Dedee Pfeiffer, also known as Dorothy Diane, is an American film and television actress and model. She is an actress and producer, known for Falling Down (1993), Cybill (1995) and The Allnighter (1987). She is best known for playing Cybill’s daughter, Rachel, on the sitcom Cybill (1995–1997), Sheri on the sitcom For Your Love (1998–2002), and her film appearance as Val in The Allnighter (1987). She is also known for guest appearances on several other 90’s sitcoms, such as Wings, Ellen, Seinfeld, and Friends. Most recently, she is known for playing Denise on ABC’s Big Sky. She is the younger sister of screen legend Michelle Pfeiffer.
She starred with Susanna Hoffs in the 1987 film The Allnighter and has made guest appearances on the TV shows Simon & Simon, Ellen, Seinfeld, Friends, Dream On, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and The Dead Zone, among others. Pfeiffer posed nude for Playboy in the magazine’s February 2002 edition.
Dorothy Diane “Dedee” Pfeiffer was born on January 1, 1964, in Midway City, California. She is the daughter and third child of Donna (née Taverna) and Richard Pfeiffer. Origannlu Dedee is from South Dakota, where her father was a heating and air-conditioning contractor while her mother was a homemaker. She has three siblings: Rick (brother), Michelle, and Lori (sister). Dedee had completed her primary education at Fountain Valley High School and graduated from Golden West College. Pfeiffer began her acting career at the age of 21 with a 1985 appearance on Simon & Simon. In the same year, Pfeiffer made her movie debut in Into the Night.

She played a series of small roles in both films and television shows, including “Moving Violations” (1985), “Toughlove” (1985), “The Midnight Hour” (1985), “Vamp” (1986), “The Allnighter” (1987), “Brother in Arms” (1988), and “Midnight Caller” (1989). In 1989, Pfeiffer was cast as Bonnie McCarthy opposite Lance Henriksen in James Isaac’s “The Horror Show” (1989), in which she appeared nude for the first time in her career.
Talking about her personal life, she is 58 years old. Pfeiffer has been married three times. She married her first husband, computer consultant Gregory Fein, on October 13, 1996. They divorced in 2001. She married her second husband, Santiago Gomez, on September 22, 2001. They have two children together, including a boy who was born in 2002. After their divorce in August 2006, she married Irish actor Kevin Ryan, who is 20 years her junior, on January 16, 2009. That marriage also ended in divorce, which was finalized in October 2012.
Name | Dorothy Diane Dedee Pfeiffer |
Nick Name | Dedee Pfeiffer |
Known for | Cybill 1995 – 1998 |
Profession | Actress |
Date of Birth | January 1, 1964 |
Age | 58 years old (in 2022) |
Birth Place | Midway City, California, United States |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | California, United States |
School | Fountain Valley High School |
Collage | Golden West College |
Debut | 1985- Simon & Simon |
Religion | Christianity |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |

