Pfeiffer returned to the screen in 2007 with villainous roles in two major summer blockbusters — '' Hairspray '' and '' Stardust '' . In the film adaptation of the Broadway musical '' Hairspray '' , she starred with John Travolta , Christopher Walken , Zac Efron and Queen Latifah , in the role of Velma Von Tussle , the racist manager of a television station . Travolta requested that Pfeiffer play the part of the villainess , which was her first film role in five years . A widely positive reception greeted the film upon its release , while it made an impressive US$ 118.9 million and US$ 202.5 million worldwide . The cast of '' Hairspray '' was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture , but won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast , the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year and the Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Ensemble Cast . Her next film release , the fantasy adventure '' Stardust '' , with Claire Danes , Charlie Cox and Robert De Niro , saw her play the ancient witch Lamia . Filmed before '' Hairspray '' , the film premiered three weeks afterwards ; it garnered largely positive reviews but , budgeted at US$ 70 million , it made a modest US$ 135.5 million globally
Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
Michelle Pfeiffer