Rhea Perlman
Date of birth: 1948-03-31
Place of birth: Coney Island, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: رئا پرلمان
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).
Movie Credits
Canadian Bacon
1995-06-08
The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to s
10 Items or Less
2006-09-11
An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outs
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000-06-20
Three broke men try to become rich by finding rich women.
Matilda
1996-08-02
Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and
Class Act
1992-06-05
Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is juvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with th
Carpool
1996-08-23
A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the ne
A Family Again
1988-10-15
A family comes to grips with their own grief after the eldest daughter is killed.
Beethoven's Big Break
2008-11-30
Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a
Sunset Park
1996-04-26
A white teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined Black high school basketball team and turns
A Place to Be Loved
1993-04-04
Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his natu
Painful Secrets
2000-05-30
Dawn isn't like other kids her age full of typical teenage angst about boys, school and parents. Her
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993-11-24
Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them i
To Grandmother's House We Go
1992-12-06
When precocious twins Sarah and Julie feel like Mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting a
Love Child
1982-10-15
The true story of Terry Jean Moore, a young woman who is imprisoned for seven years on account of a
You People
2023-01-20
A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations
The Christmas Choir
2008-12-06
A chance encounter with a homeless man named Bob inspires a workaholic accountant to start a choir
Ted & Venus
1991-08-08
Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his poet
Love Comes Lately
2007-09-09
Though approaching his eighties, Max Kohn shows no signs of slowing down. He pursues his love life -
The Trouble with Bliss
2011-10-01
35-year-old Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has
Barbie
2023-07-19
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Bar
Hot Dogs for Gauguin
1972-06-12
A down-on-his-luck photographer determined to capture visual magic and fame. He concocts an intricat
The Ratings Game
1984-12-15
A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.
The Last Halloween
1991-10-28
Four Martians crash-land on Earth in search of candy for their home planet.
Oliver's Ghost
2011-10-22
Eleven-year-old Oliver has a unique ability to see "full-bodied apparitions," otherwise known as gho
My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005-06-07
A compilation of handheld camera footage, captured in 1995 by Mara Wilson during the filming of 'Mat
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005-06-07
A look behind the scenes of the filming and special effects of the 1996 film 'Matilda'.
My Little Pony: The Movie
1986-06-06
The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big festival
13: The Musical
2022-08-12
After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his impend
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002-05-05
A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.
Stamp of a Killer
1987-11-01
A pregnant mother and her young son become the target of a killer.
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992-10-30
A dying prisoner whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist, who heads to the
In the Doghouse
1998-09-06
A family dog is pushed into show business and into taking on the role of breadwinner, as the man of
I'll See You in My Dreams
2015-05-15
A sudden loss disrupts Carol’s orderly life, propelling her into the dating world for the first time
Houdini
1998-12-06
The life and times of escape artist/magician Harry Houdini.
Two Daddies?
1989-05-06
An animated special about a young girl who must learn to accept her divorced mother's remarriage.
Swap Meet
1979-09-21
The plot: Roy is jealous of Sigi, who attracts Nancy's attention, and has two clumsy guys demolish S
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977-10-05
A disturbed young mother with some serious psychological problems begins to take them out on her tod
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016-02-21
The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get
Amazing Stories: The Movie II
1990-11-25
This anthology gathers four episodes of the 1985-87 television series "Amazing Stories." Santa Claus
The Earth Day Special
1990-04-22
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April
Like Normal People
1979-04-13
An intellectually-challenged man and woman meet, fall in love, and are determined to get married, de
I Want to Keep My Baby!
1976-11-19
A 15-year-old girl becomes pregnant by her boyfriend and decides to keep the baby and raise her on h
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988-11-13
This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat f
Lemon
2017-01-22
Isaac has seen better days. His acting career is tanking, his blind girlfriend of 10 years plans to
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987-10-12
An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. C
The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009-09-15
The Nightman Cometh, the fictional rock opera from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, is brought to
Sing
2016-11-23
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hostin
H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999-10-03
Satan, in the form of Ms. Beelzebub, sends apprentice demon Griffelkin to Earth's surface to steal t
The Sessions
2012-05-02
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a care
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
1976-09-15
Danny DeVito stars in and directs this critically acclaimed short film which was part of the ground
Drop-Out Father
1982-09-26
Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the new
Minestrone
1975-01-01
A paranoid filmmaker is tortured by his taste for the titular Italian soup
A Tale of Two Bunnies
2000-03-20
Two small-town girls arrive in Chicago to find fame and fortune. Ruby wants to be a fashion designer
Poms
2019-05-09
After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving neighbor, S
Saving Flora
2019-12-06
Flora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's scheduled to
Enid Is Sleeping
1990-05-25
Enid only looks like she's sleeping. In fact, she's dead. Shortly after Enid caught her husband Harr
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988-10-05
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable mom
Spoils of War
1994-04-09
In 1970s New York, Martin (Maguire) hopes to locate his father and possibly reunite the parents who
Funny Face
2021-03-30
In a Brooklyn threatened by disfigurement from greedy urban developers, two young people meet in a l
Intimate Strangers
1977-11-11
The pressures of problems at home and at work are taking a tremendous toll on a middle-aged husband,
The World of Jim Henson
1994-11-23
In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explor
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990-07-01
This special celebration of Disneyland's 35th anniversary, bursting at the seams with celebrity came
Happily Ever After
1985-10-20
Third-grader Molly Conway finds out that her parents are getting divorced. She tries everything she
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
2020-10-31
A reconstituted Mr. Bungle assembles in the Eureka public library to perform their unique brand of m
The Matchmaker
2018-06-29
Terrified that his mother may not find the important mental stimulation he believes will stave off A
Marvelous and the Black Hole
2022-04-22
A teenage delinquent befriends a surly magician who helps her navigate her inner demons and dysfunct
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998-03-21
In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terr
Stalk the Wild Child
1976-11-03
A young boy who had been abandoned as a child and raised by wild dogs is taken to a university where
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994-05-18
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982-04-23
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990-04-30
Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs
The Frasier Story
1999-01-01
A retrospective look at how Frasier Crane first came to appear on Cheers, and how the series Frasier
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985-09-16
The NBC All Star Hour (1985) was a one-hour primetime television special that brought together stars