leave of absence at his previous workplace – Fine & Ambrogne. He moved to Los Angeles to work as a story editor, a move that would launch his successful career in the entertainment industry. 

Pfeiffer told Closer Weekly that being happily married for nearly three decades gives her great joy in life. She said of Kelley:

“I’ve never met a person who has more integrity than my husband. There’s his humor and intelligence, too, and he’s really cute — all those things — but if you don’t respect your partner, you’ll get sick of him.”

The actress also said she “chose really well with David” and got really “lucky” with him. Considering that Kelley and Pfeiffer essentially began to raise a family so early in their relationship, it certainly was not a traditional relationship in many ways. 

When the couple met, Pfeiffer was already in the process of adopting a child. She had been dating Kelley for just two months when she received approval to adopt her daughter Claudia.

Speaking to Good Housekeeping in 2007, Pfeiffer said:

“When she came, he and I had only been together for about two months. So we had this child with us right away, and … I really got to see him in a situation that certainly would separate the boys from the men. Obviously, he really rose to the occasion.”

Pfeiffer added:

“So we both got to see each other as parents before we progressed in our relationship together, and in a strange way, it took the pressure off us, as a couple. We had something else to focus on. It was sort of perfectly timed. I mean, it’s a real testament to the kind of person he is, but also to the fact that sometimes the traditional way of doing things isn’t always the best way.”

One year after adopting Claudia, the couple was blessed with their second child, John. It was at this point that Pfeiffer took some time off from her acting career to focus on raising the children, according to Closer Weekly. However, she went back to work when they got older. Pfeiffer said in 2018:

“I just realized that I’m not done. I have a lot more to do, and a lot more to say. I’m never going to be one who retires.”

Kelley isn’t slowing down, either. He created one of HBO’s most critically acclaimed series, “Big Little Lies.” Still, his wife has no plans to star in one of his shows.

“I’ve seen a lot of couples where they seem to have a really great marriage, and then they work together and next year they’re filing for divorce,” Pfeiffer said. 

Instead of mixing business with their personal lives, Pfeiffer and Kelley maintain a healthy relationship at home with their kids. 

Unbeknownst to many, Pfeiffer and Kelley’s love story started unconventionally. As revealed by Drew Barrymore on her talk show, Pfeiffer was set up on a blind date with Kelley. 

“Well, only because he wasn’t speaking to me,” Pfeiffer explained when asked why she thought that Kelley would make a good match with her sister.

“Somehow, I did a bad thing. It was a blind date but I decided that it should be a group date. I still don’t know why that was a bad idea,” she added.

Pfeiffer revealed that the group date became a party of eight, and she ended up sitting in front of Kelley’s best friend and Kelley in front of her sister. 

“We didn’t speak the whole night, and then he left early to go to another party,” she concluded. But it seemed like Kelley was smitten by Pfeiffer, and he ended up calling her two days later, and they talked over the phone for an hour. 

Fast forward to 2024, the couple has spent more than three decades together. Pfeiffer and Kelley made a rare appearance at the 33rd Annual Environmental Media Association Gala on Jan. 27, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. 

Kelley sported a navy blazer, black suit pants, and a light blue polo. As usual, Pfeiffer was a head-turner in a white two-piece pantsuit with her blonde hair flowing beautifully. She shared photos of the event on Instagram and even raved about “Big Little Lies” star Laura Dern, who gave an impassioned speech about climate change. 

“So lucky to have been at the Entertainment Media Awards last night to witness the incomparable @LauraDern give the speech this country needs to hear as well as receive an award for her documentary “Common Ground” and her ongoing commitment in the fight against climate change,” she captioned the post.

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