Rhea Perlman
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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
Credits
Barbie (2023)
as Ruth
Sing (2016)
as Judith (voice)
Matilda (1996)
as Mrs. Wormwood
10 Items or Less (2006)
as Mrs. D
Houdini (1998)
as Esther
You People (2023)
as Bubby
The Sessions (2012)
as Mikvah Lady
13: The Musical (2022)
as Grandma Ruth
Painful Secrets (2000)
as Dr. Parella
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
as Mother Bird (voice)
Funny Face (2021)
as Fernie
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
Actor
I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)
as Sally
The Ratings Game (1984)
as Francine Kester
Poms (2019)
as Alice
Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972)
as Woman on Ferry
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
as Carla Tortelli
The Nightman Cometh: Live (2009)
as Gladys
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
Stamp of a Killer (1987)
as Claudia
Oliver's Ghost (2011)
as Eloise
In the Doghouse (1998)
as Phil Markowitz
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
as Reeka (voice)
Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
as Patricia
Saving Flora (2019)
as Gabriella
Class Act (1992)
as Miss Simpson
Happily Ever After (1985)
as Rose Johnson (voice)
To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
as Shirley
Canadian Bacon (1995)
as Deputy Honey
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Worm TV Host
Carpool (1996)
as Martha
Sunset Park (1996)
as Phyllis Saroka
Marvelous and the Black Hole (2022)
as Margot
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
as Carla Tortelli
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
as Lydia Nunn
National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)
as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
Lemon (2017)
as Esther
The Trouble with Bliss (2011)
as Maria (uncredited)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
as Self
Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
as Mavis
A Tale of Two Bunnies (2000)
as Thelma
I Want to Keep My Baby! (1976)
as Rae Finer
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Paula
Amazing Stories: The Movie II (1990)
as Lois
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (2000)
as Jacqueline Kennedy
A Place to Be Loved (1993)
as Jerry Blair
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)
as Self
Monty Python: Live at Aspen (1998)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Ted & Venus (1991)
as Grace
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)
as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
The Christmas Choir (2008)
as Sister Agatha
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks (1999)
as Ms. Beelzebub
Stalk the Wild Child (1976)
as Jean
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson (2005)
as Self
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda' (2005)
as Self
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)
as Judy
Love Child (1982)
as June Burns
Intimate Strangers (1977)
as Barbara
Minestrone (1975)
as Tessy
Drop-Out Father (1982)
as Tawney Shapiro
The Last Halloween (1991)
as Mrs. Gizborne
Love Comes Lately (2007)
as Reisel
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo (1976)
as Vince's Wife
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home (2020)
as Spooky Narration
Two Daddies? (1989)
as Rose Johnson (voice)
Spoils of War (1994)
as Emma
Swap Meet (1979)
as Mother
The Frasier Story (1999)
as Self
Like Normal People (1979)
as Jan
The Matchmaker (2018)
as Irene
A Family Again (1988)
as Aunt Dee