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Meet the Cast of Hairspray


Michelle Pfeiffer talks about playing Velma Von Tussle.
Three-time Oscar®-nominee Michelle Pfeiffer plays Velma Von Tussle, Hairspray's dastardly station manager who dislikes both Tracy and the monthly "Negro day."

Michelle says that she was initially hesitant to play a meaner character, but was encouraged to go for it. "And then by the end of it, you had to rein me in!"