Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1948-03-31 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Coney Island, New York, USA
Also known As
رئا پرلمان
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).
1995
as Deputy Honey
2006
as Mrs. D
2000
as Jacqueline Kennedy
1996
as Zinnia Wormwood
1992
as Miss Simpson
1996
as Martha
1988
as Aunt Dee
2008
as Patricia
1996
as Phyllis Saroka
1993
as Jerry Blair
2000
as Dr. Parella
1993
as Mother Bird (voice)
1992
as Shirley
1982
as June Burns
2023
as Bubby
2008
as Sister Agatha
1991
as Grace
2007
as Reisel
2011
as Maria (uncredited)
2023
as Ruth
1972
as Woman on Ferry
1984
as Francine Kester
1991
as Mrs. Gizborne
2011
as Eloise
2005
1986
as Reeka (voice)
2022
as Grandma Ruth
2002
as Self
1987
as Claudia
1992
as Lydia Nunn
1998
as Phil Markowitz
2015
as Sally
1998
as Esther
1989
as Rose Johnson (voice)
1979
as Mother
1977
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as Lois (archive footage)
1990
as Paula
1976
as Rae Finer
1979
as Jan
1988
as Carla Tortelli
2017
as Esther
1987
as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
2009
as Gladys
2016
as Judith (voice)
1999
as Ms. Beelzebub
2012
as Mikvah Lady
1976
as Vince's Wife
1982
as Tawney Shapiro
1975
as Tessy
2000
as Thelma
2019
as Alice
2019
as Gabriella
1990
as Mavis
1994
as Emma
2021
as Fernie
1977
as Barbara
1994
as Self (archive footage)
1990
1985
as Rose Johnson (voice)
2020
as Spooky Narration
2018
as Irene
2022
as Margot
1998
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1976
as Jean
1994
1982
as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
2005
2006
as Executive Producer
1973
as Continuity
1973
as Production Coordinator
1975
as Writer
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