Rhea Perlman
Acting
1948-03-31 · Coney Island, New York, USA
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
Too Much
2025 · Series
Mid-Century Modern
2025 · Series
The Studio
2025 · Series
Curses!
2023 · Series
Barbie
2023 · Movie
Not Dead Yet
2023 · Series
Poker Face
2023 · Series
You People
2023 · Movie
13: The Musical
2022 · Movie
Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022 · Movie
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · Series
Funny Face
2021 · Movie
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
2020 · Movie
Saving Flora
2019 · Movie
Harley Quinn
2019 · Series
Poms
2019 · Movie
The Matchmaker
2018 · Movie
Me and My Grandma
2017 · Series
Lemon
2017 · Movie
Sing
2016 · Movie
Shooter
2016 · Series
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Movie
I'll See You in My Dreams
2015 · Movie
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014 · Series
Kirstie
2013 · Series
Getting On
2013 · Series
The Goldbergs
2013 · Series
Mom
2013 · Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · Series
The Mindy Project
2012 · Series
Robot and Monster
2012 · Series
The Sessions
2012 · Movie
Oliver's Ghost
2011 · Movie
The Trouble with Bliss
2011 · Movie
Wilfred
2011 · Series
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Series
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Hung
2009 · Series
The Christmas Choir
2008 · Movie
Beethoven's Big Break
2008 · Movie
Love Comes Lately
2007 · Movie
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Series
10 Items or Less
2006 · Movie
Bye Bye Benjamin
2006 · Movie
Crumbs
2006 · Series
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · Series
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005 · Movie
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005 · Movie
Fat Actress
2005 · Series
American Dad!
2005 · Series
Kevin Hill
2004 · Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002 · Series
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie
Kate Brasher
2001 · Series
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000 · Movie
Painful Secrets
2000 · Movie
A Tale of Two Bunnies
2000 · Movie
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
The Frasier Story
1999 · Movie
Houdini
1998 · Movie
Becker
1998 · Series
In the Doghouse
1998 · Movie
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998 · Movie
Union Square
1997 · Series
Ally McBeal
1997 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
Pearl
1996 · Series
Carpool
1996 · Movie
Matilda
1996 · Movie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Series
Sunset Park
1996 · Movie
Almost Perfect
1995 · Series
Canadian Bacon
1995 · Movie
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Movie
Spoils of War
1994 · Movie
The Critic
1994 · Series
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993 · Movie
Frasier
1993 · Series
A Place to Be Loved
1993 · Movie
To Grandmother's House We Go
1992 · Movie
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992 · Movie
Mad About You
1992 · Series
Class Act
1992 · Movie
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Series
The Last Halloween
1991 · Movie
Roc
1991 · Series
Ted & Venus
1991 · Movie
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990 · Movie
Blossom
1990 · Series
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Movie
Enid Is Sleeping
1990 · Movie
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990 · Movie
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Movie
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Two Daddies?
1989 · Movie
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Movie
A Family Again
1988 · Movie
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 · Movie
Stamp of a Killer
1987 · Movie
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987 · Movie
The Tortellis
1987 · Series
My Little Pony
1986 · Series
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986 · Movie
Matlock
1986 · Series
Happily Ever After
1985 · Movie
Amazing Stories
1985 · Series
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985 · Movie
The Ratings Game
1984 · Movie
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Series
Love Child
1982 · Movie
Cheers
1982 · Series
Drop-Out Father
1982 · Movie
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982 · Movie
Swap Meet
1979 · Movie
Like Normal People
1979 · Movie
Taxi
1978 · Series
Intimate Strangers
1977 · Movie
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977 · Movie
I Want to Keep My Baby!
1976 · Movie
Stalk the Wild Child
1976 · Movie
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
1976 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Minestrone
1975 · Movie
The Sound Sleeper
1973 · Movie
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972 · Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series