Elizabeth Perkins

Actress

Female

Born Nov 18, 1960

Age 52

Hometown Queens

Other Names Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Ann Perkins is an American actress. Her film roles have included Big, The Flintstones, Miracle on 34th Street, About Last Night... , and Avalon. She is perhaps best known for her role as Celia Hodes in the Showtime series Weeds.

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Adam DeVine

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Sep 27, 2012

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Los Angeles premiere of 'Pitch Perfect' at ArcLight Hollywood - Arrivals

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Sep 25, 2012

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The premiere of Universal Pictures And Gold Circle Films' 'Pitch Perfect'

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Sep 24, 2012

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Elizabeth Perkins Los Angeles premiere of 'Pitch Perfect' at ArcLight Hollywood - Arrivals

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Julio Macat

Married 2000 - Present
Terry Kinney
Married 1984 - 1988
Maurice Phillips

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Brad Garrett On His Return To The Small Screen
Huffington Post - Apr 09, 2013

Standing six feet and eight and a half inches, Brad Garrett is one towering -- and talented -- standup comic. Garrett has worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Diana Ross, but he's best known for his role as deep-voiced Robert Barone on the much-loved CBS sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond." Now Garrett has a new show, "How To Live With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life)," in which he plays Max, an eccentric stepfather. In last week's premiere episode on ABC, Max and his ...
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Brad Garrett & Elizabeth Perkins: Those 'Parents' You've Always Wanted
Huffington Post - Apr 04, 2013

Dysfunctional families and embarrassing parents have always made for prime sitcom fodder, but for "How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)"creator Claudia Lonlow, the inspiration for her new show hit a little closer to home. That's because almost 16 years ago, Lonlow and her young daughter moved back in with her parents. And that's precisely what happens to Sarah Chalke's Polly, who, along with her daughter, moves in with her mom Elaine (
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Huffington Post - Apr 03, 2013

Sarah Chalke makes her regular return to TV with "How To Live With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life)" this week. The "Scrubs" alumna completes her TV career 180 with the ABC comedy: Chalke, who played eldest Connor child Becky on "Roseanne," is now playing a TV mom. "How To Live With Your Parents" follows Chalke's Polly, who's just recently divorced her irresponsible husband Julian (Jon Dore). Due to financial struggles, she and her five-year-old daughter Natalie (Rach...
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Claudia Lonow: How To Write A Show About Living With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life, Possibly)
The Huffington Post - Apr 01, 2013

Sixteen years ago my 18-month-old daughter and I moved in with my parents. Suffice to say, this wasn't a high point in my life. I was a former child actress (Diana Fairgate on Knots Landing). I had spent my twenties recovering from being on television. I hadn't gone to college, my marriage was over, and I was in the latter section of my early 30's. So, my daughter and I slept on a piece of foam in my parents' weight room while I tried to figure out what the -- there's no othe...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1960 Birth Born on November 18, 1960.

1963 2 Years Old Perkins was raised in Colrain, Massachusetts; her parents divorced in 1963. … Read More

TWENTIES

1984 23 Years Old 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.

1986 25 Years Old 1 More Event

She was listed as one of the 12 "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, and has since landed numerous film roles.

THIRTIES

1993 32 Years Old In 1993, Perkins appeared in the television project For Their Own Good.

1994 33 Years Old She later starred in the comedy series Battery Park and has appeared in television and films including the 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street and 2000's 28 Days starring as Sandra Bullock's sister.

2000 39 Years Old … In 2000, she married her present husband, Argentinian-born cinematographer Julio Macat, gaining three stepsons: Maximillian, Alexander, and Andreas. … Read More

FORTIES

2003 42 Years Old Perkins also had a small role in the 2003 film Finding Nemo, she was the voice of a clownfish who was the wife of Marlin and mother of Nemo and was killed by a barracuda at the beginning of the film.

2005 44 Years Old 1 More Event

Perkins appeared as a psychiatrist in the 2005 suspense thriller, The Ring Two, starring Naomi Watts.

2006 45 Years Old 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.

2010 49 Years Old 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.

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