Rhea Perlman

Acting

March 31, 1948 (78 years old)

Coney Island, New York, USA

Female

78 Movies

59 TV Shows

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).

Matilda

1996 7.2

as Zinnia Wormwood

Age 48 (now 78)

Cheers

1982 7.6

as Carla Tortelli

Age 34 (now 78) 269 eps

269 eps

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021 8.2

as Cid (voice)

Age 73 (now 78) 11 eps

11 eps

Canadian Bacon

1995 5.8

as Deputy Honey

Age 47 (now 78)

The Sessions

2012 6.9

as Mikvah Lady

Age 64 (now 78)

I'll See You in My Dreams

2015 6.3

as Sally

Age 67 (now 78)

Beethoven's Big Break

2008 5.2

as Patricia

Age 60 (now 78)

To Grandmother's House We Go

1992 6.5

as Shirley

Age 44 (now 78)

Poms

2019 6.6

as Alice

Age 71 (now 78)

Sing

2016 7.1

as Judith (voice)

Age 68 (now 78)

The Mindy Project

2012 6.2

as Annette Castellano

Age 64 (now 78) 17 eps

17 eps

Carpool

1996 5.3

as Martha

Age 48 (now 78)

My Little Pony: The Movie

1986 6.3

as Reeka (voice)

Age 38 (now 78)

Sunset Park

1996 6.5

as Phyllis Saroka

Age 48 (now 78)

Barbie

2023 6.9

as Ruth

Age 75 (now 78)

Marvelous and the Black Hole

2022 6.6

as Margot

Age 74 (now 78)

Barbie

2023 6.9

as Ruth

Age 75 (now 78)

You People

2023 5.6

as Bubby

Age 74 (now 78)

13: The Musical

2022 6.0

as Grandma Ruth

Age 74 (now 78)

Marvelous and the Black Hole

2022 6.6

as Margot

Age 74 (now 78)

Funny Face

2021 4.7

as Fernie

Age 72 (now 78)

Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home

2020 7.0

as Spooky Narration

Age 72 (now 78)

Saving Flora

2019 7.1

as Gabriella

Age 71 (now 78)

Poms

2019 6.6

as Alice

Age 71 (now 78)

The Matchmaker

2018

as Irene

Age 70 (now 78)

Lemon

2017 4.4

as Esther

Age 68 (now 78)

Sing

2016 7.1

as Judith (voice)

Age 68 (now 78)

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016 4.1

as Self

Age 67 (now 78)

I'll See You in My Dreams

2015 6.3

as Sally

Age 67 (now 78)

The Sessions

2012 6.9

as Mikvah Lady

Age 64 (now 78)

Oliver's Ghost

2011 5.8

as Eloise

Age 63 (now 78)

The Trouble with Bliss

2011 4.8

as Maria (uncredited)

Age 63 (now 78)

The Nightman Cometh: Live

2009 9.5

as Gladys

Age 61 (now 78)

The Christmas Choir

2008 5.1

as Sister Agatha

Age 60 (now 78)

Beethoven's Big Break

2008 5.2

as Patricia

Age 60 (now 78)

Love Comes Lately

2007 5.2

as Reisel

Age 59 (now 78)

10 Items or Less

2006 6.2

as Mrs. D

Age 58 (now 78)

Bye Bye Benjamin

2006

Executive Producer

Age 57 (now 78)

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

2005 4.5

as Self

Age 57 (now 78)

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

2005 4.5

Thanks

Age 57 (now 78)

My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson

2005 5.5

as Self

Age 57 (now 78)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002 10.0

as Self

Age 54 (now 78)

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

2000 4.0

as Jacqueline Kennedy

Age 52 (now 78)

Painful Secrets

2000 5.9

as Dr. Parella

Age 52 (now 78)

A Tale of Two Bunnies

2000 7.2

as Thelma

Age 51 (now 78)

H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

1999 6.2

as Ms. Beelzebub

Age 51 (now 78)

The Frasier Story

1999 8.0

as Self

Age 50 (now 78)

Houdini

1998 5.9

as Esther

Age 50 (now 78)

In the Doghouse

1998 6.3

as Phil Markowitz

Age 50 (now 78)

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

1998 7.1

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Age 49 (now 78)

Carpool

1996 5.3

as Martha

Age 48 (now 78)

Matilda

1996 7.2

as Zinnia Wormwood

Age 48 (now 78)

Sunset Park

1996 6.5

as Phyllis Saroka

Age 48 (now 78)

Canadian Bacon

1995 5.8

as Deputy Honey

Age 47 (now 78)

The World of Jim Henson

1994 7.4

as Self (archive footage)

Age 46 (now 78)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994 7.0

as Worm TV Host

Age 46 (now 78)

Spoils of War

1994 3.3

as Emma

Age 46 (now 78)

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

1993 6.1

as Mother Bird (voice)

Age 45 (now 78)

A Place to Be Loved

1993 5.6

as Jerry Blair

Age 45 (now 78)

To Grandmother's House We Go

1992 6.5

as Shirley

Age 44 (now 78)

There Goes the Neighborhood

1992 5.5

as Lydia Nunn

Age 44 (now 78)

Class Act

1992 6.2

as Miss Simpson

Age 44 (now 78)

The Last Halloween

1991 6.1

as Mrs. Gizborne

Age 43 (now 78)

Ted & Venus

1991 4.5

as Grace

Age 43 (now 78)

Amazing Stories: The Movie II

1990

as Lois (archive footage)

Age 42 (now 78)

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990 6.0

as Self

Age 42 (now 78)

Enid Is Sleeping

1990 5.0

as Mavis

Age 42 (now 78)

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990 6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 42 (now 78)

The Earth Day Special

1990 6.5

as Paula

Age 42 (now 78)

Two Daddies?

1989

as Rose Johnson (voice)

Age 41 (now 78)

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988 6.8

as Carla Tortelli

Age 40 (now 78)

A Family Again

1988 9.0

as Aunt Dee

Age 40 (now 78)

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988 7.0

as Self

Age 40 (now 78)

Stamp of a Killer

1987 5.7

as Claudia

Age 39 (now 78)

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

1987 8.0

as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer

Age 39 (now 78)

My Little Pony: The Movie

1986 6.3

as Reeka (voice)

Age 38 (now 78)

Happily Ever After

1985 7.0

as Rose Johnson (voice)

Age 37 (now 78)

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

1985

Age 37 (now 78)

The Ratings Game

1984 5.7

as Francine Kester

Age 36 (now 78)

Love Child

1982 5.6

as June Burns

Age 34 (now 78)

Drop-Out Father

1982 4.2

as Tawney Shapiro

Age 34 (now 78)

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982 3.4

as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")

Age 34 (now 78)

Swap Meet

1979 3.5

as Mother

Age 31 (now 78)

Like Normal People

1979 6.5

as Jan

Age 31 (now 78)

Intimate Strangers

1977 5.0

as Barbara

Age 29 (now 78)

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

1977 7.5

as Judy

Age 29 (now 78)

I Want to Keep My Baby!

1976 7.0

as Rae Finer

Age 28 (now 78)

Stalk the Wild Child

1976 9.0

as Jean

Age 28 (now 78)

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo

1976 6.0

as Vince's Wife

Age 28 (now 78)

Minestrone

1975

as Tessy

Age 26 (now 78)

Minestrone

1975

Writer

Age 26 (now 78)

The Sound Sleeper

1973

Production Coordinator

Age 24 (now 78)

The Sound Sleeper

1973

Continuity

Age 24 (now 78)

Hot Dogs for Gauguin

1972 6.9

as Woman on Ferry

Age 24 (now 78)