Editing Rhea Perlman (section)

{{short description|American actress (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Rhea Perlman
| image              = Rhea Perlman (1988) - cropped.jpg
| caption            = Rhea Perlman at the [[1988 Emmy Awards]]
| birth_name         = Rhea Jo Perlman
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1948|03|31}}
| birth_place        = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.<ref name="brant">{{cite book|last1=Brant|first1=Marley|title=Happier Days: Paramount Television's Classic Sitcoms, 1974-1984|date=2006|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=9780823089338|page=166|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3XnpqmYAxcC&pg=PA166|access-date=May 6, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
| years_active       = 1972–present
| height             = {{convert|5|ft|0|in|m|sigfig=3}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|author}}
| alma_mater         = [[Hunter College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Danny DeVito]]|January 28, 1982|October 2012|end={{abbr|sep.|separated}}}}
| children           = 3, including [[Lucy DeVito]]
| father             = [[Philip Perlman (actor)|Philip Perlman]]
| relatives          = [[Heide Perlman]] (sister)
}}
'''Rhea Jo Perlman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veromi.net/Summary.asp?fn=Rhea&mn=&ln=Perlman&dobmm=03&dobdd=31&doby=1948&city=&state=&age=&vw=&Search=&Input=&x=0&y=0|title=Veromi.net - People Summary|website=www.veromi.net}}</ref> (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress and author. She is well-known for playing head waitress [[Carla Tortelli]] in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Cheers]]'' (1982–1993).<ref name="nytimes2009">{{cite news|last1=Itzkoff|first1=Dave|title=Rhea Perlman and Lucy DeVito in 'Love, Loss, and What I Wore'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/theater/18perlman.html|access-date=May 5, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 17, 2009}}</ref> Over the course of eleven seasons, Perlman was nominated for ten [[Emmy Award]]s for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress]], winning four, and was nominated for a record six [[Golden Globe Award]]s for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series]]. She has also appeared in films, including ''[[Canadian Bacon]]'' (1995), [[Matilda (1996 film)|''Matilda'']] (1996), [[The Sessions (2012 film)|''The Sessions'']] (2012), [[Poms (film)|''Poms'']] (2019), and [[Barbie (2023 film)|''Barbie'']] (2023). In 2025, she had a guest role in the second season of the crime mystery series ''[[Poker Face (TV series)|Poker Face]]''.