Editing Rhea Perlman

{{short description|American actress (born 1948)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{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]]''.

==Early life==
Perlman was born on March 31, 1948, in [[Coney Island]], [[Brooklyn]], to [[Philip Perlman (actor)|Philip Perlman]], a Polish-Jewish immigrant who was a manager at a doll parts factory and Adele, a bookkeeper.<ref name="philobit">{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Mike|title=Philip Perlman, 'Cheers' Barfly and Father of Rhea Perlman, Dies at 95|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/philip-perlman-dead-cheers-barfly-792445|access-date=May 6, 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 7, 2015|language=en}}</ref> She grew up in [[Bensonhurst, Brooklyn|Bensonhurst]] in a [[Jews|Jewish]] family with additional roots in Russia.<ref name="latimes1998">{{cite news|last1=Lacher|first1=Irene|title=No Religious Ballyhoo in Her Family|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-28-cl-58173-story.html|access-date=May 5, 2017|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 28, 1998}}</ref> She has a sister, [[Heide Perlman|Heide]], who is a television writer, story editor, and producer who worked on ''[[Cheers]]'', ''[[Frasier]]'' and ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''.<ref name="ew1996"/> In the mid-1980s, her parents moved to [[Los Angeles]], and her father became an extra on ''Cheers''. His character became known by his real name, Phil, and he managed to get a few lines over the years as he appeared in more than 30 episodes. He created a second career as a [[character actor]], appearing in several films and television shows, including ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'', ''[[Hoffa (film)|Hoffa]]'', and ''[[Frasier]]''.<ref name="philobit"/><ref name="ew1996">{{cite magazine|last1=Kennedy|first1=Dana|title=Rhea Perlman's real life is super sweet|url=http://ew.com/article/1996/10/04/rhea-perlmans-real-life-super-sweet/|access-date=May 6, 2017|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 4, 1996}}</ref>

She studied drama at [[Hunter College]] in New York, earning a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1968.<ref name="brant"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Hunter College Commencement Exercises|date=June 11, 1968|publisher=Hunter College|page=14|url=http://library.hunter.cuny.edu/old/sites/default/files/130th_commencement_06111968.pdf|access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name="ew1996"/>

== Career ==
===Career beginnings===

Perlman began her acting career with a small role as an attendant in the [[off-off-Broadway]] play ''Dracula Sabbat'', which ran from September 1970 to June 1971.<ref name="brant" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Dracula Sabbat at Judson Poets Theater and others 1970–1971|url=http://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/86265-dracula-sabbat-at-judson-poets-theater-and-others-september-11-1970-june-24-1971|website=About The Artists|access-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref> In 1972, she played a bit role in the film ''[[Hot Dogs for Gauguin]]''. That same year she appeared in [[Westbeth Playwrights Feminist Collective]]'s production of ''Up – An Uppity Revue'', along with her future husband, [[Danny DeVito]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cheers: funniest lines|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/05/20/cheers-funniest-lines/cheers0/|access-date=May 6, 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=May 20, 2016}}</ref>

One of her first notable parts was a recurring role on the television show ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' as Zena, the sweet girlfriend of [[Louie De Palma]] (played by DeVito). Following that, she had a role in a small play portraying a much tougher character.<ref name="gq">{{cite news|last1=Raftery|first1=Brian|title=Cheers Oral History|url=https://www.gq.com/story/cheers-oral-history-extended|access-date=May 5, 2017|work=[[GQ]]|date=September 27, 2012}}</ref>  Producers [[Glen and Les Charles]] saw her in that play, which led to her landing the role as wisecracking barmaid [[Carla Tortelli]] on their sitcom ''[[Cheers]]'' in 1982. 

