Rhea Perlman at the 1988 Emmy Awards. Photo by Alan Light.

Rhea Perlman (born March 31, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American actress, best known for her role as Carla Tortelli on the popular sitcom Cheers. She is the sister of Heide Perlman, who worked as a writer, story editor and producer on the show, and the daughter of Phil Perlman, who occasionally appeared as bar regular Phil. She is married to actor Danny DeVito, with whom she has three children - Lucie Chet DeVito (born March 1983), Grace Fan DeVito (born March 1985) and Jacob Daniel DeVito (born October 1987). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (650x1149, 486 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rhea Perlman ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (650x1149, 486 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rhea Perlman ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Carla Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone Tortelli LeBec, known as Carla Tortelli, was a waitress on the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Rhea Perlman. ... A situation comedy (sitcom) is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Cheers was a long-running American situation comedy produced by Charles-Burrows-Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC. Cheers was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. ... Danny DeVito as Louie in Taxi. ...

Perlman received an unprecedented 10 Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Cheers ran 11 seasons, from 1982-1993; the only year in which Perlman wasn't nominated was 1992). She won the Emmy four times, in 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1989. She later starred in the short-running 1996 sitcom Pearl as the title character and was featured on the 2001 TV drama Kate Brasher. An Emmy Award. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the television series. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Perlman also played the role of "Honey" on Michael Moore's film Canadian Bacon and she appeared in the movie Matilda opposite her husband Danny DeVito, Pam Ferris and Mara Wilson. Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an Academy Award winning American film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ... Canadian Bacon is a 1995 comedy/satire, and the only fictional film written, directed and produced by Michael Moore. ... Matilda is a 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito. ... Danny DeVito as Louie in Taxi. ... Pam Ferris (born 1948) is an English actress. ... Wilson in Melrose Place, 1993 Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. ...

Perlman is the author of the successful illustrated children's book series "Otto Undercover" (Harper Collins)(born to drive, Canyon Catastrophe, water balloon doom, toxic taffy takeover).

Perlman attended Hunter College in New York. Hunter College of The City University of New York See also: Hunter College High School Hunter College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as simply Hunter College) is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), located on Manhattans Upper East Side. ...

External link

• Rhea Perlman at the Internet Movie Database