Rhea Perlman
Birthday
1948/03/31 (76 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Coney Island, New York, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Rhea Jo Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her role as head-waitress Carla Tortelli in the sitcom Cheers (1982–1993). Over the course of 11 seasons, Perlman was nominated for ten Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress – winning four times – and was nominated for a record seven Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series. She has also appeared in films, including Canadian Bacon (1995), Matilda (1996), The Sessions (2012), and Poms (2019).
Acting
(1995) Canadian Bacon
as Deputy Honey
(2006) 10 Items or Less
as Mrs. D
(2000) How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
as ---
(1996) Matilda
as Zinnia Wormwood
(1992) Class Act
as Miss Simpson
(1996) Carpool
as Martha
(1988) A Family Again
as Aunt Dee
(2008) Beethoven's Big Break
as Patricia
(1996) Sunset Park
as Phyllis Saroka
(1993) A Place To Be Loved
as Jerry Blair
(2000) Painful Secrets
as Dr. Parella
(1993) We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
as Mother Bird (voice)
(1992) To Grandmother's House We Go
as Shirley
(1982) Love Child
as June Burns
(2023) You People
as Bubby
(2008) The Christmas Choir
as Sister Agatha
(1991) Ted & Venus
as Grace
(2007) Love Comes Lately
as Reisel
(2011) The Trouble With Bliss
as Maria (uncredited)
(2023) Barbie
as Ruth
(1972) Hot Dogs for Gauguin
as Woman on Ferry
(1984) The Ratings Game
as Francine Kester
(1991) The Last Halloween
as Mrs. Gizborne
(2011) Oliver's Ghost
as Eloise
(2005) My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
as Self
(2005) Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
as Herself
(1986) My Little Pony: The Movie
as Reeka (voice)
(2022) 13: The Musical
as Grandma Ruth
(2002) NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
(1987) Stamp of a Killer
as Claudia
(1992) There Goes the Neighborhood
as Lydia Nunn
(1998) In the Doghouse
as Phil Markowitz
(2015) I'll See You in My Dreams
as Sally
(1998) Houdini
as Esther
(1989) Two Daddies?
as Rose Johnson (voice)
(1979) Swap Meet
as Mother
(1977) Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Judy
(2016) Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
as Lois (archive footage)
(1990) The Earth Day Special
as Paula
(1976) I Want to Keep My Baby!
as Rae Finer
(1979) Like Normal People
as Jan
(1988) Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Carla Tortelli
(2017) Lemon
as Esther
(1987) Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
(2009) The Nightman Cometh: Live
as Gladys
(2016) Sing
as Judith (voice)
(1999) H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
as Ms. Beelzebub
(2012) The Sessions
as Mikvah Lady
(1976) The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
as Vince's Wife
(1982) Drop-Out Father
as Tawney Shapiro
(1975) Minestrone
as Tessy
(2000) A Tale of Two Bunnies
as Thelma
(2019) Poms
as Alice
(2019) Saving Flora
as Gabriella
(1990) Enid Is Sleeping
as Mavis
(1988) Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Self
(1994) Spoils of War
as Emma
(2021) Funny Face
as Fernie
(1977) Intimate Strangers
as Barbara
(1994) The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
as Self
(1985) Happily Ever After
as Rose Johnson (voice)
(2020) Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
as Spooky Narration
(2018) The Matchmaker
as Irene
(2022) Marvelous and the Black Hole
as Margot
(1998) Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1976) Stalk the Wild Child
as Jean
(1994) Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Worm TV Host
(1982) National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
(1990) Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as ---
(1982) St. Elsewhere
as ---
(1982) Cheers
as Carla Tortelli
(1992) Mad About You
as Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
(1989) The Simpsons
as Carla Tortelli (voice)
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(1986) My Little Pony
as ---
(1997) Ally McBeal
as ---
(2006) Crumbs
as ---
(1994) The Critic
as ---
(1986) Matlock
as ---
(1997) The View
as Self
(2005) Fat Actress
as Rhea Perlman
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Roxana Fox
(1993) Frasier
as Carla Tortelli
(1998) Becker
as Dr. Katherine Simmons
(1990) Blossom
as ---
(2004) Kevin Hill
as Eleanor Frank
(1991) Roc
as ---
(1995) Almost Perfect
as ---
(1996) Pearl
as Pearl Caraldo
(2021) Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Cid (voice)
(2011) Wilfred
as Mittens
(2001) Kate Brasher
as Abbie Schaeffer
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1997) Union Square
as Eileen Mulrooney
(2023) Not Dead Yet
as Janice
(1985) Amazing Stories
as Lois
(2005) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Bertha Fussy
(1978) Taxi
as Zena Sherman
(2012) The Mindy Project
as Annette Castellano
(2013) Mom
as Anya
(2012) Robot and Monster
as Nessie (voice)
(2013) Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Estelle
(2017) Me and My Grandma
as Grandma
(2009) Hung
as ---
(2023) Curses!
as Margie (voice)
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(1992) Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)
(2019) Harley Quinn
as Golda (voice)
Too Much
as ---
(2002) What's New, Scooby-Doo?
as Agnes (voice)
(2013) Kirstie
as Thelma Katz
(2014) Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
as Maureen
(2016) Shooter
as Supreme Court Justice Gibson
(2013) The Goldbergs
as Margot Letien
(2010) Hot in Cleveland
as Jacki
(2005) American Dad!
as Old Stripper (voice)
(2023) Poker Face
as Beatrix Hasp (voice)
(2006) The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self