9.5
9.5
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009
as Gladys
Rhea Perlman
Acting
N/A
CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Rhea Jo Perlman (first name pronounced , REE-uh ; 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.
Filmography (65 movies)
7.2
7.2
Matilda
1996
as Zinnia Wormwood
7.1
7.1
Sing
2016
as Judith (voice)
7.1
7.1
Saving Flora
2019
as Gabriella
7.1
7.1
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
as Audience Member (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
The Frasier Story
1999
as Self
7.0
7.0
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977
as Judy
7.0
7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Worm TV Host
7.0
7.0
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
2020
as Spooky Narration
7.0
7.0
Happily Ever After
1985
as Rose Johnson (voice)
6.9
6.9
Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022
as Margot
6.9
6.9
The Sessions
2012
as Mikvah Lady
6.6
6.6
Poms
2019
as Alice
6.5
6.5
To Grandmother's House We Go
1992
as Shirley
6.3
6.3
A Tale of Two Bunnies
2000
as Thelma
6.3
6.3
I'll See You in My Dreams
2015
as Sally
6.3
6.3
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972
as Woman on Ferry
6.3
6.3
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Paula
6.2
6.2
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986
as Reeka (voice)
6.2
6.2
10 Items or Less
2006
as Mrs. D
6.1
6.1
Class Act
1992
as Miss Simpson
6.1
6.1
Sunset Park
1996
as Phyllis Saroka
6.1
6.1
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
as Mother Bird (voice)
6.0
6.0
Like Normal People
1979
as Jan
6.0
6.0
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999
as Ms. Beelzebub
6.0
6.0
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990
as Self
6.0
6.0
I Want to Keep My Baby!
1976
as Rae Finer
6.0
6.0
13: The Musical
2022
as Grandma Ruth
5.8
5.8
Painful Secrets
2000
as Dr. Parella
5.7
5.7
Canadian Bacon
1995
as Deputy Honey
5.6
5.6
You People
2023
as Bubby
5.6
5.6
The Ratings Game
1984
as Francine Kester
5.6
5.6
The Last Halloween
1991
as Mrs. Gizborne
5.5
5.5
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005
as Self
5.5
5.5
Oliver's Ghost
2011
as Eloise
5.5
5.5
Houdini
1998
as Esther
5.3
5.3
A Place to Be Loved
1993
as Jerry Blair
5.2
5.2
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
as Lydia Nunn
5.2
5.2
Beethoven's Big Break
2008
as Patricia
5.2
5.2
Carpool
1996
as Martha
5.2
5.2
Love Comes Lately
2007
as Reisel
5.1
5.1
The Christmas Choir
2008
as Sister Agatha
5.0
5.0
In the Doghouse
1998
as Phil Markowitz
5.0
5.0
Intimate Strangers
1977
as Barbara
5.0
5.0
Stamp of a Killer
1987
as Claudia
5.0
5.0
Love Child
1982
as June Burns
4.9
4.9
The Trouble With Bliss
2011
as Maria (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
Funny Face
2021
as Fernie
4.6
4.6
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
as Mavis
4.5
4.5
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005
as Herself
4.4
4.4
Lemon
2017
as Esther
4.2
4.2
Drop-Out Father
1982
as Tawney Shapiro
4.0
4.0
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
1976
as Vince's Wife
4.0
4.0
Ted & Venus
1991
as Grace
3.4
3.4
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000
as Jacqueline Kennedy
1.7
1.7
Spoils of War
1994
as Emma
1.7
1.7
Swap Meet
1979
as Mother
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990
as Lois (archive footage)
Stalk the Wild Child
1976
as Jean
Minestrone
1975
Writer
The Matchmaker
2018
as Irene
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987
as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
Two Daddies?
1989
as Rose Johnson (voice)
A Family Again
1988
as Aunt Dee
Bye Bye Benjamin
2006
Executive Producer
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