Rhea Perlman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

130

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-03-31 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Coney Island, New York, USA

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

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  • Mom

    Mom

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Barbie

    Barbie

  • The View

    The View

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Becker

    Becker

  • The Studio

    The Studio

  • The Studio

    The Studio

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • What's New, Scooby-Doo?

    What's New, Scooby-Doo?

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • Shooter

    Shooter

  • Harley Quinn

    Harley Quinn

  • Hung

    Hung

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch

    Star Wars: The Bad Batch

  • Matilda

    Matilda

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Sing

    Sing

  • Blossom

    Blossom

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • To Grandmother's House We Go

    To Grandmother's House We Go

  • Not Dead Yet

    Not Dead Yet

  • Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • Curses!

    Curses!

  • My Little Pony

    My Little Pony

  • Wilfred

    Wilfred

  • Saving Flora

    Saving Flora

  • Robot and Monster

    Robot and Monster

  • Too Much

    Too Much

  • The Critic

    The Critic

  • Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

    Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

  • Sunset Park

    Sunset Park

  • Almost Perfect

    Almost Perfect

  • Two Daddies?

    Two Daddies?

  • Mid-Century Modern

    Mid-Century Modern

  • Kevin Hill

    Kevin Hill

  • Lemon

    Lemon

  • Canadian Bacon

    Canadian Bacon

  • We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

    We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

  • Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

    Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

  • Painful Secrets

    Painful Secrets

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • Love Child

    Love Child

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • The Sessions

    The Sessions

  • Carpool

    Carpool

  • Minestrone

    Minestrone

  • Fat Actress

    Fat Actress

  • Kirstie

    Kirstie

  • Class Act

    Class Act

  • Roc

    Roc

  • Beethoven's Big Break

    Beethoven's Big Break

  • Houdini

    Houdini

  • You People

    You People

  • The Trouble with Bliss

    The Trouble with Bliss

  • A Tale of Two Bunnies

    A Tale of Two Bunnies

  • My Little Pony: The Movie

    My Little Pony: The Movie

  • Union Square

    Union Square

  • Marvelous and the Black Hole

    Marvelous and the Black Hole

  • My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

    My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

  • Funny Face

    Funny Face

  • 13: The Musical

    13: The Musical

  • 10 Items or Less

    10 Items or Less

  • Ted & Venus

    Ted & Venus

  • Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

  • The Ratings Game

    The Ratings Game

  • Pearl

    Pearl

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • The Frasier Story

    The Frasier Story

  • Crumbs

    Crumbs

  • Oliver's Ghost

    Oliver's Ghost

  • Stamp of a Killer

    Stamp of a Killer

  • National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

  • The Christmas Choir

    The Christmas Choir

  • I'll See You in My Dreams

    I'll See You in My Dreams

  • Happily Ever After

    Happily Ever After

  • Poms

    Poms

  • Swap Meet

    Swap Meet

  • Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

    Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

  • Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

    Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

  • Love Comes Lately

    Love Comes Lately

  • Stalk the Wild Child

    Stalk the Wild Child

  • A Place to Be Loved

    A Place to Be Loved

  • I Want to Keep My Baby!

    I Want to Keep My Baby!

  • H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

    H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

  • Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

    Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

  • Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

    Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

  • The World of Jim Henson

    The World of Jim Henson

  • Spoils of War

    Spoils of War

  • In the Doghouse

    In the Doghouse

  • Like Normal People

    Like Normal People

  • Monty Python: Live at Aspen

    Monty Python: Live at Aspen

  • Enid Is Sleeping

    Enid Is Sleeping

  • There Goes the Neighborhood

    There Goes the Neighborhood

  • Kate Brasher

    Kate Brasher

  • The Last Halloween

    The Last Halloween

  • Drop-Out Father

    Drop-Out Father

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie II

    Amazing Stories: The Movie II

  • How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

    How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

  • Me and My Grandma

    Me and My Grandma

  • The Nightman Cometh: Live

    The Nightman Cometh: Live

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • A Family Again

    A Family Again

  • Intimate Strangers

    Intimate Strangers

  • The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

    The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

  • Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home

    Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home

  • Hot Dogs for Gauguin

    Hot Dogs for Gauguin