
Rhea Perlman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Coney Island, New York, USA
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).
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Filmography

Too Much
TV · as Dottie · 10 eps

Mid-Century Modern
TV · as Judy · 1 ep

The Studio
TV · as Matt's Mom (voice) · 1 ep

You People
Movie · as Bubby

Barbie
Movie · as Ruth

Not Dead Yet
TV · as Janice · 1 ep

Curses!
TV · as Margie (voice) · 10 eps

Poker Face
TV · as Beatrix Hasp (voice) · 1 ep

13: The Musical
Movie · as Grandma Ruth

Marvelous and the Black Hole
Movie · as Margot

Funny Face
Movie · as Fernie

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TV · as Cid (voice) · 11 eps

Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
Movie · as Spooky Narration

Poms
Movie · as Alice

Saving Flora
Movie · as Gabriella

Harley Quinn
TV · as Golda (voice) · 1 ep

The Matchmaker
Movie · as Irene

Lemon
Movie · as Esther

Me and My Grandma
TV · as Grandma · 6 eps

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie · as Self

Sing
Movie · as Judith (voice)

Shooter
TV · as Supreme Court Justice Gibson · 2 eps

I'll See You in My Dreams
Movie · as Sally

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
TV · as Maureen · 1 ep

Mom
TV · as Anya · 1 ep

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV · as Estelle · 1 ep

Kirstie
TV · as Thelma Katz · 12 eps

The Goldbergs
TV · as Margot Letien · 1 ep

Getting On
TV · as Crystal Buff · 1 ep

The Sessions
Movie · as Mikvah Lady

The Mindy Project
TV · as Annette Castellano · 17 eps

Robot and Monster
TV · as Nessie (voice) · 50 eps

The Trouble with Bliss
Movie · as Maria (uncredited)

Oliver's Ghost
Movie · as Eloise

Wilfred
TV · as Mittens · 1 ep

Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Jacki · 1 ep

The Nightman Cometh: Live
Movie · as Gladys

Hung
TV · 2 eps

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Beethoven's Big Break
Movie · as Patricia

The Christmas Choir
Movie · as Sister Agatha

Love Comes Lately
Movie · as Reisel

10 Items or Less
Movie · as Mrs. D

Crumbs
TV · as Camille Spadaro · 1 ep

The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Movie · as Self

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Movie · as Self

Fat Actress
TV · as Rhea Perlman · 1 ep

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV · as Bertha Fussy · 1 ep

American Dad!
TV · as Old Stripper (voice) · 1 ep

Kevin Hill
TV · as Eleanor Frank · 1 ep

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self

What's New, Scooby-Doo?
TV · as Agnes (voice) · 1 ep

Kate Brasher
TV · as Abbie Schaeffer · 7 eps

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
Movie · as Jacqueline Kennedy

Painful Secrets
Movie · as Dr. Parella

A Tale of Two Bunnies
Movie · as Thelma

H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
Movie · as Ms. Beelzebub

The Frasier Story
Movie · as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Roxana Fox · 1 ep

In the Doghouse
Movie · as Phil Markowitz

Houdini
Movie · as Esther

Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Movie · as Audience Member (uncredited)

Becker
TV · as Dr. Katherine Simmons · 1 ep

Ally McBeal
TV · as Dr. Helen Tooth · 1 ep

The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Union Square
TV · as Eileen Mulrooney · 1 ep

Matilda
Movie · as Mrs. Wormwood

Carpool
Movie · as Martha

Sunset Park
Movie · as Phyllis Saroka

Pearl
TV · as Pearl Caraldo · 22 eps

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Canadian Bacon
Movie · as Deputy Honey

Almost Perfect
TV · 1 ep

Spoils of War
Movie · as Emma

The World of Jim Henson
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie · as Worm TV Host

The Critic
TV · as Ardeth (voice) · 2 eps

A Place to Be Loved
Movie · as Jerry Blair

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Movie · as Mother Bird (voice)

Frasier
TV · as Carla Tortelli · 1 ep

Class Act
Movie · as Miss Simpson

To Grandmother's House We Go
Movie · as Shirley

There Goes the Neighborhood
Movie · as Lydia Nunn

Mad About You
TV · as Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro · 1 ep

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

Ted & Venus
Movie · as Grace

The Last Halloween
Movie · as Mrs. Gizborne

Roc
TV · 1 ep

Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Movie · as Lois

The Earth Day Special
Movie · as Paula

Enid Is Sleeping
Movie · as Mavis

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Carla Tortelli

Blossom
TV · as The Godfather · 1 ep

Two Daddies?
Movie · as Rose Johnson (voice)

The Simpsons
TV · as Carla Tortelli (voice) · 1 ep
A Family Again
Movie · as Aunt Dee

Mickey's 60th Birthday
Movie · as Carla Tortelli

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie · as Self

Stamp of a Killer
Movie · as Claudia

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Movie · as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer

The Tortellis
TV · as Carla Tortelli · 1 ep

My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie · as Reeka (voice)

My Little Pony
TV · 65 eps

Matlock
TV · as Rhea Perlman · 1 ep

Happily Ever After
Movie · as Rose Johnson (voice)

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie

Amazing Stories
TV · as Lois · 1 ep

The Ratings Game
Movie · as Francine Kester

Love Child
Movie · as June Burns

Drop-Out Father
Movie · as Tawney Shapiro

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Movie · as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")

St. Elsewhere
TV · as Carla Tortelli · 1 ep

Cheers
TV · as Carla Tortelli · 269 eps

Swap Meet
Movie · as Mother
Like Normal People
Movie · as Jan

Taxi
TV · as Zena Sherman · 5 eps

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Movie · as Judy

Intimate Strangers
Movie · as Barbara

I Want to Keep My Baby!
Movie · as Rae Finer
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
Movie · as Vince's Wife

Stalk the Wild Child
Movie · as Jean

Minestrone
Movie · as Tessy

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep

Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Movie · as Woman on Ferry

The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Carla Tortelli LeBec · 1 ep

Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee · 2 eps



