Rhea Perlman
Birthplace: Brooklyn
Born: 1948-03-31
Occupations recorded in source
actor; children's writer; film actor; television actor; voice actor; writer
Biography from Wikipedia
Rhea Jo Perlman (/ˈriːə/ REE-ə; born March 31, 1948) is an American actress and author. She is well-known for playing head waitress Carla Tortelli in the popular sitcom Cheers (1982–1993). Over the course of 11 seasons, Perlman was nominated for 10 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, winning four, and was nominated for a record six 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), Poms (2019) and Barbie (2023). In 2025, Perlman had a guest role in the second season of the crime mystery series Poker Face.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)
- Barbie (2023) — Ruth Handler
- 13 (2022)
- Marvelous and the Black Hole (2021) — Margot the Marvelous
- Poms (2019) — Alice
- Sing (2016) — Judith
- The Sessions (2012) — Mikvah Lady
- The Trouble with Bliss (2011) — Maria
- Beethoven's Big Break (2008) — Patricia
- The Christmas Choir (2008)
- Love Comes Lately (2007)
- 10 Items or Less (2006) — Mrs. D.
- Secret Cutting (2000) — Dr. Parella
- H-E Double Hockey Sticks (1999)
- Houdini (1998)
- In the Doghouse (1998) — Phil Markowitz
- Sunset Park (1997) — Phyllis Saroka
- Carpool (1996) — Martha
- Matilda (1996) — Zinnia Wormwood
- Canadian Bacon (1995) — Honey
- A Place to Be Loved (1993)
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) — Mother Bird
- There Goes the Neighborhood (1992) — Lydia Nunn
- To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
- Ted & Venus (1991)
- Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
- My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) — Reeka
- The Ratings Game (1984)
- Love Child (1982)
- Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Danny DeVito · 4 films
- Carol Kane · 2 films
- Jennifer Saunders · 2 films
- Kevin McCarthy · 2 films
- Leonardo Nam · 2 films
- Tricia O'Neil · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.