Elizabeth Perkins Biography (1960?-) (original) (raw)
Original name, Elizabeth Pisperikos; born November 18, 1960 (some sources say1961), in Queens, NY; daughter of James Perkins (a farmer, writer, and businessman) and Jo Williams (a drug treatment counselor and concert pianist); married Terry Kinney (an actor and director; divorced); married Julio Macat (cinematographer), June 17, 2000; children: (with Maurice Phillips, a director) Hannah Jo. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 WilshireBlvd., 6th Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
November 18, 1960?
Queens, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Joan Gunther, About Last Night, TriStar, 1986
- Jo Ann, From the Hip, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987
- Susan Lawrence, Big, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
- Adie Nims, Sweet Hearts Dance, TriStar, 1988
- Stella Wynkowski, Love at Large, Orion, 1990
- Ann Kaye, Avalon, TriStar, 1990
- Lorie Bryer, He Said, She Said, Paramount, 1991
- June, The Doctor, Buena Vista, 1991
- Queen's Logic, Seven Arts, 1991
- June, Over Her Dead Body (also known as Enid Is Sleeping),Vestron Video, 1992
- Jennifer Morton, Indian Summer, Buena Vista, 1993
- Wilma Flintstone, The Flintstones, Universal, 1994
- Dorey Walker, Miracle on 34th Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- Rebecca Tager Lott, Moonlight and Valentino, Gramercy, 1995
- Sue, Lesser Prophets, 1997
- Aubrey, I'm Losing You, Strand Releasing, 1998
- Joan Blake, Crazy in Alabama, Columbia, 1999
- Lilly, 28 Days, Columbia, 2000
- Mrs. Mom Brody, Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001
- Blanche, Try Seventeen, Nu Image, 2002
- Voice of Coral, Finding Nemo (animated), Buena Vista, 2003
- Miranda Coolidge, La La Wood, Gold Circle, 2003
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- Sally Thompson, For Their Own Good, ABC, 1993
- Gertruda Babilinska, "Mamusha," Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women, Showtime, 1997
- Skye Weston, Cloned, NBC, 1997
- Alice Hedley, "1961," If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000
- Mama, What Girls Learn, Showtime, 2001
- Judy Chapman, My Sister's Keeper, CBS, 2002
- All I Want, Starz!, 2003
- Miniseries
- Marilyn Lovell, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
- Specials
- Robin, Between Cars, HA! TV Comedy Network, 1990
- Dr. Gerrett, "Teach 109," American Playhouse, PBS, 1990
- Living in America, VH1, 1991
- Interviewee, Jon Bon Jovi, Bravo, 2001
- Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Diane Lane, Lifetime, 2002
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002
- Pilots
- Halle Jeter, Modern Man, ABC, 1997
- Episodic
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1990, 1991
- Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, 1993
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001
- Voice of Serena's mom, "Get Your Freak Off," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2002
- Series
- Captain Madeleine Dunleavy, Battery Park, NBC, 2000
- Stage Appearances
- A Christmas Carol, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1981-1982
- Gardenia, Goodman Theatre, 1982
- Les belles soeurs, North Light Repertory Theatre, Evanston, IL, 1982
- Ann Green, neighbor, nurse, and Maureen, The Arbor, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, 1983
- (Broadway debut) Nora, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Alvin Theatre, 1984
- Juliet, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1985
- Robin, "Between Cars," Marathon '85, Ensemble Studio Theatre, NewYork City, 1985
- Effie, Life and Limb, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1985
- Four Dogs and a Bone, Los Angeles, 1995
- Also appeared with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
- Major Tours
- Nora, Brighton Beach Memoirs, U.S. cities, 1983
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
- Entertainment Weekly, May 8, 1998, p. 82
- People Weekly, October 9, 1995, p. 26