Rhea Perlman
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).
Known for
![Curses!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hMQUIJwAzncS10ZtoQtIfq3ZNUe.jpg)
Curses!
![Barbie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iuFNMS8U5cb6xfzi51Dbkovj7vM.jpg)
Barbie
![Not Dead Yet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i8QXtqpE5bCQHuSj7e2tRt6HdTK.jpg)
Not Dead Yet
![Poker Face](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Xm5dyMQC9whMJKnGdFugUAW73C.jpg)
Poker Face
![You People](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x5E4TndwASNkaK2hwgeYfsIVo2x.jpg)
You People
![13: The Musical](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rqShG2kTbsVbgrgjfoEwawjR88N.jpg)
13: The Musical
![Marvelous and the Black Hole](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8BVM79SlfNzY73dTakZMvOgSRg0.jpg)
Marvelous and the Black Hole
![Star Wars: The Bad Batch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cDQAvfgAqnKuklerrZylZr6PCQa.jpg)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
![Funny Face](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fD2ZAcCt4BEhKGpTxdBFoSRCn1Y.jpg)
Funny Face
![Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AiqACHU5TC6SCWD71FKj0zTeGar.jpg)
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
![Saving Flora](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/txFQFgjVQmQYFYvEFCbUlTJMYcs.jpg)
Saving Flora
![Harley Quinn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/abDkDGruscppQ2zBb2qcrdkRzzH.jpg)
Harley Quinn
![Poms](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m2ksKdmWIoUh3GJfu9oEBLorjAJ.jpg)
Poms
![The Matchmaker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/18aYGYKrfoDyAJ16XrwHqOEkZ0p.jpg)
The Matchmaker
![Me and My Grandma](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lp4grj1rxXuRev8Sf0jjXgtKg5R.jpg)
Me and My Grandma
![Lemon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cZWjfUKuqufDjp3C9ufI8DLAxH7.jpg)
Lemon
![Sing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zZTlF2eVVUkbdmccd3bNUU9T9sD.jpg)
Sing
![Shooter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oMmqtafm6Rdlka1ejJeC9BDWzyO.jpg)
Shooter
![Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wLdBrJBywEBHTaoF1XrKHk1oj3Y.jpg)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
![I'll See You in My Dreams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9VINpMrTwmMNscQYDkcua2PiN3H.jpg)
I'll See You in My Dreams
![Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4nzEg4hZuamfOvtoOObrO8h3LCp.jpg)
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
![Kirstie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bpMHhP8T9X2Ym3rTSuml82KcLWK.jpg)
Kirstie
![The Goldbergs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pZyaKyry0V1muunoTt6pZ6cLduR.jpg)
The Goldbergs
![Mom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kIi3T7X0kmiV9vGDme146P2d979.jpg)
Mom
![Brooklyn Nine-Nine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgRMSOt7a1b8qyQR68vUixJPang.jpg)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
![The Mindy Project](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5YFui8dtEGUglm6pHWbBzD01c0t.jpg)
The Mindy Project
![Robot and Monster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rcckppfyUFVgPIxWtYJjRtjSytI.jpg)
Robot and Monster
![The Sessions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/57o1DBc5DfJXVc8wArAblSbZ8sD.jpg)
The Sessions
![Oliver's Ghost](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bVHYuqiG074OOGcE95X24rD5dnK.jpg)
Oliver's Ghost
![The Trouble With Bliss](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jpBpUvy6sHzcACt5iJaDPAoEmdJ.jpg)
The Trouble With Bliss
![Wilfred](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2cUYCkmHEWsxaNiVTQnFqxyq5Ij.jpg)
Wilfred
![Hot in Cleveland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mvSXebWlltJxJUNNkoLb0tzygi2.jpg)
Hot in Cleveland
![The Nightman Cometh: Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bRbphXpF5eYMZSOb8juhQB60sdL.jpg)
The Nightman Cometh: Live
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![Hung](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A1lIVsMDmVsQ5k09Y8ovNWx3odH.jpg)
Hung
![Beethoven's Big Break](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n6BFaobIdGWQhYI1uiq9gmY4FBq.jpg)
Beethoven's Big Break
![The Christmas Choir](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f75tP68paBp9e90lRECq016bu3L.jpg)
The Christmas Choir
