Rhea Perlman

Personal Info

Birthday

March 31, 1948

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Coney Island, New York, USA

Also Known As

رئا پرلمان

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).

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Simpsons

American Dad!

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Frasier

Mom

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Barbie

Filmography

2023
Barbie
as Ruth
You People
as Bubby
2022
13: The Musical
as Grandma Ruth
Marvelous and the Black Hole
as Margot
2021
Funny Face
as Fernie
2020
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
as Spooky Narration
2019
Saving Flora
as Gabriella
Poms
as Alice
2018
The Matchmaker
as Irene
2017
Lemon
as Esther
2016
Sing
as Judith (voice)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2015
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Sally
2012
The Sessions
as Mikvah Lady
2011
Oliver's Ghost
as Eloise
The Trouble with Bliss
as Maria (uncredited)
2009
The Nightman Cometh: Live
as Gladys
2008
The Christmas Choir
as Sister Agatha
Beethoven's Big Break
as Patricia
2007
Love Comes Lately
as Reisel
2006
10 Items or Less
as Mrs. D
2005
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
as Self
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
as Herself
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2000
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
as Jacqueline Kennedy
Painful Secrets
as Dr. Parella
A Tale of Two Bunnies
as Thelma
1999
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
as Ms. Beelzebub
The Frasier Story
as Self
1998
Houdini
as Esther
In the Doghouse
as Phil Markowitz
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1996
Carpool
as Martha
Matilda
as Zinnia Wormwood
Sunset Park
as Phyllis Saroka
1995
Canadian Bacon
as Deputy Honey
1994
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Worm TV Host
Spoils of War
as Emma
1993
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
as Mother Bird (voice)
A Place to Be Loved
as Jerry Blair
1992
To Grandmother's House We Go
as Shirley
There Goes the Neighborhood
as Lydia Nunn
Class Act
as Miss Simpson
1991
The Last Halloween
as Mrs. Gizborne
Ted & Venus
as Grace
1990
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
as Lois (archive footage)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
as Self
Enid Is Sleeping
as Mavis
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Self (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
as Paula
1989
Two Daddies?
as Rose Johnson (voice)
1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Carla Tortelli
A Family Again
as Aunt Dee
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
1987
Stamp of a Killer
as Claudia
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
1986
My Little Pony: The Movie
as Reeka (voice)
1985
Happily Ever After
as Rose Johnson (voice)
1984
The Ratings Game
as Francine Kester
1982
Love Child
as June Burns
Drop-Out Father
as Tawney Shapiro
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
1979
Swap Meet
as Mother
Like Normal People
as Jan
1977
Intimate Strangers
as Barbara
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
as Judy
1976
I Want to Keep My Baby!
as Rae Finer
Stalk the Wild Child
as Jean
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
as Vince's Wife
1975
Minestrone
as Tessy
1972
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
as Woman on Ferry