Elizabeth Perkins
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Perkins at the Paley Center for Media Gala Honoring Showtime Networks – Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, December 11, 2008
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| Born | Elizabeth Ann Perkins November 18, 1960 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Terry Kinney (1984–1988) Julio Macat (2000–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | elizabeth-perkins.org |
Elizabeth Ann Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is an American actress. Her film roles have included Big, The Flintstones, Miracle on 34th Street, About Last Night..., and Avalon. She is known for her role as Celia Hodes in the Showtime TV series Weeds.
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Early life
Perkins was born in Queens, New York City, the daughter of Jo Williams, a drug treatment counselor and concert pianist, and James Perkins, a farmer, writer, and businessman.[1] Her paternal grandparents were Greek emigrants from Salonika who anglicized their surname from "Pisperikos" to "Perkins" when they moved to the United States.[2][3][4] Perkins was raised in Colrain, Massachusetts; her parents divorced in 1963.[5] She began working in theatre with Arena Civic Theatre, a non-profit community theatre group based out of Greenfield, Massachusetts.[6] Perkins attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, an elite preparatory school, and then spent 1978 to 1981 in Chicago attaining her BFA in Acting from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University.[5] In 1984, she made her theatrical debut on Broadway in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs[7] and afterward, worked in a number of ensemble companies, including The New York Shakespeare Festival and the Steppenwolf Theater.[8]
Career
She was listed as one of the 12 "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, and has since landed numerous film roles. Perkins made her film debut in 1986 in Edward Zwick's About Last Night... and had a career breakthrough co-starring with Tom Hanks in Big. She received critical acclaim for her performance in Barry Levinson's Avalon,[9] and was a standout opposite William Hurt in The Doctor (1991), receiving critical acclaim for her performance as a terminal cancer patient.[5]
In 1993, Perkins appeared in the television project For Their Own Good.[10] She later starred in the comedy series Battery Park and has appeared in television and films including the 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street and 2000's 28 Days starring as Sandra Bullock's sister. Perkins also had a small role in the 2003 film Finding Nemo, she was the voice of a clownfish who was the wife of Marlin and mother of Nemo and was killed by a barracuda at the beginning of the film. Perkins appeared as a psychiatrist in the 2005 suspense thriller, The Ring Two, starring Naomi Watts.
She played Wilma Flintstone in the 1994 live-action comedy The Flintstones.
From 2005 to 2009, Perkins played Celia Hodes, an alcoholic and image-obsessed PTA mother, alongside Mary-Louise Parker and Justin Kirk on the Showtime series Weeds. For her work on Weeds, Perkins received two Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Miniseries or Made for TV Motion Picture (in 2006 and 2007).[5] She was also nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Weeds.[5] At a screening of the season 2 finale of Weeds, at the Museum of TV and Radio on October 25, 2006, Perkins said that she considers Celia Hodes her favorite role in her career.[5] On May 6, 2010, she announced that the fifth season of Weeds was her last despite the cliffhanger her character had in the season finale.[11]
She starred in the ABC comedy series How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life).[12] She portrayed the uncredited character, Lizzie, in The Lorax.
