Too Much
2025 · TV Show
as Dottie
Rhea Perlman
1948-03-31
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Coney Island, New York, USA
Writers:
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).
Filmography
Mid-Century Modern
2025 · TV Show
as Judy
The Studio
2025 · TV Show
as Matt's Mom (voice), Matt's Mom
You People
2023 · Movie
as Bubby
Barbie
2023 · Movie
as Ruth
Not Dead Yet
2023 · TV Show
as Janice
Curses!
2023 · TV Show
as Margie (voice)
Poker Face
2023 · TV Show
as Beatrix Hasp (voice), Beatrix Hasp
13: The Musical
2022 · Movie
as Grandma Ruth
Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022 · Movie
as Margot
Funny Face
2021 · Movie
as Fernie
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · TV Show
as Cid (voice)
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
2020 · Movie
as Spooky Narration
Poms
2019 · Movie
as Alice
Saving Flora
2019 · Movie
as Gabriella
Harley Quinn
2019 · TV Show
as Golda (voice)
The Matchmaker
2018 · Movie
as Irene
Lemon
2017 · Movie
as Esther
Me and My Grandma
2017 · TV Show
as Grandma
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Movie
as Self
Sing
2016 · Movie
as Judith (voice)
Shooter
2016 · TV Show
as Supreme Court Justice Gibson
I'll See You in My Dreams
2015 · Movie
as Sally
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014 · TV Show
as Maureen
Mom
2013 · TV Show
as Anya
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · TV Show
as Estelle
Kirstie
2013 · TV Show
as Thelma Katz
The Goldbergs
2013 · TV Show
as Margot Letien
Getting On
2013 · TV Show
as Crystal Buff
The Sessions
2012 · Movie
as Mikvah Lady
The Mindy Project
2012 · TV Show
as Annette Castellano
Robot and Monster
2012 · TV Show
as Nessie (voice)
The Trouble with Bliss
2011 · Movie
as Maria (uncredited)
Oliver's Ghost
2011 · Movie
as Eloise
Wilfred
2011 · TV Show
as Mittens
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · TV Show
as Jacki
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009 · Movie
as Gladys
Hung
2009 · TV Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Beethoven's Big Break
2008 · Movie
as Patricia
The Christmas Choir
2008 · Movie
as Sister Agatha
Love Comes Lately
2007 · Movie
as Reisel
10 Items or Less
2006 · Movie
as Mrs. D
Crumbs
2006 · TV Show
as Camille Spadaro
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005 · Movie
as Self
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005 · Movie
as Self
Fat Actress
2005 · TV Show
as Rhea Perlman
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV Show
as Bertha Fussy
American Dad!
2005 · TV Show
as Old Stripper (voice)
Kevin Hill
2004 · TV Show
as Eleanor Frank
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie
as Self
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002 · TV Show
as Agnes (voice)
Kate Brasher
2001 · TV Show
as Abbie Schaeffer
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000 · Movie
as Jacqueline Kennedy
Painful Secrets
2000 · Movie
as Dr. Parella
A Tale of Two Bunnies
2000 · Movie
as Thelma
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999 · Movie
as Ms. Beelzebub
The Frasier Story
1999 · Movie
as Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as Roxana Fox
In the Doghouse
1998 · Movie
as Phil Markowitz
Houdini
1998 · Movie
as Esther
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998 · Movie
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Becker
1998 · TV Show
as Dr. Katherine Simmons
Ally McBeal
1997 · TV Show
as Dr. Helen Tooth
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Union Square
1997 · TV Show
as Eileen Mulrooney
Matilda
1996 · Movie
as Zinnia Wormwood
Carpool
1996 · Movie
as Martha
Sunset Park
1996 · Movie
as Phyllis Saroka
Pearl
1996 · TV Show
as Pearl Caraldo
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Canadian Bacon
1995 · Movie
as Deputy Honey
Almost Perfect
1995 · TV Show
Spoils of War
1994 · Movie
as Emma
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Movie
as Worm TV Host
The Critic
1994 · TV Show
as Ardeth (voice)
A Place to Be Loved
1993 · Movie
as Jerry Blair
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993 · Movie
as Mother Bird (voice)
Frasier
1993 · TV Show
as Carla Tortelli
Class Act
1992 · Movie
as Miss Simpson
To Grandmother's House We Go
1992 · Movie
as Shirley
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992 · Movie
as Lydia Nunn
Mad About You
1992 · TV Show
as Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · TV Show
as Narrator (voice)
Ted & Venus
1991 · Movie
as Grace
The Last Halloween
1991 · Movie
as Mrs. Gizborne
Roc
1991 · TV Show
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990 · Movie
as Lois (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Movie
as Paula
Enid Is Sleeping
1990 · Movie
as Mavis
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Movie
as Carla Tortelli
Blossom
1990 · TV Show
as The Godfather
Two Daddies?
1989 · Movie
as Rose Johnson (voice)
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Carla Tortelli (voice)
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A Family Again
1988 · Movie
as Aunt Dee
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Movie
as Carla Tortelli
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 · Movie
as Self
Stamp of a Killer
1987 · Movie
as Claudia
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987 · Movie
as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
The Tortellis
1987 · TV Show
as Carla Tortelli
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986 · Movie
as Reeka (voice)
My Little Pony
1986 · TV Show
Matlock
1986 · TV Show
as Rhea Perlman
Happily Ever After
1985 · Movie
as Rose Johnson (voice)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985 · Movie
Amazing Stories
1985 · TV Show
as Lois
The Ratings Game
1984 · Movie
as Francine Kester
Love Child
1982 · Movie
as June Burns
Drop-Out Father
1982 · Movie
as Tawney Shapiro
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982 · Movie
as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
St. Elsewhere
1982 · TV Show
as Carla Tortelli
Cheers
1982 · TV Show
as Carla Tortelli
Swap Meet
1979 · Movie
as Mother
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Like Normal People
1979 · Movie
as Jan
Taxi
1978 · TV Show
as Zena Sherman
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977 · Movie
as Judy
Intimate Strangers
1977 · Movie
as Barbara
I Want to Keep My Baby!
1976 · Movie
as Rae Finer
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The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
1976 · Movie
as Vince's Wife
Stalk the Wild Child
1976 · Movie
as Jean
Minestrone
1975 · Movie
as Tessy
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Co-Host
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972 · Movie
as Woman on Ferry
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
as Carla Tortelli LeBec
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee, Self
