Rhea Perlman
Acting1948Coney Island, New York, USA
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
Acting History
2025
The Studio
TVas Matt's Mom (voice) / Matt's Mom• 1 eps
Poker Face
TVas Beatrix Hasp / Beatrix Hasp (voice)• 4 eps
Too Much
TVas Dottie• 10 eps
Mid-Century Modern
TVas Judy
2023
You People
as Bubby
Barbie
as Ruth
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TVas Bertha Fussy• 1 eps
Curses!
TVas Margie (voice)• 10 eps
Not Dead Yet
TVas Janice• 1 eps
2022
13: The Musical
as Grandma Ruth
Marvelous and the Black Hole
as Margot
2021
Funny Face
as Fernie
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TVas Cid (voice)• 11 eps
2019
Poms
as Alice
Saving Flora
as Gabriella
The Goldbergs
TVas Margot Letien• 1 eps
Harley Quinn
TVas Golda (voice)• 1 eps
2018
The Matchmaker
as Irene
Shooter
TVas Supreme Court Justice Gibson• 2 eps
2017
Lemon
as Esther
2016
2015
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Sally
Getting On
TVas Crystal Buff• 1 eps
2014
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
TVas Maureen
The Mindy Project
TVas Annette Castellano• 17 eps
2013
American Dad!
TVas Old Stripper (voice)• 1 eps
2012
The Sessions
as Mikvah Lady
Hot in Cleveland
TVas Jacki• 1 eps
Robot and Monster
TVas Nessie (voice)• 50 eps
2011
2009
2008
The Christmas Choir
as Sister Agatha
Beethoven's Big Break
as Patricia
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Roxana Fox• 1 eps
2007
Love Comes Lately
as Reisel
2006
10 Items or Less
as Mrs. D
The Megan Mullally Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Crumbs
TVas Camille Spadaro
Bye Bye Benjamin
Executive Producer
2004
Kevin Hill
TVas Eleanor Frank• 1 eps
2003
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
TVas Agnes (voice)• 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TVas Self
2002
Frasier
TVas Carla Tortelli• 1 eps
2001
Becker
TVas Dr. Katherine Simmons• 1 eps
Ally McBeal
TVas Dr. Helen Tooth• 1 eps
2000
Painful Secrets
as Dr. Parella
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
as Jacqueline Kennedy
A Tale of Two Bunnies
as Thelma
1999
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
as Ms. Beelzebub
Mad About You
TVas Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro• 1 eps
1998
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Houdini
as Esther
In the Doghouse
as Phil Markowitz
1997
Union Square
TVas Eileen Mulrooney
The View
TVas Self
1996
Sunset Park
as Phyllis Saroka
Carpool
as Martha
Matilda
as Zinnia Wormwood
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TVas Self - Guest
Pearl
TVas Pearl Caraldo
1995
1994
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
The Simpsons
TVas Carla Tortelli (voice)• 1 eps
1993
A Place to Be Loved
as Jerry Blair
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
as Mother Bird (voice)
1992
Class Act
as Miss Simpson
To Grandmother's House We Go
as Shirley
There Goes the Neighborhood
as Lydia Nunn
1991
1990
Enid Is Sleeping
as Mavis
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Self (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
as Paula
1989
Two Daddies?
as Rose Johnson (voice)
1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Carla Tortelli
1987
Stamp of a Killer
as Claudia
Matlock
TVas Rhea Perlman• 1 eps
1986
1985
St. Elsewhere
TVas Carla Tortelli• 1 eps
1984
The Ratings Game
as Francine Kester
1982
Love Child
as June Burns
Drop-Out Father
as Tawney Shapiro
Cheers
TVas Carla Tortelli• 269 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self• 1 eps
1979
1977
Intimate Strangers
as Barbara
1976
I Want to Keep My Baby!
as Rae Finer
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
as Vince's Wife
1975
1973
The Sound Sleeper
Production Coordinator
The Sound Sleeper
Continuity
1972
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
as Woman on Ferry