Elizabeth Perkins Biography: Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress Elizabeth Perkins was born in Queens on November 18, 1960. She spent three years in Chicago studying acting and made her Broadway debut in Brighton Beach Memoirs. Her first film appearance was in About Last Night. She also starred with Tom Hanks in Big. Her stint on Weeds gave her numerous award nominations. Celia Hodes is played by Elizabeth Perkins on Showtime's dark comedy series Weeds. Celia is the town's PTA president, a cunning and imperious woman who is both friend and rival to Nancy Botwin. She is considered a super mom who is capable of superficiality in order to get what she wants.