![Love Comes Lately](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xKxLIkDeECnbCm9G3LXvir2bg3.jpg)
Love Comes Lately
![10 Items or Less](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2MBxFTeRe4m7DC49PmIkMXMjMEO.jpg)
10 Items or Less
![Bye Bye Benjamin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sLSXob6KKakHggFdBYae991otQ5.jpg)
Bye Bye Benjamin
![Crumbs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1AMpzQl8K8pPVjvdBUyOhfpACMh.jpg)
Crumbs
![It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pRWO6ufqSNkWvPXDDQhBwPNSv4K.jpg)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
![Fat Actress](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ahzHWj8TO0Ul5N0P4IzkdKGEYXY.jpg)
Fat Actress
![American Dad!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
![Kevin Hill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xkSVVrrRdGJMRaWiQS2dytALuKp.jpg)
Kevin Hill
![The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PhUYIGUUk1RzWq2Aw3TqH65McE.jpg)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
![What's New, Scooby-Doo?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7sX80eWq4XHvFGUmCg803iifUcG.jpg)
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
![NBC 75th Anniversary Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bqZhFpEHrsLAhXx1oQFpNyoHfsd.jpg)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
![Kate Brasher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pGWx9DVzqFPUs7rgClCjpVdnhpq.jpg)
Kate Brasher
![How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bTTNvaTqkJNq7WTNjwRc5060U5y.jpg)
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
![Painful Secrets](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ojB2IeQdUN5OVJyB9CA8RzIsJH9.jpg)
Painful Secrets
![A Tale of Two Bunnies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o3GTwQF9f0sPQkJucKaTBHvPprA.jpg)
A Tale of Two Bunnies
![H.E. Double Hockey Sticks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lnHCEjQm9LMbJ7ySS3dz8RZSnWL.jpg)
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![Houdini](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kMbQBnxyqlNcKeg5bgBd2tCyVjD.jpg)
Houdini
![Becker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w8qCJKotfqh5M2oMsbFNt5xuWP7.jpg)
Becker
![In the Doghouse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZ60wxVEt4Kjd3FKjX2dL8tlOCP.jpg)
In the Doghouse
![Monty Python: Live at Aspen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/unhivN22zUqRmejp5XesfPFZRal.jpg)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
![Union Square](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3zq42TN9XNnxXb0G6WmhMb11Uf5.jpg)
Union Square
![Ally McBeal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/weS8htxS2j0EQ6jorK3WOR1dZpH.jpg)
Ally McBeal
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![Pearl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wqPjKHBPk41X2lnZ0zbw0clY6w1.jpg)
Pearl
![Carpool](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rYoZR4EtrfziT5WXhZzcNbH5GuE.jpg)
Carpool
![Matilda](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wYoDpWInsBEVSmWStnRH06ddoyk.jpg)
Matilda
![The Rosie O'Donnell Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rHHSx7kyLEHK48Y3LO3sNfclOT2.jpg)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
![Sunset Park](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rkt8cYfOV6vcqlDbut7jak9qaPh.jpg)
Sunset Park
![Almost Perfect](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AeuPhwQcAR2IFYsvOqxx6Bicu2z.jpg)
Almost Perfect
![Canadian Bacon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bzK2aQ8xUB67kwCR5LHTSY99HtT.jpg)
Canadian Bacon
![The World of Jim Henson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/asLSFe0r0JyGwzcHfVjpLJiJD59.jpg)
The World of Jim Henson
![Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sywn5nLdKJ0W7hegEJcE9WAPraW.jpg)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
![Spoils of War](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hUDhEP4eUTlaXF3R0iKmcd3fKtV.jpg)
Spoils of War
![The Critic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fZoOHDU18OBXSvoiEViuBvSSUZO.jpg)
The Critic
![We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iyFmhYlioe3PDZjSKWtcIhu5R02.jpg)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
![Frasier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gYAb6GCVEFsU9hzMCG5rxaxoIv3.jpg)
Frasier
![A Place To Be Loved](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nyP3flHsNfGd0y4aIAXXbTmeTZW.jpg)
