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).

Known For

Deputy Honey

Canadian Bacon

Mrs. D

10 Items or Less

Jacqueline Kennedy

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

Zinnia Wormwood

Matilda

Miss Simpson

Class Act

Martha

Carpool

Aunt Dee

A Family Again

Patricia

Beethoven's Big Break

Phyllis Saroka

Sunset Park

Jerry Blair

A Place to Be Loved

Dr. Parella

Painful Secrets

Mother Bird (voice)

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

Shirley

To Grandmother's House We Go

June Burns

Love Child

Bubby

You People

Sister Agatha

The Christmas Choir

Grace

Ted & Venus

Reisel

Love Comes Lately

Maria (uncredited)

The Trouble with Bliss

Ruth

Barbie

Woman on Ferry

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

Francine Kester

The Ratings Game

Mrs. Gizborne

The Last Halloween

Eloise

Oliver's Ghost

Self

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

Herself

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

Reeka (voice)

My Little Pony: The Movie

Grandma Ruth

13: The Musical

Self

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Claudia

Stamp of a Killer

Lydia Nunn

There Goes the Neighborhood

Phil Markowitz

In the Doghouse

Sally

I'll See You in My Dreams

Esther

Houdini

Rose Johnson (voice)

Two Daddies?

Mother

Swap Meet

Judy

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

Self

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Lois (archive footage)

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

Paula

The Earth Day Special

Jan

Like Normal People

Rae Finer

I Want to Keep My Baby!

Carla Tortelli

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Esther

Lemon

Maisy - Constitutional Caterer

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Gladys

The Nightman Cometh: Live

Judith (voice)

Sing

Ms. Beelzebub

H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

Mikvah Lady

The Sessions

Vince's Wife

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

Tawney Shapiro

Drop-Out Father

Tessy

Minestrone

Thelma

A Tale of Two Bunnies

Alice

Poms

Gabriella

Saving Flora

Mavis

Enid Is Sleeping

Self

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Emma

Spoils of War

Fernie

Funny Face

Barbara

Intimate Strangers

Self (archive footage)

The World of Jim Henson

Self

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Rose Johnson (voice)

Happily Ever After

Spooky Narration

Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home

Irene

The Matchmaker

Margot

Marvelous and the Black Hole

Audience Member (uncredited)

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Jean

Stalk the Wild Child

Worm TV Host

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-03-31

Place of Birth

Coney Island, New York, USA

Also Known As

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