Rhea Perlman
Acting
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).
Born: March 31, 1948 · Coney Island, New York, USA
Filmography (94)
Too Much
2025
Mid-Century Modern
2025
The Studio
2025
Curses!
2023
Barbie
2023
Not Dead Yet
2023
Poker Face
2023
You People
2023
13: The Musical
2022
Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
Funny Face
2021
Saving Flora
2019
Harley Quinn
2019
Poms
2019
Lemon
2017
Sing
2016
Shooter
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
I'll See You in My Dreams
2015
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014
Kirstie
2013
Getting On
2013
The Goldbergs
2013
Mom
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
The Mindy Project
2012
Robot and Monster
2012
The Sessions
2012
The Trouble with Bliss
2011
Wilfred
2011
Hot in Cleveland
2010
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Hung
2009
The Christmas Choir
2008
Beethoven's Big Break
2008
Love Comes Lately
2007
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
10 Items or Less
2006
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Fat Actress
2005
American Dad!
2005
Kevin Hill
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000
Painful Secrets
2000
A Tale of Two Bunnies
2000
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Houdini
1998
Becker
1998
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
Union Square
1997
Ally McBeal
1997
The View
1997
Pearl
1996
Carpool
1996
Matilda
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Sunset Park
1996
Almost Perfect
1995
Canadian Bacon
1995
The World of Jim Henson
1994
The Critic
1994
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
Frasier
1993
A Place to Be Loved
1993
To Grandmother's House We Go
1992
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
Mad About You
1992
Class Act
1992
The Last Halloween
1991
Roc
1991
Ted & Venus
1991
Blossom
1990
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
The Simpsons
1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
My Little Pony
1986
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
Matlock
1986
Amazing Stories
1985
The Ratings Game
1984
St. Elsewhere
1982
Love Child
1982
Cheers
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
Taxi
1978
Saturday Night Live
1975
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972
Golden Globe Awards
1944