===''Cheers''===

The series struggled with ratings in its first season, but by the time it ended in 1993, it was one of the most popular and successful shows of all time, winning 20 Emmy awards out of 95 nominations.<ref name="gq" /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Shapiro|first1=Mitchell E.|last2=Jicha|first2=Tom|title=The Top 100 American Situation Comedies: An Objective Ranking|date=2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-2340-5|pages=8–9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3vXCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA8|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref>

Perlman won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy]] four times: in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1989.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rhea Perlman|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/rhea-perlman|publisher=Television Academy|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> Over her 11 seasons on ''Cheers'', she was nominated for an Emmy every year but 1992, becoming the ''Cheers'' star to have the most wins and nominations. She was also nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress]] six times, more than anyone else in that category.  In 2011, NBC named Carla Tortelli as one of the greatest TV characters of all time.<ref>{{cite news|title=50 Greatest TV Characters|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/50-greatest-tv-characters/41/|access-date=May 5, 2017|date=March 29, 2011}}</ref>

In 1986, Perlman starred in an episode of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' titled "The Wedding Ring," which also starred DeVito as her character's husband.

===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>

=== Writing ===
Perlman is the author of the illustrated children's book series ''[[Otto Undercover]],'' whose six books to date (as of the middle of May 2012) are ''Born to Drive,'' ''Canyon Catastrophe,'' ''Water Balloon Doom,'' ''Toxic Taffy Takeover,'' ''The Brink of Ex-stink-tion,'' and ''Brain Freeze.''

==Personal life==
[[File:Rhea Perlman Danny DeVito 2006.jpg|thumb|Perlman with her husband Danny DeVito in 2006.]] Perlman met [[Danny DeVito]] on January 17, 1971, when she went to see a friend in the single performance of the play ''The Shrinking Bride'', which also featured DeVito.<ref>{{cite book| author-link=Frank Lovece|first1=Frank | last1=Lovece | first2= Jules | last2= with Franco | title=Hailing Taxi: The Official Book of the Show | year = 1988 | location = New York | publisher = [[Simon & Schuster]] / [[Prentice Hall Press]] | pages = 53, 286 | isbn = 978-0-13-372103-4}}</ref>  They moved in together two weeks after meeting<ref>Lovece, pp. 53, 80</ref> and married on January 28, 1982.<ref name=people1983>{{cite news | first= Carol | last= Wallace | date= December 12, 1983 | title= Chalk Up a Successful Marriage for TV's Tart-Tongued Twosome, Danny De Vito and Rhea Perlman | url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20086560,00.html | work= [[People (magazine)|People]] | access-date= October 8, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121120221558/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20086560,00.html | archive-date= November 20, 2012 | df= mdy-all }}</ref> They have three children: [[Lucy DeVito|Lucy Chet DeVito]], Grace Fan DeVito, and Jacob Daniel DeVito.<ref name=etonline2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/125687_Danny_DeVito_and_Rhea_Perlman_Separate/index.html |title=Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Separate |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010013810/http://www.etonline.com/news/125687_Danny_DeVito_and_Rhea_Perlman_Separate/index.html |archive-date=October 10, 2012}}</ref> Perlman, who is [[Judaism|Jewish]], and DeVito, who was raised [[Catholicism|Catholic]], raised their children celebrating the major holidays of both religions but did not give their children any religious identity. Perlman told the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 1998: {{cquote|We do all the holidays to keep the traditions and the culture going, but I truly don't have a great feeling about any particular organized religion, and I don't think it's right to impose one on my kids. I feel like I'm bringing them up to be good people, and that's what it's about.<ref name="latimes1998"/>}} In addition to their three children, the couple have two grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://parade.com/news/danny-devito-rhea-pearlman-another-grandchild-on-the-way-daughter-lucy-pregnant-feb-2024 |title= Danny DeVito and Rhea Pearlman Have Another Grandchild on the Way |work=[[Parade Media]] |date= February 26, 2024 |access-date=July 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/danny-devito-found-daughter-lucy-210837987.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADFgPfZzKSidtOLPSQWOgov4_2FHCD1eb0V1FMi41B_t5E7S2XX5cydjafHc5GbYg0hPEwxYE2e5RypMA5X6rm2tSsj1j4GX3ks4ksy8IAtBeKBZ3gNo9ganvKS_5pZQDOcoVlox2sZ-4kt1UX7A188o6PxNnxmQZXbLIRsDKywD | title=Danny DeVito Found Out Daughter Lucy Was Pregnant 30 Minutes Before Performing on Broadway: 'I Just Burst into Tears' | date=December 17, 2024 }}</ref>

