Person
Rhea Perlman
Acting · Born 1948-03-31 · Coney Island, New York, USA
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
Roxana Fox
The Simpsons
Carla Tortelli (voice)
American Dad!
Old Stripper (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Estelle
Cheers
Carla Tortelli
Saturday Night Live
Self - Co-Host
Frasier
Carla Tortelli
Mom
Anya
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bertha Fussy
Filmography
- 2025Too MuchDottie
- 2025Mid-Century ModernJudy
- 2025The StudioMatt's Mom (voice)
- 2023Curses!Margie (voice)
- 2023BarbieRuth
- 2023Not Dead YetJanice
- 2023Poker FaceBeatrix Hasp (voice)
- 2023You PeopleBubby
- 202213: The MusicalGrandma Ruth
- 2022Marvelous and the Black HoleMargot
- 2021Star Wars: The Bad BatchCid (voice)
- 2021Funny FaceFernie
- 2020Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came HomeSpooky Narration
- 2019Saving FloraGabriella
- 2019Harley QuinnGolda (voice)
- 2019PomsAlice
- 2018The MatchmakerIrene
- 2017Me and My GrandmaGrandma
- 2017LemonEsther
- 2016SingJudith (voice)
- 2016ShooterSupreme Court Justice Gibson
- 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James BurrowsSelf
- 2015I'll See You in My DreamsSally
- 2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime StoriesMaureen
- 2013KirstieThelma Katz
- 2013Getting OnCrystal Buff
- 2013The GoldbergsMargot Letien
- 2013MomAnya
- 2013Brooklyn Nine-NineEstelle
- 2012The Mindy ProjectAnnette Castellano
- 2012Robot and MonsterNessie (voice)
- 2012The SessionsMikvah Lady
- 2011Oliver's GhostEloise
- 2011The Trouble with BlissMaria (uncredited)
- 2011WilfredMittens
- 2010Hot in ClevelandJacki
- 2009The Nightman Cometh: LiveGladys
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2009Hung
- 2008The Christmas ChoirSister Agatha
- 2008Beethoven's Big BreakPatricia
- 2007Love Comes LatelyReisel
- 2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest
- 200610 Items or LessMrs. D
- 2006Bye Bye BenjaminExecutive Producer
- 2006CrumbsCamille Spadaro
- 2005It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaBertha Fussy
- 2005My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara WilsonSelf
- 2005Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'Self
- 2005Fat ActressRhea Perlman
- 2005American Dad!Old Stripper (voice)
- 2004Kevin HillEleanor Frank
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
- 2002What's New, Scooby-Doo?Agnes (voice)
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 2001Kate BrasherAbbie Schaeffer
- 2000How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas TaleJacqueline Kennedy
- 2000Painful SecretsDr. Parella
- 2000A Tale of Two BunniesThelma
- 1999H.E. Double Hockey SticksMs. Beelzebub
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRoxana Fox
- 1999The Frasier StorySelf
- 1998HoudiniEsther
- 1998BeckerDr. Katherine Simmons
- 1998In the DoghousePhil Markowitz
- 1998Monty Python: Live at AspenAudience Member (uncredited)
- 1997Union SquareEileen Mulrooney
- 1997Ally McBealDr. Helen Tooth
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1996PearlPearl Caraldo
- 1996CarpoolMartha
- 1996MatildaZinnia Wormwood
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest
- 1996Sunset ParkPhyllis Saroka
- 1995Almost Perfect
- 1995Canadian BaconDeputy Honey
- 1994The World of Jim HensonSelf (archive footage)
- 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Worm TV Host
- 1994Spoils of WarEmma
- 1994The CriticArdeth (voice)
- 1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryMother Bird (voice)
- 1993FrasierCarla Tortelli
- 1993A Place to Be LovedJerry Blair
- 1992To Grandmother's House We GoShirley
- 1992There Goes the NeighborhoodLydia Nunn
- 1992Mad About YouMrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
- 1992Class ActMiss Simpson
- 1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesNarrator (voice)
- 1991The Last HalloweenMrs. Gizborne
- 1991Roc
- 1991Ted & VenusGrace
- 1990Amazing Stories: The Movie IILois (archive footage)
- 1990BlossomThe Godfather
- 1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
- 1990Enid Is SleepingMavis
- 1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!Self (archive footage)
- 1990The Earth Day SpecialPaula
- 1989The SimpsonsCarla Tortelli (voice)
- 1989Two Daddies?Rose Johnson (voice)
- 1988Mickey's 60th BirthdayCarla Tortelli
- 1988A Family AgainAunt Dee
- 1988Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieSelf
- 1987Stamp of a KillerClaudia
- 1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional VaudevilleMaisy - Constitutional Caterer
- 1987The TortellisCarla Tortelli
- 1986My Little Pony
- 1986My Little Pony: The MovieReeka (voice)
- 1986MatlockRhea Perlman
- 1985Happily Ever AfterRose Johnson (voice)
- 1985Amazing StoriesLois
- 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
- 1984The Ratings GameFrancine Kester
- 1982St. ElsewhereCarla Tortelli
- 1982Love ChildJune Burns
- 1982CheersCarla Tortelli
- 1982Drop-Out FatherTawney Shapiro
- 1982National Lampoon's Movie MadnessLittle Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
- 1979Swap MeetMother
- 1979Like Normal PeopleJan
- 1978TaxiZena Sherman
- 1977Intimate StrangersBarbara
- 1977Mary Jane Harper Cried Last NightJudy
- 1976I Want to Keep My Baby!Rae Finer
- 1976Stalk the Wild ChildJean
- 1976The Selling of Vince D'AngeloVince's Wife
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Co-Host
- 1975MinestroneTessy
- 1973The Sound SleeperProduction Coordinator
- 1972Hot Dogs for GauguinWoman on Ferry
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member
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