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).
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!
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
71
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-03-31
Place of Birth
Coney Island, New York, USA
Also Known As
رئا پرلمان