Rhea Perlman
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).

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
Barbie (2023)
Ruth
You People (2023)
Bubby
13: The Musical (2022)
Grandma Ruth
Marvelous and the Black Hole (2022)
Margot
Funny Face (2021)
Fernie
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home (2020)
Spooky Narration
Saving Flora (2019)
Gabriella
Poms (2019)
Alice
The Matchmaker (2018)
Irene
Lemon (2017)
Esther
Sing (2016)
Judith (voice)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
Self
I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)
Sally
The Sessions (2012)
Mikvah Lady
Oliver's Ghost (2011)
Eloise
The Trouble With Bliss (2011)
Maria (uncredited)
The Nightman Cometh: Live (2009)
Gladys
Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
Patricia
The Christmas Choir (2008)
Sister Agatha
Love Comes Lately (2007)
Reisel
10 Items or Less (2006)
Mrs. D
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (2000)
Painful Secrets (2000)
Dr. Parella
A Tale of Two Bunnies (2000)
Thelma
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks (1999)
Ms. Beelzebub
Houdini (1998)
Esther
In the Doghouse (1998)
Phil Markowitz
Carpool (1996)
Martha
Matilda (1996)
Zinnia Wormwood
Sunset Park (1996)
Phyllis Saroka
Canadian Bacon (1995)
Deputy Honey
Spoils of War (1994)
Emma
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
Mother Bird (voice)
A Place To Be Loved (1993)
Jerry Blair
To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
Shirley
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
Lydia Nunn
Class Act (1992)
Miss Simpson
The Last Halloween (1991)
Mrs. Gizborne
Ted & Venus (1991)
Grace
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (1990)
Self
Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
Mavis
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
Two Daddies? (1989)
Rose Johnson (voice)
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
Carla Tortelli
A Family Again (1988)
Aunt Dee
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special (1988)
Self
Stamp of a Killer (1987)
Claudia
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
Reeka (voice)
Happily Ever After (1985)
Rose Johnson (voice)
The Ratings Game (1984)
Francine Kester
Love Child (1982)
June Burns
Drop-Out Father (1982)
Tawney Shapiro
National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)
Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
Swap Meet (1979)
Mother
Like Normal People (1979)
Jan
Intimate Strangers (1977)
Barbara
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)
Judy
I Want to Keep My Baby! (1976)
Rae Finer
Stalk the Wild Child (1976)
Jean
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo (1976)
Vince's Wife
Minestrone (1975)
Tessy
Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972)
Woman on Ferry

Crew

Bye Bye Benjamin (2006)
Executive Producer
Minestrone (1975)
Writer
The Sound Sleeper (1973)
Production Coordinator | Continuity