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It’s a long journey from winning a Californian beauty pageant to carrying one of America’s b'ggest box office hits of 1995. but the success of Dangerous Mind: has given Michelle Pfeiffer more Hollywood clout than ever. Alan Morrison and Anwar Brett speak to an actress who’s really beginning to hit her stride.
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sign. '1 always :‘elt that if I became politically active in any cause. it would be education. But I don't z’eel eomt‘onahle speaking in front of a group of people and 1 never feel like i really know enough to come out with something that has authority.‘
In other words. l’Junqcmus Minds is Michelle Pi’eil'fer's way or pushing a personal crusade. ln l9‘)2. she was pnotogrzmned standing right next to Bill Clinton .n c. ;iro-l’)emocmt group of celebrities that also lIlClUUCU Warren [Seatty and Jack Nicholson: ":Ul mlike Susan Sarandon.
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