Elvira Hancock is a fictional character in the 1983 American crime drama film Scarface, portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer.

Before Michelle Pfeiffer was cast as Elvira Hancock, Geena Davis, Carrie Fisher and Sharon Stone unsuccessfully auditioned for the part,[2] and actresses Rosanna Arquette, Melanie Griffith and Kim Basinger turned it down.

[4] Pacino and De Palma instead wanted Glenn Close to play the role, but producer Martin Bregman fought for her inclusion.

[5][6] Michelle Pfeiffer's agent called Bregman and requested him to pay for her transportation from Los Angeles to New York City.

[7] Pfeiffer said that she spent much of the shoot hungry, as she had lost a significant amount of weight to play the role of a coke-addict and "couldn't eat" lest she gain it back.

Their relationships also begins to deteriorate due to Elvira's drug addiction and Tony's never-ending obsession with money and power.

[11] In his review of Scarface for Texas Monthly, James Wolcott likens her to the "white-satin molls" portrayed by actress Jean Harlow.

[13] Amy Adams spoofed Hancock in the Saturday Night Live episode "A Very Cuban Christmas", aired December 20, 2014.