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My Take
Elizabeth Perkins belongs to that invaluable class of actors who make everything around them better without demanding the spotlight. Watch Big again and notice how much of the film's emotional logic runs through her — the adult world that Hanks's character crashes into only works because she grounds it. From Queens to DePaul's theater program to four decades across film, television, stage, and voice work, hers is a craftsman's career rather than a celebrity's. I have a deep soft spot for performers like this: reliable, precise, quietly versatile. The industry tends to celebrate stars, but it is built on actors like Perkins, and I think she deserves far more recognition.
Overview
Elizabeth Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in films including About Last Night (1986), From the Hip (1987), Big (1988), Enid Is Sleeping (1990), The Flintstones (1994), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Moonlight and Valentino (1995), The Ring Two (2005) and Hop (2011).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Elizabeth Perkins
- Name (Japanese)
- エリザベス・パーキンス
- Reading
- えりざべす・ぱーきんす
- Born
- November 18, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- Queens, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- DePaul University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Flintstones | — | |
| Notable work | Cats & Dogs | — | |
| Notable work | Finding Nemo | — | |
| Notable work | Big | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.