Elizabeth Perkins


Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is a well-known American movie, television and theater actress. She was born in Queens, New York, and was raised in Vermont. After finishing high school she spent three years in Chicago taking acting lessons at the famous Goodman School of Drama. Back in New York in 1984, she did her first theater performance. Thereafter she worked in several ensembles and has since then considered theater playing as a priority of her career.

As a movie actress she had her breakthrough starring with Tom Hanks in Big. She then received critical acclaim for her performance in Barry Levinson's Avalon. Of all the films she has acted in, her biggest success so far has been however The Flintstones, starring also John Goodman, in which she plays the long-suffering Wilma Flinstone.

In 1993 Perkins made her television debut in For Their Own Good. She starred thereafter in the comedy series Battery Park and If These Walls Could Talk, and has since then played roles in television films on a regular basis.

Perkins' first husband was Terry Kinney, from whom she divorced. In 2000 she married her present husband, Julio Macat.

Perkins recently filmed the pilot episode of a new Showtime series entitled Weeds. The series is about a suburban mother (played by Mary-Louise Parker) who, upon the death of her husband, resorts to dealing marijuana to make money, while also attempting to maintain her reputation in the community. Perkins will play an upstanding member of the community whose son falls in love with Parker's daughter.

Filmography

  • Weeds (2005)
  • The Ring Two (2005)
  • Fierce People (2004)
  • Kids in America (2004)
  • Gilded Stones (2004)
  • Speak (2004)
  • Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
  • Finding Nemo (2003)
  • Try Seventeen (2002)
  • Cats & Dogs (2001)
  • 28 Days (2000)
  • Crazy in Alabama (1999)
  • I'm Losing You (1998)
  • Lesser Prophets (1997)
  • Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
  • The Flintstones (1994)
  • Indian Summer (1993)
  • The Doctor (1991)
  • He Said, She Said (1991)
  • Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
  • Avalon (1990)
  • Love at Large (1990)
  • Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
  • Big (1988)
  • From the Hip (1987)
  • About Last Night (1986)

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Perkins will play an upstanding member of the community whose son falls in love with Parker's daughter. Her sister Dedee Pfeiffer is also an actress. The series is about a suburban mother (played by Mary-Louise Parker) who, upon the death of her husband, resorts to dealing marijuana to make money, while also attempting to maintain her reputation in the community. As a singer, she became most widely known with her role in The Fabulous Baker Boys. Perkins recently filmed the pilot episode of a new Showtime series entitled Weeds. Her most recent work includes roles in the movies Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, What Lies Beneath, White Oleander, and I Am Sam. In 2000 she married her present husband, Julio Macat. Her first starring role was in the 1982 musical Grease 2.

Perkins' first husband was Terry Kinney, from whom she divorced. Kelley, the creator of the Chicago Hope and Ally McBeal television series; a son was born in 1994. She starred thereafter in the comedy series Battery Park and If These Walls Could Talk, and has since then played roles in television films on a regular basis. In 1993, Pfeiffer adopted a girl; later that year, she married producer David E. In 1993 Perkins made her television debut in For Their Own Good. In 1981, she married actor Peter Horton, but they later divorced. Of all the films she has acted in, her biggest success so far has been however The Flintstones, starring also John Goodman, in which she plays the long-suffering Wilma Flinstone. Born in Santa Ana, Orange County, California to Dick and Donna Pfeiffer, she has three siblings, an older brother and two younger sisters.

She then received critical acclaim for her performance in Barry Levinson's Avalon. Michelle Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress and singer. As a movie actress she had her breakthrough starring with Tom Hanks in Big. The Hollywood Knights (1980). Thereafter she worked in several ensembles and has since then considered theater playing as a priority of her career. Falling in Love Again (1980). Back in New York in 1984, she did her first theater performance. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981).

After finishing high school she spent three years in Chicago taking acting lessons at the famous Goodman School of Drama. Grease 2 (1982). She was born in Queens, New York, and was raised in Vermont. Scarface (1983). Elizabeth Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is a well-known American movie, television and theater actress. Into the Night (1985). About Last Night (1986). Ladyhawke (1985).

From the Hip (1987). Sweet Liberty (1986). Big (1988). The Witches of Eastwick (1987). Sweet Hearts Dance (1988). Amazon Women on the Moon (1987). Love at Large (1990). Married to the Mob (1988).

Avalon (1990). Tequila Sunrise (1988). Enid Is Sleeping (1990). Dangerous Liaisons (1988). He Said, She Said (1991). The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). The Doctor (1991). The Russia House (1990).

Indian Summer (1993). Frankie and Johnny (1991). The Flintstones (1994). Batman Returns (1992). Miracle on 34th Street (1994). Love Field (1992). Moonlight and Valentino (1995). The Age of Innocence (1993).

Lesser Prophets (1997). Wolf (1994). I'm Losing You (1998). Dangerous Minds (1995). Crazy in Alabama (1999). Up Close & Personal (1996). 28 Days (2000). To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996).

Cats & Dogs (2001). One Fine Day (1996). Try Seventeen (2002). A Thousand Acres (1997). Finding Nemo (2003). The Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice). Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004). The Deep End of the Ocean (1999).

Speak (2004). A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999). Gilded Stones (2004). The Story of Us (1999). Kids in America (2004). What Lies Beneath (2000). Fierce People (2004). I Am Sam (2001).

The Ring Two (2005). White Oleander (2002). Weeds (2005). Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (voice).