Rhea Perlman
67 movies · 49 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 31, 1948 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Coney Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- رئا پرلمان
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).
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Known for
Rhea Perlman: movies and TV shows
Acting (114)
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025
- 2023
- 2023 Barbie
as Ruth
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023 You People
as Bubby
- 2022 13: The Musical
as Grandma Ruth
- 2022 Marvelous and the Black Hole
as Margot
- 2021
- 2021 Funny Face
as Fernie
- 2020 Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
as Spooky Narration
- 2019 Saving Flora
as Gabriella
- 2019
- 2019 Poms
as Alice
- 2018 The Matchmaker
as Irene
- 2017
- 2017 Lemon
as Esther
- 2016 Sing
as Judith (voice)
- 2016
- 2015 I'll See You in My Dreams
as Sally
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 The Sessions
as Mikvah Lady
- 2011 Oliver's Ghost
as Eloise
- 2011 The Trouble with Bliss
as Maria (uncredited)
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009 The Nightman Cometh: Live
as Gladys
- 2009
- 2008 The Christmas Choir
as Sister Agatha
- 2008 Beethoven's Big Break
as Patricia
- 2007 Love Comes Lately
as Reisel
- 2006 10 Items or Less
as Mrs. D
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000 How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
as Jacqueline Kennedy
- 2000 Painful Secrets
as Dr. Parella
- 2000 A Tale of Two Bunnies
as Thelma
- 1999 H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
as Ms. Beelzebub
- 1999
- 1998 Houdini
as Esther
- 1998
- 1998 In the Doghouse
as Phil Markowitz
- 1998 Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996 Carpool
as Martha
- 1996 Matilda
as Mrs. Wormwood
- 1996 Sunset Park
as Phyllis Saroka
- 1995
- 1995 Canadian Bacon
as Deputy Honey
- 1994
- 1994 Spoils of War
as Emma
- 1994
- 1993 We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
as Mother Bird (voice)
- 1993
- 1993 A Place to Be Loved
as Jerry Blair
- 1992 To Grandmother's House We Go
as Shirley
- 1992 There Goes the Neighborhood
as Lydia Nunn
- 1992
- 1992 Class Act
as Miss Simpson
- 1992
- 1991 The Last Halloween
as Mrs. Gizborne
- 1991
- 1991 Ted & Venus
as Grace
- 1990 Amazing Stories: The Movie II
as Lois
- 1990
- 1990 Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Carla Tortelli
- 1990 Enid Is Sleeping
as Mavis
- 1990 The Earth Day Special
as Paula
- 1989
- 1989 Two Daddies?
as Rose Johnson (voice)
- 1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Carla Tortelli
- 1988 A Family Again
as Aunt Dee
- 1987 Stamp of a Killer
as Claudia
- 1987 Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
- 1987
- 1986
- 1986 My Little Pony: The Movie
as Reeka (voice)
- 1986
- 1985 Happily Ever After
as Rose Johnson (voice)
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984 The Ratings Game
as Francine Kester
- 1982
- 1982 Love Child
as June Burns
- 1982
- 1982 Drop-Out Father
as Tawney Shapiro
- 1982 National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
- 1979 Swap Meet
as Mother
- 1979 Like Normal People
as Jan
- 1978
- 1977 Intimate Strangers
as Barbara
- 1977
- 1976 I Want to Keep My Baby!
as Rae Finer
- 1976 Stalk the Wild Child
as Jean
- 1976 The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
as Vince's Wife
- 1975 Minestrone
as Tessy
- 1972 Hot Dogs for Gauguin
as Woman on Ferry
- 1954
Behind the camera (4)
- 2006 Bye Bye Benjamin
Executive Producer
- 2005
- 1975 Minestrone
Writer
- 1973 The Sound Sleeper
Production Coordinator, Continuity
Talk shows and appearances (14)
- 2016
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2006 The Megan Mullally Show
1 episode
- 2005
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 2002
- 1999
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1994
- 1990
- 1988
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
5 episodes