Elizabeth Perkins

Biography: Although Perkins made an inauspicious film debut in the 1986 romantic comedy About Last Night, the film proved prophetic. In it, she was relegated to the part of wisecracking best buddy, an archetype she would often embody throughout her career. While her turn as a yuppie in love with a boy trapped in a man's body in the 1988 smash Big seemed to signal her breakthrough, few of Perkins' subsequent projects allowed her to live up to that promise. Trained at Chicago's Goodman School of Drama and a member of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater (as well as the ex-wife of its founder, Terry Kinney), Perkins had an impressive stage pedigree when she ventured into movies. But Hollywood never seemed to know what to do with her, and although Perkins chose her roles deliberately, rarely appearing in more than one project a year, audiences knew her best as the human version of Wilma in 1994's The Flintstones. In the late '90s, Perkins gave TV a go, appearing in a number of TV-movies andAlthough Perkins made an inauspicious film debut in the 1986 romantic comedy About Last Night, the film proved prophetic. In it, she was relegated to the part of wisecracking best buddy, an archetype she would often embody throughout her career. While her turn as a yuppie in love with a boy trapped in a man's body in the 1988 smash Big seemed to signal her breakthrough, few of Perkins' subsequent projects allowed her to live up to that promise. Trained at Chicago's Goodman School of Drama and a member of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater (as well as the ex-wife of its founder, Terry Kinney), Perkins had an impressive stage pedigree when she ventured into movies. But Hollywood never seemed to know what to do with her, and although Perkins chose her roles deliberately, rarely appearing in more than one project a year, audiences knew her best as the human version of Wilma in 1994's The Flintstones. In the late '90s, Perkins gave TV a go, appearing in a number of TV-movies and miniseries, and in 2005, the small screen rewarded her with the star-making role she never found on the big screen: the hilariously manic Celia Hodes on Showtime's Weeds. After five seasons and three Emmy nominations, Perkins announced in 2010 that she was leaving the popular cable comedy to pursue other projects. Expand

Elizabeth Perkins' Scores

Average career score: 69
Highest Metascore: 94 Barry: Season 3
Lowest Metascore: 46 Truth Be Told (2019): Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
17 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Truth Be Told (2019): Season 3 Jan 20, 2023 Elizabeth Perkins tbd
94 Barry: Season 3 Apr 24, 2022 Elizabeth Perkins 7.9
tbd Truth Be Told (2019): Season 2 Aug 20, 2021 Elizabeth Perkins tbd
tbd The Moodys: Season 2 Apr 1, 2021 Elizabeth Perkins tbd
tbd Corporate: Season 3 Jul 22, 2020 Elizabeth Perkins tbd
46 Truth Be Told (2019): Season 1 Dec 6, 2019 Melanie Cave 4.8
55 The Moodys: Season 1 Dec 4, 2019 Ann / Elizabeth Perkins 5.0
tbd This Is Us: Season 4 Sep 24, 2019 Elizabeth Perkins 5.5
tbd Corporate: Season 2 Jan 15, 2019 Actor 6.0
78 Sharp Objects: Season 1 Jul 8, 2018 Jackie 7.0
74 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 9 Oct 1, 2017 Elizabeth Perkins 8.3
tbd This Is Us: Season 2 Sep 26, 2017 Elizabeth Perkins 7.7
76 This Is Us: Season 1 Sep 20, 2016 Elizabeth Perkins 7.4
60 One Child: Season 1 Dec 5, 2014 Katherine Ashley tbd
68 How to Get Away With Murder: Season 1 Sep 25, 2014 Marren Trudeau 7.7
48 How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life): Season 1 Apr 3, 2013 Elaine / Elaine 5.7
tbd The Chew: Season 2 Sep 10, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd The Doctors: Season 5 Sep 10, 2012 Guest / Elizabeth Perkins tbd
78 The Closer: Season 7 Jul 11, 2011 Gail 7.7
tbd Monk: Season 8 Aug 7, 2009 Christine Rapp 8.3
67 Weeds: Season 5 Jun 8, 2009 Celia Hodes / Celia Hodes 7.3
67 Weeds: Season 4 Jun 16, 2008 Celia Hodes / Actor / Celia Hodes 7.3
82 Weeds: Season 3 Aug 13, 2007 Celia Hodes / Celia Hodes 8.0
tbd The View: Season 10 Sep 4, 2006 Elizabeth Perkins tbd
tbd Martha: Season 2 Aug 16, 2006 Guest tbd
78 Weeds: Season 2 Aug 14, 2006 Celia Hodes / Celia Hodes 8.1
70 Weeds: Season 1 Aug 7, 2005 Celia Hodes / Celia Hodes 8.1
tbd King of the Hill: Season 8 Nov 1, 2003 Mrs. Ashmore / Ruth Brown/Sherilyn 8.5
tbd King of the Hill: Season 7 Nov 3, 2002 Jan 8.5
49 Battery Park: Season 1 Mar 23, 2000 Capt. Madeleine Dunleavy tbd