Editing Rhea Perlman (section)

===Motion pictures===
[[File:RheaPerlmanAug2011.jpg|thumb|right|Perlman at a ceremony for Danny DeVito to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2011]]

In the 1990s, Perlman starred in several TV movies and motion pictures. In 1992, she starred in the made-for-TV-movie, ''[[To Grandmother's House We Go]]'' opposite [[Ashley Olsen]] and [[Mary-Kate Olsen]], playing the wife of [[Jerry Van Dyke]]'s character; the couple kidnapped the Olsen Twins' characters, hoping to cash in on ransom before Christmas. Other TV films in which she starred included the dramas ''[[A Place to Be Loved]]'' and ''In Spite of Love.'' Perlman's motion picture roles included ''[[There Goes the Neighborhood (film)|There Goes The Neighborhood]]'' (1992), ''[[Canadian Bacon (film)|Canadian Bacon]]'' (1995), ''[[Carpool (1996 film)|Carpool]]'' (1996), ''[[Sunset Park (film)|Sunset Park]]'' (1996), and ''[[Matilda (1996 film)|Matilda]]'' (1996). She had a cameo in the film ''[[10 Items or Less (film)|10 Items Or Less]]'' (2006), and also starred in the 2007 independent film ''[[Love Comes Lately]].''

In 1994, Perlman voiced 9-Eye in [[The Timekeeper]], a [[Circle-Vision 360°|Circle-Vision]] show at the [[Magic Kingdom]] in [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Tomorrowland]]. She later starred in the 1996 sitcom ''[[Pearl (TV series)|Pearl]]'' as the title character and was featured on the 2001 TV drama ''[[Kate Brasher]].'' Among her notable guest appearances was on the fourth-season premiere of ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]'', which starred ''Cheers'' co-star [[Ted Danson]]. Perlman also appeared in a 2000 television film ''[[How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale]],'' in which she impersonated [[Jacqueline Kennedy|Jackie Kennedy]]. She also portrayed a therapist called Dr. Parella in the 2000 film ''[[Secret Cutting]],'' which follows the story of a young girl named Dawn who [[Self-harm|self-injures]]. In 2007, Perlman appeared as Bertha in the West End of London in the comedy ''[[Boeing Boeing (play)|Boeing Boeing]].'' In 2008, she starred in the [[Hallmark Channel]] original movie, ''The Christmas Choir,'' and appeared in ''[[Beethoven's Big Break]]'' in 2008 as [[Patricia Benji]]. In 2009, she appeared as Tanya's mother on the series ''[[Hung (TV series)|Hung]]'' for [[HBO|Home Box Office Networks]]. In 2011, Perlman had a guest appearance as Mittens in one episode of ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]].''

In 2009, Perlman and her daughter [[Lucy DeVito]] starred in the [[off-Broadway]] play ''[[Love, Loss, and What I Wore]]'', adapted by [[Nora Ephron|Nora]] and [[Delia Ephron]], at the [[Westside Theatre]].<ref name="nytimes2009" /> From 2014 to 2017, she starred in a recurring role on ''[[The Mindy Project]]'' as Danny's mother, Annette Castellano.

In 2023, Perlman earned critical praise for playing [[Barbie]] creator [[Ruth Handler]] in [[Greta Gerwig]]'s film ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=Barbie's Creator Appeared In The Movie — But She Was Totally Different IRL |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/barbie-movie-ruth-handler-rhea-perlman-cameo-explained |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Bustle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Peters |first=Fletcher |date=2023-07-28 |title=Rhea Perlman Puts a Fantastic Twist on Barbie's Real Creator |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/who-is-ruth-handler-barbies-iconic-tax-evading-creator |access-date=2023-07-28}}</ref>