Personal Info
Birthday
March 31, 1948
Place of Birth
Coney Island, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
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).
Acting Filmography (126)
5.7
Too Much
TV Series2025
6.0
Mid-Century Modern
TV Series2025
7.7
The Studio
TV Series2025
6.2
Curses!
TV Series2023
6.9
Barbie
Movie2023
7.0
Not Dead Yet
TV Series2023
7.4
Poker Face
TV Series2023
5.6
You People
Movie2023
6.0
13: The Musical
Movie2022
6.6
Marvelous and the Black Hole
Movie2022
8.2
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TV Series2021
4.7
Funny Face
Movie2021
7.0
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
Movie2020
7.0
Saving Flora
Movie2019
8.3
Harley Quinn
TV Series2019
6.6
Poms
Movie2019
0.0
The Matchmaker
Movie2018
6.5
Me and My Grandma
TV Series2017
4.4
Lemon
Movie2017
7.1
Sing
Movie2016
7.2
Shooter
TV Series2016
No Backdrop
4.0
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie2016
6.3
I'll See You in My Dreams
Movie2015
7.1
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
TV Series2014
5.0
Kirstie
TV Series2013
6.3
Getting On
TV Series2013
7.4
The Goldbergs
TV Series2013
7.3
Mom
TV Series2013
8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV Series2013
6.3
The Mindy Project
TV Series2012
6.0
Robot and Monster
TV Series2012
6.9
The Sessions
Movie2012
5.8
Oliver's Ghost
Movie2011
4.8
The Trouble with Bliss
Movie2011
7.5
Wilfred
TV Series2011
7.2
Hot in Cleveland
TV Series2010
9.4
The Nightman Cometh: Live
Movie2009
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV Series2009
6.5
Hung
TV Series2009
5.1
The Christmas Choir
Movie2008
5.2
Beethoven's Big Break
Movie2008
No Backdrop
5.2
Love Comes Lately
Movie2007
No Backdrop
4.7
The Megan Mullally Show
TV Series2006
6.2
10 Items or Less
Movie2006
6.5
Crumbs
TV Series2006
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV Series2005
5.5
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
Movie2005
4.5
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Movie2005
5.0
Fat Actress
TV Series2005
7.0
American Dad!
TV Series2005
No Backdrop
5.1
Kevin Hill
TV Series2004
5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV Series2003
7.8
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
TV Series2002
No Backdrop
6.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie2002
No Backdrop
10.0
Kate Brasher
TV Series2001
4.0
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
Movie2000
No Backdrop
5.9
Painful Secrets
Movie2000
7.2
A Tale of Two Bunnies
Movie2000
No Backdrop
6.2
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
Movie1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV Series1999
No Backdrop
8.0
The Frasier Story
Movie1999
5.6
Houdini
Movie1998
7.2
Becker
TV Series1998
6.3
In the Doghouse
Movie1998
No Backdrop
7.1
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Movie1998
8.5
Union Square
TV Series1997
6.5
Ally McBeal
TV Series1997
4.3
The View
TV Series1997
No Backdrop
5.8
Pearl
TV Series1996
5.3
Carpool
Movie1996
7.2
Matilda
Movie1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV Series1996
6.5
Sunset Park
Movie1996
No Backdrop
7.8
Almost Perfect
TV Series1995
5.8
Canadian Bacon
Movie1995
7.4
The World of Jim Henson
Movie1994
7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie1994
No Backdrop
3.3
Spoils of War
Movie1994
7.3
The Critic
TV Series1994
6.1
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Movie1993
7.7
Frasier
TV Series1993
No Backdrop
5.6
A Place to Be Loved
Movie1993
6.5
To Grandmother's House We Go
Movie1992
5.5
There Goes the Neighborhood
Movie1992
6.7
Mad About You
TV Series1992
6.2
Class Act
Movie1992
9.5
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV Series1992
No Backdrop
6.1
The Last Halloween
Movie1991
No Backdrop
7.9
Roc
TV Series1991
4.5
Ted & Venus
Movie1991
No Backdrop
0.0
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
Movie1990
6.2
Blossom
TV Series1990
No Backdrop
6.0
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Movie1990
4.9
Enid Is Sleeping
Movie1990
No Backdrop
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Movie1990
6.1
The Earth Day Special
Movie1990
8.0
The Simpsons
TV Series1989
No Backdrop
0.0
Two Daddies?
Movie1989
6.8
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Movie1988
6.8
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie1988
No Backdrop
5.7
Stamp of a Killer
Movie1987
No Backdrop
8.0
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Movie1987
4.5
The Tortellis
TV Series1987
6.6
My Little Pony
TV Series1986
6.3
My Little Pony: The Movie
Movie1986
7.1
Matlock
TV Series1986
No Backdrop
7.0
Happily Ever After
Movie1985
7.5
Amazing Stories
TV Series1985
0.0
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie1985
5.7
The Ratings Game
Movie1984
5.7
St. Elsewhere
TV Series1982
5.6
Love Child
Movie1982
7.6
Cheers
TV Series1982
4.2
Drop-Out Father
Movie1982
3.4
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Movie1982
No Backdrop
3.5
Swap Meet
Movie1979
7.3
Taxi
TV Series1978
5.0
Intimate Strangers
Movie1977
No Backdrop
7.5
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Movie1977
7.0
I Want to Keep My Baby!
Movie1976
No Backdrop
9.0
Stalk the Wild Child
Movie1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
TV Series1975
No Backdrop
0.0
Minestrone
Movie1975
6.9
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Movie1972
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV Series1954
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
TV Series1944