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Rhea Perlman

Rhea Perlman

Birthday: 1948-03-31 | Place of Birth: Coney Island, New York, U.S.

Rhea Jo Perlman (born 31 March 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Marvelous and the Black Hole

as    Margot

2021
Funny Face

as    Fernie

2020
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home

as    Spooky Narration

2019
Poms

as    Alice

2019
Saving Flora

as    Gabriella

2015
I'll See You in My Dreams

as    Sally

2012
Oliver's Ghost

as    Eloise

2012
The Sessions

as    Mikvah Lady

2008
Beethoven's Big Break

as    Patricia

2008
The Christmas Choir

as    Sister Agatha

2007
Danny DeVito & the Contract

as    Herself

2007
Love Comes Lately

as    Reisel

2001
Kate Brasher

as    Abbie Schaeffer

1999
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

as    Ms. Beelzebub

1998
Houdini

as    Esther

1998
In the Doghouse

as    Phil Markowitz

1996
Carpool

as    Martha

1996
Pearl

as    Pearl Caraldo

1996
Matilda

as    Zinnia Wormwood

1995
Canadian Bacon

as    Deputy Honey

1993
A Place To Be Loved

as    Jerry Blair

1993
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

as    Mother Bird (voice)

1992
There Goes the Neighborhood

as    Lydia Nunn

1992
To Grandmother's House We Go

as    Shirley

1991
The Last Halloween

as    Mrs. Gizborne

1990
Enid Is Sleeping

as    Mavis

1987
Stamp of a Killer

as    Claudia