Rhea Perlman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-03-31 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Coney Island, New York, USA
Rhea Perlman
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
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
as Lois (archive footage)
(2023)
Barbie
as Ruth
(2023)
You People
as Bubby
(2022)
13: The Musical
as Grandma Ruth
(2022)
Marvelous and the Black Hole
as Margot
(2021)
Funny Face
as Fernie
(2020)
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
as Spooky Narration
(2019)
Saving Flora
as Gabriella
(2019)
Poms
as Alice
(2018)
The Matchmaker
as Irene
(2017)
Lemon
as Esther
(2016)
Sing
as Judith (voice)
(2016)
(2015)
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Sally
(2012)
The Sessions
as Mikvah Lady
(2011)
The Trouble With Bliss
as Maria (uncredited)
(2011)
Oliver's Ghost
as Eloise
(2009)
The Nightman Cometh: Live
as Gladys
(2008)
Beethoven's Big Break
as Patricia
(2008)
The Christmas Choir
as Sister Agatha
(2007)
Love Comes Lately
as Reisel
(2006)
10 Items or Less
as Mrs. D
(2005)
(2005)
(2002)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
(2000)
Painful Secrets
as Dr. Parella
(2000)
A Tale of Two Bunnies
as Thelma
(2000)
(1999)
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
as Ms. Beelzebub
(1998)
In the Doghouse
as Phil Markowitz
(1998)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1998)
Houdini
as Esther
(1996)
Matilda
as Zinnia Wormwood
(1996)
Carpool
as Martha
(1996)
Sunset Park
as Phyllis Saroka
(1995)
Canadian Bacon
as Deputy Honey
(1994)
(1994)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Spoils of War
as Emma
(1993)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
as Mother Bird (voice)
(1993)
A Place to Be Loved
as Jerry Blair
(1992)
Class Act
as Miss Simpson
(1992)
To Grandmother's House We Go
as Shirley
(1992)
There Goes the Neighborhood
as Lydia Nunn
(1991)
Ted & Venus
as Grace
(1991)
The Last Halloween
as Mrs. Gizborne
(1990)
The Earth Day Special
as Paula
(1990)
Enid Is Sleeping
as Mavis
(1990)
(1990)
(1989)
Two Daddies?
as Rose Johnson (voice)
(1988)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Carla Tortelli
(1988)
(1988)
A Family Again
as Aunt Dee
(1987)
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
(1987)
Stamp of a Killer
as Claudia
(1986)
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Reeka (voice)
(1985)
Happily Ever After
as Rose Johnson (voice)
(1984)
The Ratings Game
as Francine Kester
(1982)
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
(1982)
Drop-Out Father
as Tawney Shapiro
(1982)
Love Child
as June Burns
(1979)
Like Normal People
as Jan
(1979)
Swap Meet
as Mother
(1977)
Intimate Strangers
as Barbara
(1977)
(1976)
Stalk the Wild Child
as Jean
(1976)
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
as Vince's Wife
(1976)
I Want to Keep My Baby!
as Rae Finer
(1975)
Minestrone
as Tessy
(1972)
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
as Woman on Ferry
Crew
(2006)
Bye Bye Benjamin
Executive Producer
(2005)
(1975)
Minestrone
Writer
(1973)
The Sound Sleeper
Production Coordinator, Continuity