Rhea Perlman
Acting • Born 1948-03-31
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).
Filmography
132 credits
Canadian Bacon
Movie • 1995
Deputy Honey
10 Items or Less
Movie • 2006
Mrs. D
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
Movie • 2000
Jacqueline Kennedy
Matilda
Movie • 1996
Zinnia Wormwood
Class Act
Movie • 1992
Miss Simpson
Carpool
Movie • 1996
Martha
A Family Again
Movie • 1988
Aunt Dee
Beethoven's Big Break
Movie • 2008
Patricia
Sunset Park
Movie • 1996
Phyllis Saroka
A Place to Be Loved
Movie • 1993
Jerry Blair
Painful Secrets
Movie • 2000
Dr. Parella
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Movie • 1993
Mother Bird (voice)
To Grandmother's House We Go
Movie • 1992
Shirley
Love Child
Movie • 1982
June Burns
You People
Movie • 2023
Bubby
The Christmas Choir
Movie • 2008
Sister Agatha
Ted & Venus
Movie • 1991
Grace
Love Comes Lately
Movie • 2007
Reisel
The Trouble with Bliss
Movie • 2011
Maria (uncredited)
Barbie
Movie • 2023
Ruth
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Movie • 1972
Woman on Ferry
The Ratings Game
Movie • 1984
Francine Kester
The Last Halloween
Movie • 1991
Mrs. Gizborne
Oliver's Ghost
Movie • 2011
Eloise
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Movie • 2005
Self
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Movie • 2005
Self
My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie • 1986
Reeka (voice)
13: The Musical
Movie • 2022
Grandma Ruth
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Stamp of a Killer
Movie • 1987
Claudia
There Goes the Neighborhood
Movie • 1992
Lydia Nunn
In the Doghouse
Movie • 1998
Phil Markowitz
I'll See You in My Dreams
Movie • 2015
Sally
Houdini
Movie • 1998
Esther
Two Daddies?
Movie • 1989
Rose Johnson (voice)
Swap Meet
Movie • 1979
Mother
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Movie • 1977
Judy
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Movie • 1990
Lois (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
Movie • 1990
Paula
Like Normal People
Movie • 1979
Jan
I Want to Keep My Baby!
Movie • 1976
Rae Finer
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Movie • 1988
Carla Tortelli
Lemon
Movie • 2017
Esther
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Movie • 1987
Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
The Nightman Cometh: Live
Movie • 2009
Gladys
Sing
Movie • 2016
Judith (voice)
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
Movie • 1999
Ms. Beelzebub
The Sessions
Movie • 2012
Mikvah Lady
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
Movie • 1976
Vince's Wife
Drop-Out Father
Movie • 1982
Tawney Shapiro
Minestrone
Movie • 1975
Tessy
A Tale of Two Bunnies
Movie • 2000
Thelma
Poms
Movie • 2019
Alice
Saving Flora
Movie • 2019
Gabriella
Enid Is Sleeping
Movie • 1990
Mavis
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie • 1988
Self
Spoils of War
Movie • 1994
Emma
Funny Face
Movie • 2021
Fernie
Intimate Strangers
Movie • 1977
Barbara
The World of Jim Henson
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1990
Self
Happily Ever After
Movie • 1985
Rose Johnson (voice)
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
Movie • 2020
Spooky Narration
The Matchmaker
Movie • 2018
Irene
Marvelous and the Black Hole
Movie • 2022
Margot
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Movie • 1998
Audience Member (uncredited)
Stalk the Wild Child
Movie • 1976
Jean
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie • 1994
Worm TV Host
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Movie • 1982
Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Movie • 1990
Self (archive footage)
The Frasier Story
Movie • 1999
Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie • 1985
St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982
Carla Tortelli
Mad About You
TV • 1992
Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
Cheers
TV • 1982
Carla Tortelli
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Carla Tortelli (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
My Little Pony
TV • 1986
Ally McBeal
TV • 1997
Dr. Helen Tooth
Crumbs
TV • 2006
Camille Spadaro
The Critic
TV • 1994
Ardeth (voice)
Matlock
TV • 1986
Rhea Perlman
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Fat Actress
TV • 2005
Rhea Perlman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Roxana Fox
Frasier
TV • 1993
Carla Tortelli
Becker
TV • 1998
Dr. Katherine Simmons
Blossom
TV • 1990
The Godfather
Kevin Hill
TV • 2004
Eleanor Frank
Roc
TV • 1991
Almost Perfect
TV • 1995
Pearl
TV • 1996
Pearl Caraldo
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TV • 2021
Cid (voice)
Wilfred
TV • 2011
Mittens
Kate Brasher
TV • 2001
Abbie Schaeffer
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Co-Host
Union Square
TV • 1997
Eileen Mulrooney
Not Dead Yet
TV • 2023
Janice
Amazing Stories
TV • 1985
Lois
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV • 2005
Bertha Fussy
Taxi
TV • 1978
Zena Sherman
The Mindy Project
TV • 2012
Annette Castellano
Mom
TV • 2013
Anya
Robot and Monster
TV • 2012
Nessie (voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Estelle
Me and My Grandma
TV • 2017
Grandma
Hung
TV • 2009
Curses!
TV • 2023
Margie (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV • 1992
Narrator (voice)
Harley Quinn
TV • 2019
Golda (voice)
Too Much
TV • 2025
Dottie
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
TV • 2002
Agnes (voice)
Kirstie
TV • 2013
Thelma Katz
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
TV • 2014
Maureen
Shooter
TV • 2016
Supreme Court Justice Gibson
The Goldbergs
TV • 2013
Margot Letien
Hot in Cleveland
TV • 2010
Jacki
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Old Stripper (voice)
Poker Face
TV • 2023
Beatrix Hasp (voice)
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Audience Member
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self
Mid-Century Modern
TV • 2025
Judy
The Studio
TV • 2025
Matt's Mom (voice)
The Studio
TV • 2025
Matt's Mom
Poker Face
TV • 2023
Beatrix Hasp
Getting On
TV • 2013
Crystal Buff
The Tortellis
TV • 1987
Carla Tortelli