Rhea Perlman

Born: 1948-03-31, Coney Island, New York, USA

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).

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• American Dad! (2005)
• Frasier (1993)
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
• Mom (2013)
• Cheers (1982)
• Mad About You (1992)
• Hot in Cleveland (2010)
• Harley Quinn (2019)
• St. Elsewhere (1982)
• The Mindy Project (2012)
• Barbie (2023)
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)
• The Studio (2025)
• Robot and Monster (2012)
• Amazing Stories (1985)
• Blossom (1990)
• Curses! (2023)
• Wilfred (2011)
• Sing (2016)
• Matilda (1996)
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)
• Hung (2009)
• The Critic (1994)
• Not Dead Yet (2023)
• Getting On (2013)
• Too Much (2025)
• The Sessions (2012)
• Kirstie (2013)