Personal life
Perkins married Terry Kinney in 1984, and divorced in 1988.[13] She has one daughter, Hannah Jo Phillips (born 1991). In 2000, she married Argentinian-born cinematographer Julio Macat, gaining three stepsons: Maximillian, Alexander and Andreas.[14] In 2005, at the age of 44, she learned that she had latent autoimmune diabetes, a form of Juvenile diabetes that is most often diagnosed in middle age.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | About Last Night | Joan | |
| 1987 | From the Hip | Jo Ann | |
| 1988 | Big | Susan Lawrence | |
| 1988 | Sweet Hearts Dance | Adie Nims | |
| 1990 | Love at Large | Stella Wynkowski | |
| 1990 | Enid Is Sleeping | June | |
| 1990 | Avalon | Ann Kaye | |
| 1991 | He Said, She Said | Lorie Bryer | |
| 1991 | The Doctor | June Ellis | |
| 1993 | Indian Summer | Jennifer Morton | |
| 1994 | The Flintstones | Wilma Flintstone | |
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Dorey Walker | |
| 1995 | Moonlight and Valentino | Rebecca Trager Lott | |
| 1997 | Lesser Prophets | Susan | |
| 1998 | I'm Losing You | Aubrey Wicker | |
| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama | Joan Blake | |
| 2000 | 28 Days | Lily Cummings | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Mrs. Caroline Brody | |
| 2002 | All I Want | Blanche | AKA, Try Seventeen |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Coral (voice) | |
| 2004 | Gilded Stones | Polly | Short film |
| 2004 | Speak | Joyce Sordino | |
| 2004 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Miranda Coolidge | |
| 2005 | The Ring Two | Dr. Emma Temple | |
| 2005 | The Thing About My Folks | Rachel Kleinman | |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs | Carol Nolan | |
| 2005 | Kids in America | Sondra Carmichael | |
| 2009 | Le chat est mort | Rhonda | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | For Their Own Good | Sally Wheeler | TV film |
| 1997 | Cloned | Skye Weston | TV film |
| 1997 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women | Gertruda Babilinska | TV film |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Marilyn Lovell | Episode: "The Original Wives Club" |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Alice Hedley | TV film |
| 2000 | Battery Park | Captain Madeline Dunleavy | Lead role (6 episodes) |
| 2001 | What Girls Learn | Mama | TV film |
| 2002 | My Sister's Keeper | Judy Chapman | TV film |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | Jan Shaw (voice) | Episode: "Get Your Freak Off" |
| 2004 | King of the Hill | Mrs. Ashmore / Ruth Brown / Sherilyn (voice) | Episodes: "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Enjoy the Alamo", "The Redneck on Rainey Street" |
| 2005 | Hercules | Alcmene | TV miniseries |
| 2005–2009 | Weeds | Celia Hodes | Regular role (63 episodes) |
| 2009 | Monk | Christine Rapp | Episode: "Mr. Monk's Favorite Show" |
| 2011 | Vince Uncensored | Janet Donohue | TV film |
| 2011 | The Closer | Gail Meyers | Episode: "Road Block" |
| 2013 | How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) | Elaine Green | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Marren Trudeau | Episode: "Let's Get to Scooping" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | CFCA Award | Best Supporting Actress | The Doctor | Nominated |
| 2005 | Satellite Award | Outstanding Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Weeds | Nominated |
| 2006 | Satellite Award | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie | Weeds | Nominated |
| 2006 | Golden Globe Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie | Weeds | Nominated |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Weeds | Nominated |
| 2007 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Weeds | Nominated |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Weeds | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Globe Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie | Weeds | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Nymph | Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series | Weeds | Nominated |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Weeds | Nominated |
| 2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Weeds | Nominated |
References
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- ↑ Arena Civic Theatre Boston Globe August 10, 1978
- ↑ Movie's stars reflect on their roles and relationships by Philip Wuntch The Dallas Morning News, July 6, 1986
- ↑ Perkins Finds a Role to Sink Sharp Teeth Into by JAN BRESLAUER Los Angeles Times November 17, 1995
- ↑ Elizabeth Perkins Biography, Dreamworks April 11, 2005
- ↑ Elizabeth Perkins Biography, Warner Brothers
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- ↑ Producer Claudia Lonow On ABC's 'How To Live With Your Parents': TCA, Deadline.com, July 27, 2012
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times Perkins doctors up career after 'Big' break by Luaine Lee, August 30, 1991
- ↑ According to Parade Magazine (August 5, 2007)
- ↑ "Shock & Awesome". (February 2008) Diabetes Forecast Magazine. Accessed 2009-07-05.
External links
- Official Website
- Elizabeth Perkins at the Internet Movie Database
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- Elizabeth Perkins at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Elizabeth Perkins at AllMovie
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