Rhea Perlman
Known for acting · Born 31 March 1948 · 78 · Coney Island, New York, USA
133 credits
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
Cheers
1982
Matilda
1996
My Little Pony
1986
Canadian Bacon
1995
The Mindy Project
2012
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
Robot and Monster
2012
Beethoven's Big Break
2008
Carpool
1996
To Grandmother's House We Go
1992
Poms
2019
I'll See You in My Dreams
2015
Acting (129)
2025The StudioMatt's Mom (voice)Series
2025Mid-Century ModernJudySeries
2025Too MuchDottie · 10 episodesSeries
2023BarbieRuthFilm
2023You PeopleBubbyFilm
2023Poker FaceBeatrix Hasp (voice), Beatrix Hasp · 4 episodesSeries
2023Not Dead YetJaniceSeries
2023Curses!Margie (voice) · 10 episodesSeries
202213: The MusicalGrandma RuthFilm
2022Marvelous and the Black HoleMargotFilm
2021Star Wars: The Bad BatchCid (voice) · 11 episodesSeries
2021Funny FaceFernieFilm
2020Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came HomeSpooky NarrationFilm
2019Harley QuinnGolda (voice)Series
2019PomsAliceFilm
2019Saving FloraGabriellaFilm
2018The MatchmakerIreneFilm
2017LemonEstherFilm
2017Me and My GrandmaGrandma · 6 episodesSeries
2016SingJudith (voice)Film
2016ShooterSupreme Court Justice Gibson · 2 episodesSeries
2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James BurrowsSelfFilm
2015I'll See You in My DreamsSallyFilm
2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime StoriesMaureenSeries
2013Brooklyn Nine-NineEstelleSeries
2013MomAnyaSeries
2013The GoldbergsMargot LetienSeries
2013Getting OnCrystal BuffSeries
2013KirstieThelma Katz · 12 episodesSeries
2012The SessionsMikvah LadyFilm
2012The Mindy ProjectAnnette Castellano · 17 episodesSeries
2012Robot and MonsterNessie (voice) · 50 episodesSeries
2011WilfredMittensSeries
2011The Trouble with BlissMaria (uncredited)Film
2011Oliver's GhostEloiseFilm
2010Hot in ClevelandJackiSeries
2009Hung · 2 episodesSeries
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - GuestSeries
2009The Nightman Cometh: LiveGladysFilm
2008Beethoven's Big BreakPatriciaFilm
2008The Christmas ChoirSister AgathaFilm
2007Love Comes LatelyReiselFilm
200610 Items or LessMrs. DFilm
2006CrumbsCamille SpadaroSeries
2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2005American Dad!Old Stripper (voice)Series
2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBertha FussySeries
2005Fat ActressRhea PerlmanSeries
2005My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara WilsonSelfFilm
2005Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'SelfFilm
2004Kevin HillEleanor FrankSeries
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelfSeries
2002What's New, Scooby-Doo?Agnes (voice)Series
2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelfFilm
2001Kate BrasherAbbie Schaeffer · 7 episodesSeries
2000Painful SecretsDr. ParellaFilm
2000A Tale of Two BunniesThelmaFilm
2000How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas TaleJacqueline KennedyFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRoxana FoxSeries
1999H.E. Double Hockey SticksMs. BeelzebubFilm
1999The Frasier StorySelfFilm
1998BeckerDr. Katherine SimmonsSeries
1998Monty Python: Live at AspenAudience Member (uncredited)Film
1998HoudiniEstherFilm
1998In the DoghousePhil MarkowitzFilm
1997Ally McBealDr. Helen ToothSeries
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1997Union SquareEileen MulrooneySeries
1996MatildaMrs. WormwoodFilm
1996CarpoolMarthaFilm
1996Sunset ParkPhyllis SarokaFilm
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1996PearlPearl Caraldo · 22 episodesSeries
1995Canadian BaconDeputy HoneyFilm
1995Almost PerfectSeries
1994The CriticArdeth (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1994The World of Jim HensonSelf (archive footage)Film
1994Spoils of WarEmmaFilm
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Worm TV HostFilm
1993FrasierCarla TortelliSeries
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryMother Bird (voice)Film
1993A Place to Be LovedJerry BlairFilm
1992Mad About YouMrs. Ramona DiChristophoroSeries
1992Class ActMiss SimpsonFilm
1992To Grandmother's House We GoShirleyFilm
1992There Goes the NeighborhoodLydia NunnFilm
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesNarrator (voice)Series
1991Ted & VenusGraceFilm
1991RocSeries
1991The Last HalloweenMrs. GizborneFilm
1990BlossomThe GodfatherSeries
1990The Earth Day SpecialPaulaFilm
1990Enid Is SleepingMavisFilm
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Self (archive footage)Film
1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationCarla TortelliFilm
1990Amazing Stories: The Movie IILoisFilm
1989The SimpsonsCarla Tortelli (voice)Series
1989Two Daddies?Rose Johnson (voice)Film
1988Mickey's 60th BirthdayCarla TortelliFilm
1988Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieSelfFilm
1988A Family AgainAunt DeeFilm
1987The TortellisCarla TortelliSeries
1987Stamp of a KillerClaudiaFilm
1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional VaudevilleMaisy - Constitutional CatererFilm
1986MatlockRhea PerlmanSeries
1986My Little Pony: The MovieReeka (voice)Film
1986My Little Pony · 65 episodesSeries
1985Amazing StoriesLoisSeries
1985Happily Ever AfterRose Johnson (voice)Film
1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereFilm
1984The Ratings GameFrancine KesterFilm
1982CheersCarla Tortelli · 269 episodesSeries
1982St. ElsewhereCarla TortelliSeries
1982National Lampoon's Movie MadnessLittle Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")Film
1982Love ChildJune BurnsFilm
1982Drop-Out FatherTawney ShapiroFilm
1979Swap MeetMotherFilm
1979Like Normal PeopleJanFilm
1978TaxiZena Sherman · 5 episodesSeries
1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightJudyFilm
1977Intimate StrangersBarbaraFilm
1976I Want to Keep My Baby!Rae FinerFilm
1976The Selling of Vince D'AngeloVince's WifeFilm
1976Stalk the Wild ChildJeanFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Co-HostSeries
1975MinestroneTessyFilm
1972Hot Dogs for GauguinWoman on FerryFilm
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyCarla Tortelli LeBecSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member · 2 episodes, Self - Nominee · 2 episodesSeries
Crew (1)
2005Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'ThanksFilm
Production (2)
2006Bye Bye BenjaminExecutive ProducerFilm
1973The Sound SleeperProduction Coordinator, ContinuityFilm
Writing (1)
1975MinestroneWriterFilm