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
(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)
Poms
as Alice
(2019)
Saving Flora
as Gabriella
(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)
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
as Jacqueline Kennedy
(1999)
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
as Ms. Beelzebub
(1998)
Houdini
as Esther
(1998)
In the Doghouse
as Phil Markowitz
(1998)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1996)
Matilda
as Zinnia Wormwood
(1996)
Sunset Park
as Phyllis Saroka
(1996)
Carpool
as Martha
(1995)
Canadian Bacon
as Deputy Honey
(1994)
Spoils of War
as Emma
(1994)
(1994)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
(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)
The Last Halloween
as Mrs. Gizborne
(1991)
Ted & Venus
as Grace
(1990)
The Earth Day Special
as Paula
(1990)
(1990)
Enid Is Sleeping
as Mavis
(1990)
(1990)
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
as Lois (archive footage)
(1989)
Two Daddies?
as Rose Johnson (voice)
(1988)
(1988)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Carla Tortelli
(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)
Love Child
as June Burns
(1982)
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
(1982)
Drop-Out Father
as Tawney Shapiro
(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)
I Want to Keep My Baby!
as Rae Finer
(1976)
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
as Vince's Wife
(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