A Place To Be Loved
![To Grandmother's House We Go](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/muzQuNYEQfZEPIN7G5shtKKT3fP.jpg)
To Grandmother's House We Go
![There Goes the Neighborhood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ryqGwpssiS4cd7DH1q5uHi3PTMf.jpg)
There Goes the Neighborhood
![Mad About You](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vvnslQjc1LnERuroGVh8bPdBi2r.jpg)
Mad About You
![Class Act](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nSbkFgHYK1OFKh0WGyLw8ItC50E.jpg)
Class Act
![Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fir0N8Xedwh5gvh5QpXKdNAW967.jpg)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
![The Last Halloween](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5gSkyuooKRG3VerE7Fd1ceOlIFd.jpg)
The Last Halloween
![Roc](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tjRMmrNIYF37tVcrslSSeLQhu6o.jpg)
Roc
![Ted & Venus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1SUYd9cVYm6w51E3ZZRSxAiPOe1.jpg)
Ted & Venus
![Blossom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qZVQ73nf4N43LLvKzs0cSkXRne5.jpg)
Blossom
![Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nUAoRVhGZqsQMrUjKZ7f1rLclYD.jpg)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
![Enid Is Sleeping](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5O42TYmwKDuJJfTOiUIQ64IUk5A.jpg)
Enid Is Sleeping
![The Earth Day Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vNaVkULweHjOKqu4uxJAvoy1XC8.jpg)
The Earth Day Special
![The Simpsons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Two Daddies?"](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aVMVxcmhJ112xb0IzIHH4W9I60g.jpg)
Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Two Daddies?"
![Mickey's 60th Birthday](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5Ya6F4xEBjWZZHsBcbft7WtKSiY.jpg)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
![A Family Again](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s4KvKhD2mYewHNgcV5LdJIARc6t.jpg)
A Family Again
![Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ciLsvajBoaj4HSZiyzC6bu8rWMk.jpg)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
![Stamp of a Killer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ez3nWi8MeD31sqqG1mFROytmozf.jpg)
Stamp of a Killer
![My Little Pony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tkVztC8YKR8JSIHgwRWD5boViBJ.jpg)
My Little Pony
![My Little Pony: The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rB0nNtMedX30xiymlGxArmh2BQL.jpg)
My Little Pony: The Movie
![Matlock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2eGYyekQjcAXVmcYW1g4keR4plV.jpg)
Matlock
![Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Happily Ever After"](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kFzMXG1pCR46XbOzKVgpAAdqQB8.jpg)
Molly and the Skywalkerz in "Happily Ever After"
![Amazing Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rrRDymHWaQUa8LAsIxJc5OOigea.jpg)
Amazing Stories
![The Ratings Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p4IeHxPpbXnjvBYtwjuzBwqHhE6.jpg)
The Ratings Game
![St. Elsewhere](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mEfcA56iisaOfnK8FsY1sSE2wLu.jpg)
St. Elsewhere
![Love Child](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vvIvcke0ZcFUuG4Xf6kz1OoeRib.jpg)
Love Child
![Cheers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMKUGebTSZYsWsMnqbY9qdlqLL.jpg)
Cheers
![Drop-Out Father](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2F5Os8z9cJIGiaS8U75AanpdAQJ.jpg)
Drop-Out Father
![National Lampoon's Movie Madness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lew46Sn6v5D8SFQES4eVxqElLrl.jpg)
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
![Swap Meet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mr5L6vOhNGvyj5CgemSz06Kyiv5.jpg)
Swap Meet
![Taxi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pua3A2XSaO6bP6WhVDBRbcyRTAS.jpg)
Taxi
![Intimate Strangers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/70uR2823X2bQssXKEZ6sqXiPX6c.jpg)
Intimate Strangers
![Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/55X2WIYsr5a58Y7nZfTV8zuAk9N.jpg)
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
![Stalk the Wild Child](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vzUYCtDe8kUdjWp62lXNqtnPCPI.jpg)
Stalk the Wild Child
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![Hot Dogs for Gauguin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6vCc4voM7zlOJ1daHw1Sos6ncAg.jpg)
Hot Dogs for Gauguin