The family resided in [[Beverly Hills, California]], and they owned a vacation home in [[Interlaken, New Jersey]] that they frequented to get away from Los Angeles.<ref>Boon, Jon. [https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/10/danny-devito-new-york-move-divorce/ "Single In The City! Danny DeVito Moving To New York: He Misses The Big Apple!"], [[RadarOnline]], October 15, 2012. Accessed January 24, 2023. "Danny and Rhea used to stay at his vacation home in Interlaken, New Jersey whenever they wanted a break away from Los Angeles. He never really felt an affinity to California and lived there purely for work reasons."</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tax1.co.monmouth.nj.us/cgi-bin/m4.cgi?district=1322&l02=132200013____00016_________M |title=Monmouth County, New Jersey Tax Assessor's Office property record for Danny De Vito and Rhea Perlman |publisher=Tax1.co.monmouth.nj.us |access-date=February 10, 2010 |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424142800/http://tax1.co.monmouth.nj.us/cgi-bin/m4.cgi?district=1322&l02=132200013____00016_________M |url-status=dead }}</ref> Throughout their relationship, Perlman and DeVito have acted alongside each other several times, including in the TV show ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' and the feature film ''[[Matilda (1996 film)|Matilda]]''.<ref name=etonline2012/>

Perlman and DeVito separated in October 2012.<ref name=etonline2012 /> However, in March 2013, it was reported that they had reconciled.<ref name = people2013>{{cite news | first= Elizabeth | last = Leonard | date= March 15, 2013 | title=Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman Are Back Together | url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20682518,00.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130317092417/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20682518,00.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = March 17, 2013| work=[[People (magazine)|People]]  | access-date=March 16, 2013}}</ref> The couple later separated again for a second time in March 2017 on amicable terms.<ref name=NewYorkPost/> Although the two no longer live together, Perlman said she has no intention of divorcing DeVito.<ref name=NewYorkPost>{{cite web |title=Why Rhea Perlman won't divorce Danny DeVito |url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/08/why-rhea-perlman-wont-divorce-danny-devito/ |website=New York Post |access-date=July 9, 2018 |date=March 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Perlman told interviewer [[Andy Cohen]] that she and DeVito have become closer friends after their separation than they were in their final years as a couple.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Squires |first1=Bethy |title=Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito May Be Separated, but They're Still Bros |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/rhea-perlman-and-danny-devito-are-still-pals.html |website=Vulture |date=May 10, 2019 |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class=unsortable | Notes
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Hot Dogs for Gauguin]]''
| Woman on Ferry
| Short film
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Swap Meet (film)|Swap Meet]]''
| Mother
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1982
| ''[[National Lampoon's Movie Madness]]''
| The Little Jewish Prostitute
|
|-
| ''[[Love Child (1982 film)|Love Child]]''
| June Burns
| 
|-
| 1985
| ''{{ill|Molly and the Skywalkerz: Happily Ever After|es|Happily Ever After (película de 1985)}}''
| Rose Johnson
|Voice; [[Television film]] for [[PBS]], later, [[VHS]] video<ref name="Molly and Skywalkerz In Happily Ever After">{{cite web |title=Molly and Skywalkerz In Happily Ever After |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/molly-and-skywalkerz-in-happily-ever-after/2000020441/ |website=[[TVGuide.com]] |access-date=24 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref><!--  ?: The Typewriter (in the 21st Century) (2012)  https://web.archive.org/web/20241124015804/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/molly-and-skywalkerz-in-happily-ever-after-am227276 http://www.allmovie.com/movie/molly-and-skywalkerz-in-happily-ever-after-v227276 --><ref name="LaVanguardia-724626">{{cite web |title=Molly and the Skywalkerz in Happily Ever After (película 1985) |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/peliculas/molly-and-the-skywalkerz-in-happily-ever-after-724626 |website=[[La Vanguardia]] |access-date=24 November 2024 |language=es |date=24 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="senscritique/44516889">{{cite web |title=Happily Ever After - Long-métrage d'animation (1985) |url=https://www.senscritique.com/film/happily_ever_after/44516889 |website={{ill|SensCritique|fr}} |access-date=24 November 2024 |language=fr}}</ref><ref name="btva/MS-HEA">{{cite web |title=Molly and the Skywalkerz: Happily Ever After (1985) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Molly-and-the-Skywalkerz-Happily-Ever-After/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=24 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="variety/1117758549"/><ref name="intanibase/series/1604"/><!-- https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-08-22.pdf https://playbackonline.ca/1999/12/17/27553-19991217/ https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Molly_and_the_Skywalkerz:_Happily_Ever_After_(1985)  [[List of animated feature films of 1985]] -->