Dedee Pfeiffer Career
Dedee Pfeiffer begin her career as an actress in 1985, she debuted in 1985 in CBS detective series ‘Simon & Simon’, in which she appeared as Jennifer in the season four episode ‘Slither’. She worked with her sister Michelle and Jeff Goldblum in her film debut ‘Into the Night’, a 1985 comedy-drama. Along with acting on stage, Pfeiffer starred in many films and on TV. One of her better-known TV roles is on Cybill Shepherd’s television series Cybill as her daughter Rachel Robbins Blenders from 1995–1997. She also starred in the TV series For Your Love from 1998 to 2002.
In the next few years, she played a series of small roles in both films and television shows, including ‘Moving Violations’ (1985), ‘Toughlove’ (1985), ‘The Midnight Hour’ (1985), ‘Vamp’ (1986), ‘The Allnighter’ (1987), ‘Brother in Arms’ (1988), and ‘Midnight Caller’ (1989). Pfeiffer was cast as Bonnie McCarthy opposite Lance Henriksen in James Isaac’s ‘The Horror Show’ (1989), in which she appeared nude for the first time in her career.
In 2020, Pfeiffer returned to acting, playing the role of Denise Brisbane in the ABC drama/thriller series Big Sky, created by her brother-in-law David E. Kelley.
Dedee Pfeiffer Film
Year | Title | Role |
1985 | Into the Night | Hooker |
1985 | Moving Violations | Cissy |
1986 | Dangerously Close | Nikki |
1986 | Vamp | Allison / Amaretto |
1987 | The Allnighter | Val |
1988 | Brothers in Arms | Stevie |
1989 | The Horror Show | Bonnie McCarthy |
1989 | Red Surf | Rebecca |
1990 | Tune in Tomorrow… | Nellie |
1991 | A Climate for Killing | Donna |
1991 | Drive | The Girl |
1991 | Frankie and Johnny | Frankie’s Cousin |
1991 | Providence | unknown role |
1993 | Falling Down | Sheila Folsom |
1993 | Running Cool | Michele |
1993 | King’s Ransom | Catherine |
1993 | The Sandman | Lana Hawkins |
1994 | Double Exposure | Linda Mack |
1995 | My Family | Karen Gillespie |
1995 | Deadly Past | Kirsten |
1996 | Up Close & Personal | Luanne Atwater |
1999 | The Sky Is Falling | Emily Hall |
2000 | Radical Jack | Kate |
2004 | Blue Demon | Marla Collins |
2004 | A Killer Within | Sarah Moss |
2006 | Hoboken Hollow | Rhonda Simmons |
2007 | The Prince and the Pauper: The Movie | Harlin |
2007 | AVH: Alien vs. Hunter | Hilary |
2008 | Fix | Daphne |
2008 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Emily Radford |
2009 | The Tub | unknown role |
2009 | Secret at Arrow Lake | Sarah Williams |
2009 | Laredo | N/A |
2010 | Flatline | Psychotherapist |
2011 | L.A., I Hate You | The Casting Director |
2016 | ShowRunner | Marilyn Brenner |
Dedee Pfeiffer Television
Year | Title | Role |
1985 | Simon & Simon | Jennifer |
1985 | Code Name: Foxfire | Bonita |
1985 | Toughlove | Kristen Marsh |
1985 | The Midnight Hour | Mary Masterson |
1986 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Queenie |
1986 | Hotel | Angela Holly |
1989 | Midnight Caller | Sally Porter |
1990 | Dream On | Mary |
1992 | Highway Heartbreaker | Emily |
1993 | Jack’s Place | Allison |
1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Sally Brigs |
1994 | Seinfeld | Victoria |
1994 | Wings | Joan |
1995-1997 | Cybill | Rachel Manning |
1996 | A Kiss So Deadly | Catherine Deese |
1997 | Ellen | Lisa |
1998-2002 | For Your Love | Sheri Winston |
1999 | Hollywood Squares | Herself (Panelist) |
1999 | Up Close & Personal | Luanne Atwater |
2000 | Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back | Leslie Edmonds |
2001 | Neurotic Tendencies | unknown role |
2002 | Friends | Mary Ellen Jenkins |
2003 | One on One | Colleen Bay |
2003 | Titletown | unknown role |
2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Karen Brady |
2005 | Wanted | Lucinda Rose |
2005–2006 | The Dead Zone | Linda Finney |
2006 | CSI: NY | Grace Thomason |
2007 | Seventeen and Missing | Emilie Janzen |
2007 | Burn Notice | Cara Stagner |
2007 | Without a Trace | Donna |
2008 | ER | Annie Raskin |
2009 | Supernatural | Kate Milligan |
2010 | Jack’s Family Adventure | Emily Vickery |
2020-present | Big Sky | Denise Brisbane |
Dedee Pfeiffer Family
Father Name | Richard Pfeiffer |
Mother Name | Donna Pfeiffer |
Brother | Rick Pfeiffer |
Sister | Lori Pfeiffer, Michelle Pfeiffer |
Husband |

Dedee Pfeiffer Relationship / Marital Status & Many More
Marital Status | Divorced |
Affairs / Boyfriend | N/A |
Wife/ Spouse | Kevin J. Ryan (m. 2009–2012) Santiago Gomez (m. 2001–2006) Gregory Fein (m. 1996–2001) |
Marriage date | N/A |
Marriage Place | N/A |
Children | N/A |
Dedee Pfeiffer Physical Stats
Height | In Centimeter – 165 cm In Meter – 1.65 m In feet & inches – 5’5 |
Weight | In Kilogram- 54 Kg In Pounds – 119lbs |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Blonde |
BODY MEASUREMENTS | 34-24-34 inches |
BODYTYPE | Slim |
DRES’S SIZE | 6 US |
Tattoos | two cherubs in flight on her left buttock |

Dedee Pfeiffer Favourite
Favourite Actor | N/A |
Favourite Actress | N/A |
Favourite Song | N/A |
Favourite Movie | N/A |
Favourite Cuisine | N/A |
Favourite Color | N/A |
Favourite Sport | N/A |
Favourite Destination | N/A |
Dedee Pfeiffer Education
School | Fountain Valley High School |
Collage | Golden West College |
Educational Qualification | Graduated |
Dedee Pfeiffer Net Worth
Net Worth | N/A |
Salary | N/A |
Income Source | N/A |
Car Collection | N/A |

Some Unknown facts about Dedee Pfeiffer
- She is the younger sister of Michelle Pfeiffer who also went into acting with parts in several popular TV sitcoms of the 1990s.
- Her first small-screen appearance came on the detective series Simon & Simon when she was 21, and the same year she appeared in the thriller-comedy film The Horror Show with Michelle.
- She was Cybill Shepherd’s perpetually-pregnant daughter on the series Cybil and also starred for four years on the TV series For Your Love.
- She was married to Gregory Fein from 1996 to 2001, Santiago Gomez from 2001 to 2006 and Kevin J. Ryan from 2009 to 2012.
- She co-starred with Susanna Hoffs in the 1987 feature The Allnighter.
- She is the older sister of actress Lori Pfeiffer.
- She has several tattoos on her body.
- Once appeared in a photo spread in an issue of Playboy Magazine.