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I act for free, but I demand a huge salary as compensation for all the annoyance of being a public personality. In that sense, I earn every dime I make.

Michelle Pfeiffer

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Michelle Pfeiffer
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: April 29
Actress
Beauty Pageant Contestant
Film Actor
Film Producer
Model
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Santa Ana
California
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer
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Free
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Sense
Compensation
Every
Salary
Make
Earn
Demand
Personality
Huge
Annoyance

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