Elizabeth Perkins Biography (1960?-)

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

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