Rhea Perlman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 31, 1948 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Coney Island, New York, USA
- Credits
- 129
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).
Known for
Filmography
Too Much
2025TV
Dottie
Mid-Century Modern
2025TV
Judy
The Studio
2025TV
Matt's Mom (voice), Matt's Mom
Curses!
2023TV
Margie (voice)
Barbie
2023Movie
Ruth
Not Dead Yet
2023TV
Janice
Poker Face
2023TV
Beatrix Hasp (voice), Beatrix Hasp
You People
2023Movie
Bubby
13: The Musical
2022Movie
Grandma Ruth
Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022Movie
Margot
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021TV
Cid (voice)
Funny Face
2021Movie
Fernie
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
2020Movie
Spooky Narration
Saving Flora
2019Movie
Gabriella
Harley Quinn
2019TV
Golda (voice)
Poms
2019Movie
Alice
The Matchmaker
2018Movie
Irene
Me and My Grandma
2017TV
Grandma
Lemon
2017Movie
Esther
Sing
2016Movie
Judith (voice)
Shooter
2016TV
Supreme Court Justice Gibson
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016Movie
Self
I'll See You in My Dreams
2015Movie
Sally
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014TV
Maureen
Kirstie
2013TV
Thelma Katz
Getting On
2013TV
Crystal Buff
The Goldbergs
2013TV
Margot Letien
Mom
2013TV
Anya
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013TV
Estelle
The Mindy Project
2012TV
Annette Castellano
Robot and Monster
2012TV
Nessie (voice)
The Sessions
2012Movie
Mikvah Lady
Oliver's Ghost
2011Movie
Eloise
The Trouble with Bliss
2011Movie
Maria (uncredited)
Wilfred
2011TV
Mittens
Hot in Cleveland
2010TV
Jacki
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009Movie
Gladys
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Hung
2009TV
The Christmas Choir
2008Movie
Sister Agatha
Beethoven's Big Break
2008Movie
Patricia
Love Comes Lately
2007Movie
Reisel
The Megan Mullally Show
2006TV
Self - Guest
10 Items or Less
2006Movie
Mrs. D
Crumbs
2006TV
Camille Spadaro
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005TV
Bertha Fussy
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005Movie
Self
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005Movie
Self
Fat Actress
2005TV
Rhea Perlman
American Dad!
2005TV
Old Stripper (voice)
Kevin Hill
2004TV
Eleanor Frank
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002TV
Agnes (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002Movie
Self
Kate Brasher
2001TV
Abbie Schaeffer
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000Movie
Jacqueline Kennedy
Painful Secrets
2000Movie
Dr. Parella
A Tale of Two Bunnies
2000Movie
Thelma
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999Movie
Ms. Beelzebub
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Roxana Fox
The Frasier Story
1999Movie
Self
Houdini
1998Movie
Esther
Becker
1998TV
Dr. Katherine Simmons
In the Doghouse
1998Movie
Phil Markowitz
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998Movie
Audience Member (uncredited)
Union Square
1997TV
Eileen Mulrooney
Ally McBeal
1997TV
Dr. Helen Tooth
The View
1997TV
Self
Pearl
1996TV
Pearl Caraldo
Carpool
1996Movie
Martha
Matilda
1996Movie
Mrs. Wormwood
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996TV
Self - Guest
Sunset Park
1996Movie
Phyllis Saroka
Almost Perfect
1995TV
Canadian Bacon
1995Movie
Deputy Honey
The World of Jim Henson
1994Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994Movie
Worm TV Host
Spoils of War
1994Movie
Emma
The Critic
1994TV
Ardeth (voice)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993Movie
Mother Bird (voice)
Frasier
1993TV
Carla Tortelli
A Place to Be Loved
1993Movie
Jerry Blair
To Grandmother's House We Go
1992Movie
Shirley
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992Movie
Lydia Nunn
Mad About You
1992TV
Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
Class Act
1992Movie
Miss Simpson
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992TV
Narrator (voice)
The Last Halloween
1991Movie
Mrs. Gizborne
Roc
1991TV
Ted & Venus
1991Movie
Grace
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990Movie
Lois
Blossom
1990TV
The Godfather
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990Movie
Carla Tortelli
Enid Is Sleeping
1990Movie
Mavis
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
1990Movie
Paula
The Simpsons
1989TV
Carla Tortelli (voice)
Two Daddies?
1989Movie
Rose Johnson (voice)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988Movie
Carla Tortelli
A Family Again
1988Movie
Aunt Dee
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988Movie
Self
Stamp of a Killer
1987Movie
Claudia
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987Movie
Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
The Tortellis
1987TV
Carla Tortelli
My Little Pony
1986TV
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986Movie
Reeka (voice)
Matlock
1986TV
Rhea Perlman
Happily Ever After
1985Movie
Rose Johnson (voice)
Amazing Stories
1985TV
Lois
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985Movie
The Ratings Game
1984Movie
Francine Kester
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Carla Tortelli
Love Child
1982Movie
June Burns
Cheers
1982TV
Carla Tortelli
Drop-Out Father
1982Movie
Tawney Shapiro
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982Movie
Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
Swap Meet
1979Movie
Mother
Like Normal People
1979Movie
Jan
Taxi
1978TV
Zena Sherman
Intimate Strangers
1977Movie
Barbara
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977Movie
Judy
I Want to Keep My Baby!
1976Movie
Rae Finer
Stalk the Wild Child
1976Movie
Jean
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
1976Movie
Vince's Wife
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Co-Host
Minestrone
1975Movie
Tessy
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972Movie
Woman on Ferry
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Carla Tortelli LeBec
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee, Self