Guide Note

The American film and television actress Elizabeth Perkins could most recently be seen in Weeds, which ran from 2005, to 2007. Her film debut was in About Last Night..., directed by Edward Zwick and co-starring Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and James Belushi.

Perkins other acting credits include He Said, She Said, The Flintstones, Miracle on 34th Street, 28 Days, Finding Nemo, The Ring Two and Kids in America.

Fast Facts

1. Born: November 18, 1960
2. Birthplace: Queens, New York City, New York
3. Most notable early role in Big with Tom Hanks
4. Studied at Goodman School of Drama
5. First husband: Terry Kinney
6. Has one son daughter with her first husband
7. Current Spouse: Julio Macat

1. "Right now, my daughter's just rolling her eyes at everything I do; I'm just an embarrassment." — Elizabeth Perkins on her daughter
2. "My sisters are very academically inclined so whenever they would fix me up, it would always be from someone in their world, people they would find attractive. When they came to the door in suits, it was over." — Elizabeth Perkins on her sisters
3. "It doesn't happen very often that you get to work with some really good friends of yours and there's a common language between everyone, you don't have to explain what you're doing, you can just run with it. It makes it just so much easier and more relaxed." — Elizabeth Perkins on working with friends
4. "I'd definitely consider it. My friend from high school went to internet dating and found a guy and they've been together for six years." — Elizabeth Perkins on blind dating
5. "You don't necessarily always want to be with someone who works in your business. It takes a certain kind of couple that are both actors to be able to make it, and it takes a certain kind of ego and lack of competition and ability to really sustain a relationship while you're spending a lot of time apart. I'm with a cinematographer. He's very stable, and I'm highly neurotic - so it works." — Elizabeth Perkins on her husband