File:Rhea_Perlman_(1988)_-_cropped.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 345 inbound references to Rhea Perlman, and connects out to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Barbie and Taxi.
It sits within the topics 1948 births, 20th-century American actresses and 21st-century American actresses.
Vinony links it to 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Film & TV
Coney Island, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- Too Much — Dottie2025
- Mid-Century Modern — Judy2025
- The Studio — Matt's Mom (voice)2025
- The Studio — Matt's Mom2025
- You People — Bubby2023
- Barbie — Ruth2023
- Not Dead Yet — Janice2023
- Curses! — Margie (voice)2023
- Poker Face — Beatrix Hasp (voice)2023
- Poker Face — Beatrix Hasp2023
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Rhea Jo Perlman , ( 1948-03-31 ) March 31, 1948 (age 78) , New York City, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Hunter College ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actress author
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Height
- 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
- Spouse
- Danny DeVito ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. January 28, 1982</span>"}]]}'>1982 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. October 2012</span>"}]]}'>2012 )
- Children
- 3, including Lucy DeVito
- Father
- Philip Perlman
- Relatives
- Heide Perlman (sister), Randall Miller (cousin)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Spouse
- Danny DeVito
- Occupation
- writer
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- RheaPerlmanAug2011.jpg
- Height
- 152
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Beverly Hills
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Rhea Perlman
- date of birth
- 1948-03-31
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- social media followers
- 11843
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Rhea Perlman
- birth name
- Rhea Jo Pearlman
Sources (6)
via Wikidata · CC0
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Rhea Jo Perlman (/ˈriːə/ REE-ə; 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.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhea Perlman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.