Rhea Perlman

Personal Info

Know 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

1995

Canadian Bacon

as Deputy Honey

2006

1996

Matilda

as Zinnia Wormwood

1992

Class Act

as Miss Simpson

1996

Carpool

as Martha

1988

A Family Again

as Aunt Dee

2008

1996

Sunset Park

as Phyllis Saroka

1993

A Place to Be Loved

as Jerry Blair

2000

Painful Secrets

as Dr. Parella

1993

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

as Mother Bird (voice)

1982

Love Child

as June Burns

2023

You People

as Bubby

2008

The Christmas Choir

as Sister Agatha

1991

Ted & Venus

as Grace

2007

2011

The Trouble With Bliss

as Maria (uncredited)

2023

Barbie

as Ruth

1972

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

as Woman on Ferry

1984

The Ratings Game

as Francine Kester

1991

The Last Halloween

as Mrs. Gizborne

2011

1986

2022

13: The Musical

as Grandma Ruth

1987

1998

In the Doghouse

as Phil Markowitz

1998

Houdini

as Esther

1989

Two Daddies?

as Rose Johnson (voice)

1979

Swap Meet

as Mother

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Amazing Stories: The Movie II

as Lois (archive footage)

1976

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Carla Tortelli

2017

Lemon

as Esther

1987

2016

Sing

as Judith (voice)

1999

2012

The Sessions

as Mikvah Lady

1982

Drop-Out Father

as Tawney Shapiro

1975

Minestrone

as Tessy

2019

Poms

as Alice

2019

Saving Flora

as Gabriella

1990

1994

2021

Funny Face

as Fernie

1977

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as Self (archive footage)

1985

Happily Ever After

as Rose Johnson (voice)

2018

1998

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

as Audience Member (uncredited)

1982

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")

Production

2006

Bye Bye Benjamin

as Executive Producer

1973

The Sound Sleeper

as Continuity

1973

The Sound Sleeper

as Production Coordinator

1975

Minestrone

as Writer

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