Rhea Perlman Bio (Wiki)

Publish date: 2024-05-07

Who is Rhea Perlman?

Rhea Perlman is an American actress and author.

People mostly know her for her role as head-waitress Carla Tortelli on the sitcom ‘Cheers.’

Additionally, she has appeared in several other movies and television series to date including ‘The Mindy Project’, ‘Me and My Grandma’, and ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’ among others.

Who are the parents of Rhea Perlman?

Perlman was born in Coney Island, New York City, New York as Rhea Jo Perlman on March 31, 1948. She was born to parents Philip Perlman and Adele. Currently, she is 73 years old.

Her mother worked as a bookkeeper and her father was a manager at a doll parts factory. Additionally, she has a sister named Heide, who is a television writer and story editor.

Rhea is of American nationality. Furthermore, she belongs to the mixed ethnic background of Jewish and Russian.

Education

Talking about her education, Perlman attended Hunter College in New York where she studied drama. In addition, she has a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Rhea Perlman: Professional Life, Career

Perlman initially started her acting career with a minor role as an attendant in the off-Broadway play ‘Dracula Sabbat.’ In 1972, she appeared in the short film ‘Hot Dogs for Gauguin.’

She had the role of Jean in ‘Stalk the Wild Child’, and she played Rae Finer in the TV movie ‘I Want to Keep My Baby!’

Additionally, in 1977, Rhea had roles in ‘Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night’, ‘’ Having Babies II’ and ‘Intimate Strangers.’ Since then, she has appeared in several other movies and television series. All in all, she has over 100 credits as an actress.

Some other movies and television series that Perlman has appeared in include ‘Saving Flora’, ‘Shooter’, ‘Half Magic’, ‘Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories, ‘Lemon’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’, ‘Mom’, ‘The Neighbors’, ‘Kirstie’, ‘The Manzanis’, ‘Hot in Cleveland’, ‘The Sessions’, ‘Oliver’s Ghost’, ‘Hung’, ‘The Christmas Choir’, ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, ‘Love Comes Lately’, ‘Crumbs’, ‘10 Items or Less’, ‘Other People’s Business, ‘Frasier’, ‘Kate Brasher’, ‘How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale’, ‘A Tale of Two Bunnies’, ‘Mad About You’, and ‘Union Square’ among others. Furthermore, Rhea also has 3 credits as a producer and 2 credits as a writer. She is also the author of the illustrated children’s book series ‘Otto Undercover.’

Awards, Nominations

Rhea Perlman has garnered six Golden Globe nominations. Additionally, she has won the Primetime Emmy Award four times.

In addition, she has also won the American Comedy Award and Q Award. All in all, she has 7 wins and 18 nominations to her name for various awards.

How much is the net worth of Rhea Perlman?

Rhea Perlman has not revealed her current salary. However, she has an estimated net worth of around $60 million at present.

Rhea Perlman: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Rhea Perlman’s relationship with Danny has made the news numerous times over the years.

Although the pair have not officially separated through a divorce, their relationship has not been stable.

At present, there are several rumors which suggest that Rhea and Danny are back together.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Talking about her body measurement, Perlman has a height of 5 feet (1.52 m). Additionally, she weighs around 54 kg.

Rhea Perlman has a body measurement of 35-24-36 inches. Furthermore, her hair color and eye color are dark browns.

Social Media

Rhea Perlman is active over social media. She has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Instagram and Twitter.

She has more than 12.1k followers on Twitter. In addition, she has over 17.9k followers on Instagram.

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References: (IMDB, rotten tomatoes, cbsnews)

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