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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Canadian Bacon
as Deputy Honey
1995
10 Items or Less
as Mrs. D
2006
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
as Jacqueline Kennedy
2000
Matilda
as Zinnia Wormwood
1996
Class Act
as Miss Simpson
1992
Carpool
as Martha
1996
A Family Again
as Aunt Dee
1988
Beethoven's Big Break
as Patricia
2008
Sunset Park
as Phyllis Saroka
1996
A Place to Be Loved
as Jerry Blair
1993
Painful Secrets
as Dr. Parella
2000
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
as Mother Bird (voice)
1993
To Grandmother's House We Go
as Shirley
1992
Love Child
as June Burns
1982
You People
as Bubby
2023
The Christmas Choir
as Sister Agatha
2008
Ted & Venus
as Grace
1991
Love Comes Lately
as Reisel
2007
The Trouble with Bliss
as Maria (uncredited)
2011
Barbie
as Ruth
2023
TV Appearances
St. Elsewhere
as Carla Tortelli
1982
Cheers
as Carla Tortelli
1982
Mad About You
as Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
1992
The Simpsons
as Carla Tortelli (voice)
1989
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
My Little Pony
1986
Ally McBeal
as Dr. Helen Tooth
1997
Crumbs
as Camille Spadaro
2006
The Critic
as Ardeth (voice)
1994
Matlock
as Rhea Perlman
1986
The View
as Self
1997
Fat Actress
as Rhea Perlman
2005