Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins studied at Northfield Mount Hermon School and DePaul University. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is acting. Works named in the authority record are The Flintstones, Cats & Dogs, Finding Nemo and Big.

• Name — Elizabeth Perkins • Born — 18 November 1960 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1984–present • Education — DePaul University • Children — 1

Perkins's paternal grandparents were Greek immigrants from Thessaloniki who anglicized their surname from "Pisperikos" to "Perkins" when they moved to the United States. Perkins was raised in Colrain, Massachusetts; her parents divorced in 1963. She began working in theatre with Arena Civic Theatre, a non-profit community theatre group based in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Perkins attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, an elite preparatory school, and then spent 1978 to 1981 in Chicago attaining her Certificate in Acting from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University. In 1984, she made her theatrical debut on Broadway in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs and afterward worked in a number of ensemble companies, including The New York Shakespeare Festival and the Steppenwolf Theater.

Perkins was listed as one of the 12 "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World. She 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, and was a standout opposite William Hurt in The Doctor (1991), receiving critical acclaim for her performance as a terminal cancer patient. In 1993, Perkins appeared in the television project For Their Own Good. She later starred in the comedy series Battery Park and has appeared in television and films, including 1994's The Flintstones (starring as Wilma Flintstone) and Miracle on 34th Street (starring as Dorey Walker), and 2000's 28 Days (starring as Sandra Bullock's sister). Perkins also played a small voice role in 2003's Finding Nemo as Coral, a clownfish who is Marlin's wife and Nemo's mother who is killed and devoured by a barracuda at the beginning of the film. Perkins also appeared as a psychiatrist in 2005's The Ring Two, starring Naomi Watts. From 2005 to 2009, Perkins played Celia Hodes, an alcoholic and image-obsessed parent–teacher association (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). She was also nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Weeds. 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. 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. She starred in the 2013 ABC comedy series How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life). She played Birdie in the Netflix original series GLOW and Jackie O'Neill in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects.

Perkins married Terry Kinney in 1984; they divorced in 1988. She has one daughter with Maurice Phillips. In 2000, she married Argentine-born cinematographer Julio Macat. In 2005, at the age of 44, she learned that she had latent autoimmune diabetes, a form of type 1 diabetes that is most often diagnosed in middle age. In 2017, Perkins held a sign naming actor James Woods above the hashtag #MeToo during a rally against sexual harassment in Los Angeles.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 1992 — Roseanne — Lois — Episode: "Bingo" • 1993 — For Their Own Good — Sally Wheeler — Television film • 1997 — Cloned — Skye Weston • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women — Gertruda Babilinska • 1998 — From the Earth to the Moon — Marilyn Lovell — Episode: "The Original Wives Club" • 2000 — If These Walls Could Talk 2 — Alice Hedley — Television film • Battery Park — Captain Madeline Dunleavy — 6 episodes • 2001 — What Girls Learn — Mama — Television film • 2002 — My Sister's Keeper — Judy Chapman • 2002–04 — King of the Hill — Jan Shaw, Mrs. Ashmore, Sherilyn (voice) — 3 episodes • 2005 — Hercules — Alcmene — 2 episodes • 2005–09 — Weeds — Celia Hodes — 63 episodes • 2009 — Monk — Christine Rapp — Episode: "Mr. Monk's Favorite Show" • 2011 — Vince Uncensored — Janet Donohue — Television film • The — Gail Meyers — Episode: "Road Block" • 2013 — How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) — Elaine Green — 13 episodes • 2014 — Hell's Kitchen — Herself — Episode: "15 Chefs Compete" • How to Get Away with Murder — Marren Trudeau — Episode: "Let's Get to Scooping" • One Child — Katherine Ashley — 3 episodes • 2017–22 — This Is Us — Janet Malone — 6 episodes • 2017–19 — GLOW — Birdie — 2 episodes • 2017 — Curb Your Enthusiasm — Marilyn • 2018 — Sharp Objects — Jackie O'Neill — 8 episodes • 2019 — Corporate — The Accountant — Episode: "The Expense Report" • 2019–21 — The Moodys — Ann Moody — Main role • 2019–20 — Truth Be Told — Melanie Cave • 2022 — Barry — Diane Villa — 3 episodes • 2023 — The Afterparty — Isabel Minnows — Main role (Season 2) • Minx — Constance — 7 episodes • The Morning Show — Elena — Episode: "Update Your Priors" • 2026 — Big Mistakes — Annette — 5 episodes • Cry Wolf

The authorities additionally record the heading Elizabeth Ann Perkins. Her recorded language was English. She married Terry Kinney and Julio Macat.