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Rhea Perlman
Acting
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

The Simpsons
1989

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Frasier
1993

Cheers
1982

The Goldbergs
2013

American Dad!
2005

Mom
2013

Saturday Night Live
1975

The View
1997

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

Harley Quinn
2019

Mad About You
1992

St. Elsewhere
1982

Matlock
1986

Hot in Cleveland
2010

The Mindy Project
2012

Amazing Stories
1985

Blossom
1990

Taxi
1978

Shooter
2016

The Studio
2025

The Studio
2025

Poker Face
2023

Poker Face
2023

Becker
1998

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021

Ally McBeal
1997
