Rhea Perlman
Born in Coney Island, New York, USA — Mar 31 1948
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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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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roxana Fox
The Simpsons
Carla Tortelli (voice)
American Dad!
Old Stripper (voice)
Cheers
Carla Tortelli
Frasier
Carla Tortelli
Mom
Anya
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Estelle
The Goldbergs
Margot Letien
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bertha Fussy
St. Elsewhere
Carla Tortelli
Mad About You
Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
Taxi
Zena Sherman
The Mindy Project
Annette Castellano
Matlock
Rhea Perlman
Hot in Cleveland
Jacki
Becker
Dr. Katherine Simmons
Shooter
Supreme Court Justice Gibson
Amazing Stories
Lois
Harley Quinn
Golda (voice)
Blossom
The Godfather
Poker Face
Beatrix Hasp (voice)
Barbie
Ruth
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Cid (voice)
Ally McBeal
Dr. Helen Tooth
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
Agnes (voice)
Hung
Kevin Hill
Eleanor Frank
The Studio
Matt's Mom (voice)
The Critic
Ardeth (voice)
Not Dead Yet
Janice
Robot and Monster
Nessie (voice)
My Little Pony
Getting On
Crystal Buff
Matilda
Zinnia Wormwood
Too Much
Dottie
Union Square
Eileen Mulrooney
Sing
Judith (voice)
Almost Perfect
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Maureen
Roc
Wilfred
Mittens
Fat Actress
Rhea Perlman
Mid-Century Modern
Judy
Kirstie
Thelma Katz
Curses!
Margie (voice)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
Pearl
Pearl Caraldo
13: The Musical
Grandma Ruth
Crumbs
Camille Spadaro
You People
Bubby
The Sessions
Mikvah Lady
Kate Brasher
Abbie Schaeffer
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Mother Bird (voice)
The Tortellis
Carla Tortelli
The Earth Day Special
Paula
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Self (archive footage)
Canadian Bacon
Deputy Honey
Poms
Alice
Carpool
Martha
10 Items or Less
Mrs. D
Saving Flora
Gabriella
The Ratings Game
Francine Kester
Lemon
Esther
Beethoven's Big Break
Patricia
I'll See You in My Dreams
Sally
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Worm TV Host
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
Ted & Venus
Grace
Love Child
June Burns
Sunset Park
Phyllis Saroka
Me and My Grandma
Grandma
Funny Face
Fernie
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
My Little Pony: The Movie
Reeka (voice)
The Nightman Cometh: Live
Gladys
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Carla Tortelli
Class Act
Miss Simpson
Swap Meet
Mother
Intimate Strangers
Barbara
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
The Trouble with Bliss
Maria (uncredited)
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
In the Doghouse
Phil Markowitz
There Goes the Neighborhood
Lydia Nunn
Houdini
Esther
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
Vince's Wife
Minestrone
Tessy
To Grandmother's House We Go
Shirley
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Audience Member (uncredited)
Spoils of War
Emma
Painful Secrets
Dr. Parella
Bye Bye Benjamin
Production
Oliver's Ghost
Eloise
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Self
Enid Is Sleeping
Mavis
A Place to Be Loved
Jerry Blair
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
Ms. Beelzebub
Love Comes Lately
Reisel
Marvelous and the Black Hole
Margot
Two Daddies?
Rose Johnson (voice)
Like Normal People
Jan
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Lois (archive footage)
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
Jacqueline Kennedy
The Frasier Story
Self
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
Spooky Narration
Stalk the Wild Child
Jean
Happily Ever After
Rose Johnson (voice)
The Last Halloween
Mrs. Gizborne
I Want to Keep My Baby!
Rae Finer
Stamp of a Killer
Claudia
The Matchmaker
Irene
Drop-Out Father
Tawney Shapiro
A Tale of Two Bunnies
Thelma
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Self
A Family Again
Aunt Dee
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Self
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Judy
The Sound Sleeper
Production
The Christmas Choir
Sister Agatha
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Woman on Ferry