|-
| 1986
| ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (1986 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''
| Reeka
|Voice
|-
| 1989
| ''Molly and the Skywalkerz: Two Daddies?''
| Rose Johnson
|Voice; [[Television film]] for [[PBS]], later, [[VHS]] video<!-- Molly and the Skywalkerz: Two Daddies (1998) https://www.allmovie.com/movie/molly-and-the-skywalkerz-two-daddies-am438536 ; [[Bill_Melendez#Films]]  ;  --><ref name="variety/1117758549">{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Brendan |title=Cinar nabs Wonderworks' family pix |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/cinar-nabs-wonderworks-family-pix-1117758549/ |access-date=24 November 2024 |work=Variety |date=2 December 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918175553/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/cinar-nabs-wonderworks-family-pix-1117758549/ |archive-date=2023-09-18 |quote=The two animated pics in the library are “Molly and the Skywalkerz in Happily Ever After” and “Molly and the Skywalkerz in Two Daddies,” both featuring the voices of [[Carol Burnett]] and [[Danny DeVito]] and produced by [[Henry Winkler]].}}</ref><ref name="moviefone/two-daddies">{{cite web |title=Molly And The Skywalkerz: Two Daddies? (1989) |url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/molly-and-the-skywalkerz-in-two-daddies/D9nQ9tj07Il1TtSjW6ec31/main/ |website=[[Moviefone]] |access-date=24 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="intanibase/series/1604">{{cite web |title=Molly and the Skywalkerz |url=https://www.intanibase.com/iad_series/series?seriesID=1604 |website=www.intanibase.com - [[Internet Animation Database]]}}</ref><!-- https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-08-22.pdf https://playbackonline.ca/1999/12/17/27553-19991217/ https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Molly_and_the_Skywalkerz:_Two_Daddies%3F_(1989)  [[List of animated feature films of 1989]] -->
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Enid Is Sleeping]]''
| Mavis
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| ''[[The Last Halloween]]''
| Mrs. Gizborne
| 
|-
| ''[[Ted and Venus]]''
| Grace
| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992
| ''[[To Grandmother's House We Go]]''
| Shirley
|
|-
| ''[[Class Act]]''
| Ms. Simpson
| 
|-
| ''[[There Goes the Neighborhood (film)|There Goes the Neighborhood]]''
| Lydia Nunn
| 
|-
| 1993
| ''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)|We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]''
| Mother Bird
|Voice
|-
| 1995 
|  ''[[Canadian Bacon (film)|Canadian Bacon]]''
| Honey
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1996
| ''[[Sunset Park (film)|Sunset Park]]''
| Phyllis Saroka
|
|-
| ''[[Carpool (1996 film)|Carpool]]''
| Martha
|
|-
| ''[[Matilda (1996 film)|Matilda]]''
| Zinnia Wormwood
|
|-
| 2001
| ''Old Love''
|
| Short film
|-
| 2006
| ''[[10 Items or Less (film)|10 Items or Less]]''
| Mrs. D
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''Bloom''
| Ma
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Love Comes Lately]]''
| Riesel
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''Cat Dragged In''
| Woman in Street
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Beethoven's Big Break]]''
| Patricia
| 
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Trouble with Bliss]]''
| Maria 
|Scenes cut
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Sessions (2012 film)|The Sessions]]''
| Mikvah Lady 
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[I'll See You in My Dreams (2015 film)|I'll See You in My Dreams]]''
| Sally
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]''
| Judith
| Voice<ref name="HollywoodCast">{{cite web|title=Sing - Full Cast and Credits|url=http://www.hollywood.com/movies/sing-60542197/credits/|publisher=Hollywood.com|access-date=November 30, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Lemon (2017 film)|Lemon]]''
| Esther
| 
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Half Magic (film)|Half Magic]]''
| Linda
| 
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Poms (film)|Poms]]''
| Alice
| 
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Funny Face (2020 film)|Funny Face]]''
| Fernie
