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Rhea Perlman

Rhea Perlman

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 31, 1948 (77)
Birthplace Coney Island, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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).

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You People

You People

2023

as Bubby

Barbie

Barbie

2023

as Ruth

13: The Musical

13: The Musical

2022

as Grandma Ruth

Funny Face

Funny Face

2021

as Fernie

Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home

Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home

2020

as Spooky Narration

Poms

Poms

2019

as Alice

Saving Flora

Saving Flora

2019

as Gabriella

The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

2018

as Irene

Lemon

Lemon

2017

as Esther

Sing

Sing

2016

as Judith (voice)

The Sessions

The Sessions

2012

as Mikvah Lady

Oliver's Ghost

Oliver's Ghost

2011

as Eloise

The Trouble With Bliss

The Trouble With Bliss

2011

as Maria (uncredited)

The Nightman Cometh: Live

The Nightman Cometh: Live

2009

as Gladys

Beethoven's Big Break

Beethoven's Big Break

2008

as Patricia

The Christmas Choir

The Christmas Choir

2008

as Sister Agatha

10 Items or Less

10 Items or Less

2006

as Mrs. D

A Tale of Two Bunnies

A Tale of Two Bunnies

2000

as Thelma

Painful Secrets

Painful Secrets

2000

as Dr. Parella

H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

1999

as Ms. Beelzebub

In the Doghouse

In the Doghouse

1998

as Phil Markowitz

Houdini

Houdini

1998

as Esther

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

1998

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Sunset Park

Sunset Park

1996

as Phyllis Saroka

Carpool

Carpool

1996

as Martha

Matilda

Matilda

1996

as Zinnia Wormwood

Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon

1995

as Deputy Honey

Spoils of War

Spoils of War

1994

as Emma

A Place To Be Loved

A Place To Be Loved

1993

as Jerry Blair

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

1993

as Mother Bird (voice)

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

1992

as Lydia Nunn

Class Act

Class Act

1992

as Miss Simpson

The Last Halloween

The Last Halloween

1991

as Mrs. Gizborne

Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus

1991

as Grace

Enid Is Sleeping

Enid Is Sleeping

1990

as Mavis

The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

1990

as Paula

Two Daddies?

Two Daddies?

1989

as Rose Johnson (voice)

A Family Again

A Family Again

1988

as Aunt Dee

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

as Carla Tortelli

Stamp of a Killer

Stamp of a Killer

1987

as Claudia

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

1987

as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer

My Little Pony: The Movie

My Little Pony: The Movie

1986

as Reeka (voice)

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

1985

as Rose Johnson (voice)

The Ratings Game

The Ratings Game

1984

as Francine Kester

Drop-Out Father

Drop-Out Father

1982

as Tawney Shapiro

Love Child

Love Child

1982

as June Burns

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982

as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")

Swap Meet

Swap Meet

1979

as Mother

Like Normal People

Like Normal People

1979

as Jan

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

1977

as Barbara

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

1976

as Vince's Wife

I Want to Keep My Baby!

I Want to Keep My Baby!

1976

as Rae Finer

Stalk the Wild Child

Stalk the Wild Child

1976

as Jean

Minestrone

Minestrone

1975

as Tessy

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

1972

as Woman on Ferry

Minestrone

Minestrone

1975

Writer

The Sound Sleeper

The Sound Sleeper

1973

Continuity, Production Coordinator

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Bye Bye Benjamin

Bye Bye Benjamin

2006

Executive Producer

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Television Credits

Cheers

as Carla Tortelli

Episodes: 269

First Aired: Sep 30, 1982

Robot and Monster

as Nessie (voice)

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Aug 04, 2012

Pearl

as Pearl Caraldo

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 16, 1996

The Mindy Project

as Annette Castellano

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Sep 25, 2012

Kirstie

as Thelma Katz

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Dec 04, 2013

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Cid (voice)

Episodes: 11

First Aired: May 04, 2021

Curses!

as Margie (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 26, 2023

Kate Brasher

as Abbie Schaeffer

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 24, 2001

Me and My Grandma

as Grandma

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 22, 2017

Taxi

as Zena Sherman

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 12, 1978

Shooter

as Supreme Court Justice Gibson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 15, 2016

Mad About You

as Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1992

The Simpsons

as Carla Tortelli (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Fat Actress

as Rhea Perlman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 07, 2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Roxana Fox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Frasier

as Carla Tortelli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Becker

as Dr. Katherine Simmons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 1998

Kevin Hill

as Eleanor Frank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2004

Wilfred

as Mittens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 2011

Union Square

as Eileen Mulrooney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1997

Not Dead Yet

as Janice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 08, 2023

Amazing Stories

as Lois

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Bertha Fussy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 04, 2005

Mom

as Anya

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Estelle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2013

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

as Narrator (Voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1992

Harley Quinn

as Golda (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 2019

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

as Agnes (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2002

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

as Maureen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2014

The Goldbergs

as Margot Letien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2013

Hot in Cleveland

as Jacki

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2010

American Dad!

as Old Stripper (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Poker Face

as Beatrix Hasp (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2023

My Little Pony

Episodes: 65

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Too Much

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 10, 2025

The Critic

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 26, 1994

Hung

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 28, 2009

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Ally McBeal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Crumbs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 2006

Matlock

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1986

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Blossom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1990

Roc

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 25, 1991

Almost Perfect

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1995

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

Golden Globe Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 12 21 7
2024 7 19 29 5
2024 8 16 31 8
2024 9 15 24 6
2024 10 10 14 6
2024 11 7 12 4
2024 12 11 20 6
2025 1 15 28 6
2025 2 9 16 3
2025 3 7 16 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 4 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 0 1 0
2025 9 0 2 0

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2024 6 1175 1175
2025 7 541 491
2025 9 921 832

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