
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 Sessi…
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Filmography
Acting (128)
Movies (74)
David and Ryan: Saving Christmas
2025as Mother Nature
Barbie
2023as Ruth
You People
2023as Bubby
13: The Musical
2022as Grandma Ruth
Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022as Margot
Funny Face
2021as Fernie
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
2020as Spooky Narration
Saving Flora
2019as Gabriella
Poms
2019as Alice
The Matchmaker
2018as Irene
Lemon
2017as Esther
Sing
2016as Judith (voice)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016as Self
I'll See You in My Dreams
2015as Sally
The Sessions
2012as Mikvah Lady
The Trouble with Bliss
2011as Maria (uncredited)
Oliver's Ghost
2011as Eloise
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009as Gladys
Beethoven's Big Break
2008as Patricia
The Christmas Choir
2008as Sister Agatha
Love Comes Lately
2007as Reisel
10 Items or Less
2006as Mrs. D
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005as Herself
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002as Self
Painful Secrets
2000as Dr. Parella
A Tale of Two Bunnies
2000as Thelma
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000as Jacqueline Kennedy
The Frasier Story
1999as Self
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999as Ms. Beelzebub
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998as Audience Member (uncredited)
Houdini
1998as Esther
In the Doghouse
1998as Phil Markowitz
Matilda
1996as Zinnia Wormwood
Carpool
1996as Martha
Sunset Park
1996as Phyllis Saroka
Canadian Bacon
1995as Deputy Honey
The World of Jim Henson
1994as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994as Worm TV Host
Spoils of War
1994as Emma
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993as Mother Bird (voice)
A Place to Be Loved
1993as Jerry Blair
To Grandmother's House We Go
1992as Shirley
Class Act
1992as Miss Simpson
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992as Lydia Nunn
The Last Halloween
1991as Mrs. Gizborne
Ted & Venus
1991as Grace
Enid Is Sleeping
1990as Mavis
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990as Lois (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
1990as Paula
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990as Self
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990as Self (archive footage)
Two Daddies?
1989as Rose Johnson (voice)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988as Carla Tortelli
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988as Self
A Family Again
1988as Aunt Dee
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
Stamp of a Killer
1987as Claudia
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986as Reeka (voice)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Happily Ever After
1985as Rose Johnson (voice)
The Ratings Game
1984as Francine Kester
Love Child
1982as June Burns
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
Drop-Out Father
1982as Tawney Shapiro
Like Normal People
1979as Jan
Swap Meet
1979as Mother
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977as Judy
Intimate Strangers
1977as Barbara
Stalk the Wild Child
1976as Jean
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
1976as Vince's Wife
I Want to Keep My Baby!
1976as Rae Finer
Minestrone
1975as Tessy
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972as Woman on Ferry
Television (54)
The Studio
2025as Matt's Mom (voice)
Too Much
2025as Dottie
Mid-Century Modern
2025as Judy
Poker Face
2023as Beatrix Hasp (voice)
Curses!
2023as Margie (voice)
Not Dead Yet
2023as Janice
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021as Cid (voice)
Harley Quinn
2019as Golda (voice)
Me and My Grandma
2017as Grandma
Shooter
2016as Supreme Court Justice Gibson
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014as Maureen
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013as Estelle
Mom
2013as Anya
The Goldbergs
2013as Margot Letien
Getting On
2013as Crystal Buff
Kirstie
2013as Thelma Katz
The Mindy Project
2012as Annette Castellano
Robot and Monster
2012as Nessie (voice)
Wilfred
2011as Mittens
Hot in Cleveland
2010as Jacki
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
Hung
2009
The Megan Mullally Show
2006as Self - Guest
Crumbs
2006as Camille Spadaro
American Dad!
2005as Old Stripper (voice)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005as Bertha Fussy
Fat Actress
2005as Rhea Perlman
Kevin Hill
2004as Eleanor Frank
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003as Self
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002as Agnes (voice)
Kate Brasher
2001as Abbie Schaeffer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Roxana Fox
Becker
1998as Dr. Katherine Simmons
The View
1997as Self
Ally McBeal
1997as Dr. Helen Tooth
Union Square
1997as Eileen Mulrooney
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996as Self - Guest
Pearl
1996as Pearl Caraldo
Almost Perfect
1995
The Critic
1994as Ardeth (voice)
Frasier
1993as Carla Tortelli
Mad About You
1992as Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992as Narrator (voice)
Roc
1991
Blossom
1990
The Simpsons
1989as Carla Tortelli (voice)
Matlock
1986as Rhea Perlman
My Little Pony
1986
Amazing Stories
1985as Lois
Cheers
1982as Carla Tortelli
St. Elsewhere
1982as Carla Tortelli
Taxi
1978as Zena Sherman
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self
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