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Marvelous and the Black Hole]]''
| Margot
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[13: The Musical]]''
| Grandma Ruth
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2023
| ''[[You People]]''
| Bubby
| 
|-
| ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]''
|[[Ruth Handler]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.etonline.com/barbies-ruth-handler-irs-crimes-and-more-real-life-stories-of-dolls-creator-208564 | title=Barbie's Ruth Handler: More on the Doll's Creator and Those IRS Jokes }}</ref>
| Nominated–[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976
| ''[[Stalk the Wild Child]]''
| Jean
|
|-
| ''I Want to Keep My Baby!''
| Rae Finer
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1977
| ''[[Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night]]''
| Judy
|
|-
| ''Having Babies II''
| Cheryl
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Intimate Strangers (1977 film)|Intimate Strangers]]''
| Unknown
|
|-
| 1979
| ''Like Normal People''
| Jan
|
|-
| 1979–1982
| ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''
| Zena Sherman
| 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1982
| ''[[The Selling of Vince D'Angelo]]''
| Mrs. D'Angelo
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| ''Drop Out Father''
| Tawney Shapiro
|-
| 1982–1993
| ''[[Cheers]]''
| [[Carla Tortelli]]<br>Annette Lozupone <small>(one episode)</small>
| Main role<br>[[American Comedy Awards|American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Female in a Television Series]]<br>[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]] <small>(1984–86, 1989)</small><br>[[Viewers for Quality Television|Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Comedy Series]]<br>Nominated—[[American Comedy Awards|American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Female in a Television Series]]<br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] <small>(1985, 1987–90, 1992)</small><br>Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]] <small>(1983, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| ''[[Likely Stories|Likely Stories, Vol. 2]]''
| Vince's Wife
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Herself (co-host)
| Episode: "[[Danny DeVito]] & Rhea Perlman/[[Eddy Grant]]"
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Ratings Game]]''
| Francine Kester
| rowspan="2" | Voice, television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| ''A Girl Named Alida''
| Rose Johnson
|-
| ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''
| Carla Tortelli
| Episode: "Cheers"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]''
| Lois
| Episode: "The Wedding Ring"
|-
| ''Annie''
| Rose Johnson
| Voice, 12 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| ''[[The Tortellis]]''
| Carla Tortelli
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| ''Stamp of a Killer''
| Claudia
| rowspan="3" | Television film
|-
| 1988
| ''A Family Again''
| Aunt Dee
|-
| 1989
| ''Alida's Problem?''
| Rose Johnson
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Earth Day Special]]''
| Paula
| Television special
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| ''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]''
| The Godmother
| Episode: "Dad's Girlfriend"
|-
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| [[There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe|The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe]]
| Episode: "The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe's house arrives on Sesame Street"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Roc (TV series)|Roc]]''
| Connie Mason
| Episode: "The Stan Who Came to Dinner"
|-
| 1993
| ''[[A Place to Be Loved]]''
| Jerri Blair
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Carla Tortelli
| Voice, episode: "[[Fear of Flying (The Simpsons)|Fear of Flying]]"
|-
| ''In Spite of Love''
| Emma  
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| ''All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!''
| Worm TV Host
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Critic]]''
| Ardeth
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[Pearl (TV series)|Pearl]]''
| Pearl Caraldo
| 22 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Union Square (TV series)|Union Square]]''
| Mrs. Eileen Mulrooney
| Episode: "Harassed"
|-
| ''[[Almost Perfect]]''
| Rhea Perlman
| Episode: "Dating for Ratings"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''In the Doghouse''
| Phil Markowitz
| rowspan="3" | Television film
|-
| ''[[Houdini (1998 film)|Houdini]]''
| Esther
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[H-E Double Hockey Sticks]]''
| Mrs. Beelzebub
|-
| ''[[Mad About You]]''
| Ramona
| Episode: "Valentine's Day"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| ''A Tale of Two Bunnies''
