Portrait of Rhea Perlman

Acting

Rhea Perlman

Career

Active from 1972 to 2025, busiest in 1996 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Cheers
Cheers
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rhea Perlman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2
  • Black Comedy 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Road Trip 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Dysfunctional Family 2
  • Character-Driven Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

116
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

13 titles · average score 66
Too Much
Too Much (2025)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Dottie

The Studio
The Studio (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Matt's Mom / Matt's Mom (voice)

Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Judy

Barbie
Barbie (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ruth

Poker Face
Poker Face (2023)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Beatrix Hasp (voice) / Beatrix Hasp

Not Dead Yet
Not Dead Yet (2023)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Janice

Curses!
Curses! (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Margie (voice)

You People
You People (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

as Bubby

Marvelous and the Black Hole
Marvelous and the Black Hole (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

as Margot

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Cid (voice)

Funny Face
Funny Face (2021)
GoodWatch score 50

as Fernie

Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home (2020)

as Spooky Narration

2010s

22 titles · average score 66
Poms
Poms (2019)
GoodWatch score 50

as Alice

Saving Flora
Saving Flora (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gabriella

Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn (2019)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Golda (voice)

Me and My Grandma
Me and My Grandma (2017)

TV show · as Grandma

I'll See You in My Dreams
I'll See You in My Dreams (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sally

Kirstie
Kirstie (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Thelma Katz

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Estelle

The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Margot Letien

Mom
Mom (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Anya

Robot and Monster
Robot and Monster (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Nessie (voice)

The Sessions
The Sessions (2012)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mikvah Lady

The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Annette Castellano

2000s

18 titles · average score 58
Hung
Hung (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Nightman Cometh: Live
The Nightman Cometh: Live (2009)

as Gladys

Beethoven's Big Break
Beethoven's Big Break (2008)
GoodWatch score 45

as Patricia

Love Comes Lately
Love Comes Lately (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

as Reisel

10 Items or Less
10 Items or Less (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. D

American Dad!
American Dad! (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Old Stripper (voice)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Bertha Fussy

Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Eleanor Frank

What's New, Scooby-Doo?
What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Agnes (voice)

Kate Brasher
Kate Brasher (2001)

TV show · as Abbie Schaeffer

Painful Secrets
Painful Secrets (2000)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Parella

A Tale of Two Bunnies
A Tale of Two Bunnies (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

as Thelma

1990s

33 titles · average score 59
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Roxana Fox

In the Doghouse
In the Doghouse (1998)

as Phil Markowitz

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Dr. Helen Tooth

Matilda
Matilda (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Wormwood

Pearl
Pearl (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Pearl Caraldo

Carpool
Carpool (1996)
GoodWatch score 32

as Martha

Sunset Park
Sunset Park (1996)
GoodWatch score 41

as Phyllis Saroka

Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon (1995)
GoodWatch score 37

as Deputy Honey

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Carla Tortelli

A Place to Be Loved
A Place to Be Loved (1993)

as Jerry Blair

To Grandmother's House We Go
To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
GoodWatch score 60

as Shirley

The Last Halloween
The Last Halloween (1991)

as Mrs. Gizborne

1980s

18 titles · average score 58
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Carla Tortelli (voice)

Two Daddies?
Two Daddies? (1989)

as Rose Johnson (voice)

A Family Again
A Family Again (1988)

as Aunt Dee

Stamp of a Killer
Stamp of a Killer (1987)

as Claudia

My Little Pony: The Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
GoodWatch score 41

as Reeka (voice)

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Rhea Perlman

My Little Pony
My Little Pony (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Lois

Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After (1985)

as Rose Johnson (voice)

The Ratings Game
The Ratings Game (1984)
GoodWatch score 52

as Francine Kester

Cheers
Cheers (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Carla Tortelli

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Carla Tortelli

1970s

11 titles · average score 69
Like Normal People
Like Normal People (1979)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jan

Swap Meet
Swap Meet (1979)

as Mother

Taxi
Taxi (1978)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Zena Sherman

Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

as Judy

Intimate Strangers
Intimate Strangers (1977)
GoodWatch score 57

as Barbara

The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo (1976)

as Vince's Wife

I Want to Keep My Baby!
I Want to Keep My Baby! (1976)

as Rae Finer

Stalk the Wild Child
Stalk the Wild Child (1976)

as Jean

Minestrone
Minestrone (1975)

as Tessy

The Sound Sleeper
The Sound Sleeper (1973)

Production Coordinator, Continuity

Hot Dogs for Gauguin
Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Woman on Ferry

1950s

1 title · average score 81
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Carla Tortelli LeBec