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Michelle Pfeiffer is excited about next year, so she can spend time being a loving and caring grandmother.
During an interview with Fox News Digital, Pfeiffer – who was joined by his “Oh. What. Fun.” co-star, Felicity Jones – discussed becoming a grandmother for the first time last year.
She made the announcement in September, but didn’t reveal many details about the new little one at the time. Pfeiffer told Fox News Digital that her daughter, Claudia Rose Pfeiffer, was her child who welcomed a baby in 2024.
‘Oh. What. Amusing.’ Star Michelle Pfeiffer is excited about next year, so she can spend time being a loving and caring grandmother. (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images/for 21st Century Fox)
“Well, I mean, look, I feel very fortunate for the opportunities that have come my way and I love this job. I’ve felt like I’ve worked with incredible actors in all three things that I’ve done recently. Great directors, great material. However, I didn’t know that my daughter was planning to get pregnant, which she did successfully,” Pfeiffer said.
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Pfeiffer said her priorities have changed now that she’s a grandmother and she plans to not work as much in 2026.
“So I think I’m probably going to have a lot of time off next year, which I’m really looking forward to. Look, it’s an embarrassment of riches, honestly. It’s like ‘wah’. I just really want to make my choices and how I spend my time – whatever time I have left – to spend it in a meaningful way is what I’m focused on.”
“There you go, here I am, working a lot. So I think I’m probably going to have a lot of next year, which I’m really looking forward to. Look, it’s an embarrassment of riches, honestly. It’s like, ‘wah’. I just really want to make my choices and how I spend my time – whatever time I have left – to spend it in a meaningful way is what I’m focused on,” Pfeiffer said.
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Pfeiffer is a mother of two children. She adopted her daughter, Claudia Rose, shortly before her marriage to her husband. David E. Kelley. The two welcomed their son, John Henry Kelley II, in 1994.
During an appearance on theLess intelligentPodcast in September, Pfeiffer said becoming a grandmother was “heaven.”
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Michelle Pfeiffer, her daughter Claudia Rose, her son John Henry and her writer/producer husband David E. Kelley in 2007. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
“I don’t have the time or the desire to go this far and not be present. I realize that I have a limited amount of time left and – I could announce it on this show – that I became a grandmother last year. I’ve been very quiet about it and it’s – it’s heaven. It’s ridiculous,” she said at the time.
Pfeiffer added, “And if I had known I was going to be a grandmother, I wouldn’t have taken on as much work, but I’ve enjoyed it all and I’m really grateful. I’ve loved it – I love every one of these projects. And so the strange thing is that letting go of that anxiety about the process has been freeing for me and I feel like, in some ways, it’s made me better.”
One of the projects she was referring to is her new Christmas movie, “Oh What Fun,” in which she stars alongside Jones. The film stars Claire Clauster (Pfeiffer), who is the glue that holds her chaotic and adorable family together every holiday season.
OH. WHAT. AMUSING. will be available worldwide on Prime Video on December 3, 2025.
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“Oh. What. Fun” is available to stream worldwide on Prime Video on December 3. (Amazon Studios)
“‘Oh. What. Fun’. is a spirited Christmas comedy that honors and celebrates every overworked holiday host,” a synopsis for the film reads.
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During her interview with Fox News Digital, Pfeiffer said she has no plans to star in a holiday movie this year.
“I didn’t really expect to be in a Christmas or holiday movie. Michael Showalter, I’m a huge fan and I felt so excited and blessed that he wanted to work with me, and then I read the script. I was like ‘wow.’ I thought it was really a love letter to moms,” Pfeiffer said, explaining that this film highlights mothers who put a lot of effort into making the holiday season memorable for their families.
Michelle Pfeiffer plays Claire Clauster in “Oh. What. Fun.” (Amazon Studios)
“This film pays tribute to these women,” she continued. “And it never even occurred to me that we didn’t get the credit for…because you grow up with it. You see your mother do it, she saw her mother do it, and you don’t really question it. You just take on the role. And I know I get, and do, so much joy in doing it. But it’s nice to be recognized for it.”
“Oh What Fun” is Jones’ first holiday film, a step up from his usual roles like “The Brutalist” or “Inferno.”
Jones told Fox News Digital that the film’s emotional arc immediately appealed to her. “Well, the script was great. It had all the humor that you would expect from a Christmas movie, but it also had the emotional arc and I thought that was really interesting,” she said.
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“It’s so rare to see a movie about a mother-daughter relationship. It was very refreshing to see that. And then there was just something… I really loved that family. I thought they were really endearing and a pretty amazing family in the sense that they’re close enough that they can argue with each other. You know, if they didn’t have that closeness, they wouldn’t be able to be so sarcastic to each other, but actually, they’re an incredibly loving family. They’re just like most families,” Jones said.
“Oh. What. Fun” stars Pfeiffer, Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Denis Leary, Dominic Sessa, Danielle Brooks, Devery Jacobs, Havana Rose Liu, Maude Apatow, Jason Schwartzman, Eva Longoria and Joan Chen.
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Larry Fink of Fox News Digital contributed to this report