| Thelma
| rowspan="3" | Television film
|-
| ''[[Secret Cutting]]''
| Dr. Parella
|-
| ''[[How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale]]''
| [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
| Dr. Helen Tooth
| Episode: "Falling Up"
|-
| ''[[Kate Brasher]]''
| Abbie Shaeffer
| 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]''
| Dr. Katherine Simmons
| Episode: "Psycho Therapy"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Frasier]]''
| Carla Tortelli 
| Episode: "Cheerful Goodbyes"
|-
| ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''
| Agnes
| Voice, episode: "A Scooby-Doo Halloween"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Karen Sisco]]''
| Louise Salchek
| Episode: "Dumb Bunnies"
|-
| ''Other People's Business''
| Mrs. Wabash
| Television film
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Kevin Hill (TV series)|Kevin Hill]]''
| Eleanor Frank
| Episode: "Homework"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| ''[[Crumbs (TV series)|Crumbs]]''
| Camile Spadaro
| Episode: "A Loon Again, Naturally"
|-
| ''Stroller Wars''
| Penny
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Roxana Fox
| Episode: "Unorthodox"
|-
| ''[[The Christmas Choir]]''
| Sister Agatha
| Television film
|-
| 2009–2010
| ''[[Hung (TV series)|Hung]]''
| Vera-Joan Skagle
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]''
| Mittens
| Episode: "Compassion"
|-
| ''Oliver's Ghost''
| Eloise
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
| Jacki
| Episode: "Everything Goes Better with Vampires"
|-
| ''The Manzanis''
| Camille
| Pilot
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Robot and Monster]]''
| Nessie
| Voice, 13 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Crypt Keeper's Wife / Grandmother / Witch
| Voice, episode: "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm"
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[[Kirstie (TV series)|Kirstie]]'' 
| Thelma 
| 12 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]''
| Janet
| Episode: "Uncle Benjamin"
|-
| 2014–2017
| ''[[The Mindy Project]]''
| Annette Castellano
| 17 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Getting On (American TV series)|Getting On]]''
| Crystal Buff
| Episode: "No, I Don't Want a Fucking Smiley Face"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Mom (TV series)|Mom]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160128cbs03/|title=Diabetic Lesbians and a Blushing Bride|work=the Futon Critic|access-date=January 30, 2016}}</ref>
| Anya
| Episode: "Diabetic Lesbians and a Blushing Bride"
|- 
| ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''
| Estelle
| Episode: "[[Coral Palms|Coral Palms, Part 1]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Me and My Grandma]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/11/01/rhea-perlman-youtube-red-me-and-my-grandma/|title=Rhea Perlman cast alongside Eva Gutowski on 'Me and My Grandma'.|work=Tubefilter|date=November 2016|access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref>
| Grandma Skalecki 
| 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories]]''
| Maureen
| Episode: "The Duke"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Shooter (TV series)|Shooter]]''
| Associate Justice Gibson
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs]]''
| Margot Letien
| Episode: “Food in a Geoffy”<ref>{{cite web|last=Dawn|first=Randee|title=A mini-'Cheers' reunion is coming to TV! See the pics|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/mini-cheers-reunion-coming-goldbergs-t162763|website=Today|access-date=September 18, 2019|date=September 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Harley Quinn (TV series)|Harley Quinn]]''
| Golda
| Voice, episode: "Being Harley Quinn"
|-
| 2021–2023
| ''[[Star Wars: The Bad Batch]]''
| Cid
| Voice, 11 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Little Demon (TV series)|Little Demon]]''
| Durlawn
| Voice, episode: "Wet Bodies"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| ''[[Accused (2023 TV series)|Accused]]''
| Joyce
| Episode: "Brenda's Story"
|-
| ''[[Not Dead Yet]]''
| Janice
| Episode: "Not A Fairytale Yet"
|-
| ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''
| Bertha Fussy
| Episode: "[[The Gang Gets Cursed]]"
|-
| 2023–2025
| ''[[Poker Face (TV series)|Poker Face]]''
| Beatrix Hasp
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2023–present
| ''[[Curses! (TV series)|Curses!]]''
| Margie
| Voice, 10 episodes 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| ''[[Mid-Century Modern (TV series)|Mid-Century Modern]]''
| Judy
| Episode: "Love Thy Neighbor"
|-
| ''[[The Studio (TV series)|The Studio]]''
| Matt's Mom
| 2 episodes
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Too Much (TV series)|Too Much]]''
|
| Upcoming series
|}

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