Elizabeth Perkins is well known for her role as Celia Hodes in the Showtime TV series Weeds, for which she received three Primetime Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations.
17 Facts About Elizabeth Perkins
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Elizabeth Perkins was raised in Colrain, Massachusetts; her parents divorced in 1963.
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Elizabeth Perkins began working in theatre with Arena Civic Theatre, a non-profit community theatre group based in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
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Elizabeth Perkins attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, an elite preparatory school, and then spent 1978 to 1981 in Chicago attaining her Certificate in Acting from the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University.
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Elizabeth Perkins was listed as one of the 12 "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, and has since landed numerous film roles.
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Elizabeth Perkins made her film debut in 1986 in Edward Zwick's About Last Night.
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Elizabeth Perkins received critical acclaim for her performance in Barry Levinson's Avalon, and was a standout opposite William Hurt in The Doctor, receiving critical acclaim for her performance as a terminal cancer patient.
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In 1993, Elizabeth Perkins appeared in the television project For Their Own Good.
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Elizabeth Perkins later starred in the comedy series Battery Park and has appeared in television and films including Miracle on 34th Street and 2000's 28 Days starring as Sandra Bullock's sister.
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Elizabeth Perkins had a small role in the 2003 film Finding Nemo, voicing Coral who was the wife of Marlin and mother of Nemo, and who was killed and eaten by the barracuda in the beginning of the film.
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Elizabeth Perkins appeared as a psychiatrist in the 2005 suspense thriller, The Ring Two, starring Naomi Watts.
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Elizabeth Perkins played Wilma Flintstone in the 1994 live-action comedy The Flintstones.
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Elizabeth Perkins was nominated three times for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Weeds.
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At a screening of the season 2 finale of Weeds, at the Museum of TV and Radio on October 25,2006, Elizabeth Perkins said that she considers Celia Hodes her favorite role in her career.
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Elizabeth Perkins starred in the ABC comedy series How to Live with Your Parents.
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Elizabeth Perkins played Birdie in the Netflix original series GLOW.
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Elizabeth Perkins married Terry Kinney in 1984; they divorced in 1988.