Elizabeth Perkins is an American actress best known for her memorable roles in films such as About Last Night, Big, Miracle on 34th Street, and The Flintstones. She gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Celia Hodes on the critically acclaimed Showtime television series Weeds.
Elizabeth Perkins was born in Queens, New York. She is the daughter of Jo Williams, a concert pianist and drug treatment counselor, and James Perkins, who worked as a businessman, writer, and farmer. Her paternal grandparents were of Greek descent and originally bore the surname Pisperikos before anglicizing it to Perkins upon immigrating to the United States.
Perkins was raised in Colrain, Massachusetts, following her parents’ divorce in 1963. Her early passion for acting emerged at the Arena Civic Theatre, a non-profit community theater in Greenfield, Massachusetts. She attended the prestigious Northfield Mount Hermon School, an elite preparatory institution, before pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting at the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago.
Elizabeth Perkins made her theatrical debut in 1984 on Broadway in Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs. She then worked with notable stage companies, including Steppenwolf Theatre and the New York Shakespeare Festival, further honing her craft.
Her film debut came with the role of Joan in the 1986 romantic comedy About Last Night. Perkins quickly rose to prominence due to her distinctive acting style and compelling on-screen presence. Her performances in major films such as Big (1988), The Flintstones (1994), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), and The Ring Two (2005) solidified her status in Hollywood.
| Birth Date: | 18 Nov, 1960 |
| Age: | 59 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Queens |
| Education: | Northfield Mount Hermon School DePaul University |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Actress |
| Twitter Id: | Elizbethperkins |
| Spouse: | Terry Kinney[1984-1988] Julio Macat [M. 2000] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
