Rhea Perlman Biography (1948-)

Born March 31, 1948, in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Philip (a doll and toy partsalesman and actor) and Adele Perlman; married Danny DeVito (an actor), 1981(some sources cite January 8 or 28, 1982); children: Lucy Chet, Gracie Fan,Jake Daniel Sebastian. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1804; International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: Stan Rosenfield & Associates, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 1190, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: March 31, 1948; Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Vince's wife, Likely Stories, Vol. 2, 1983
Carla (Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone) Tortelli LeBec,Cheers, NBC, 1982-1993
Pearl Caraldo (title role), Pearl, CBS, 1996
Abbie Schaeffer, Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
Movies
Rae Finer, I Want to Keep My Baby!, CBS, 1976
Jean, Stalk the Wild Child, NBC, 1976
Cheryl, Having Babies II, ABC, 1977
Judy, Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night, CBS, 1977
Intimate Strangers (also known as Battered!), ABC, 1977
Jan, Like Normal People, ABC, 1979
Tawney Shapiro, Drop-Out Father, CBS, 1982
Francine Kester, The Ratings Game (also known as The Mogul), The Movie Channel, 1984
Claudia, Dangerous Affection (also known as Stamp of a Killer), NBC, 1987
Shirley, To Grandmother's House We Go, ABC, 1992
Jerri Blair, A Place To Be Loved (also known as A Place To Be and Shattered Family), CBS, 1993
Emma, Spoils of War (also known as In Spite of Love), ABC,1994
Esther, Houdini, TNT, 1998
Phyllis Markowitz, In the Doghouse, Showtime, 1998
Ms. Beezlebug, H-E Double Hockey Sticks, ABC, 1999
Thelma, A Tail of Two Bunnies (also known as The Price of Beauty), ABC, 2000
Dr. Parella, Secret Cutting (also known as Painful Secretsand Le secret de Dawn), USA Network, 2000
Jackie Kennedy, How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (alsoknown as How to Marry a Billionaire), Fox, 2000
Also appeared in the movie Death of a Sibling.
Specials
The NBC All-Star Hour, NBC, 1985
Voice of Rose Johnson, "Happily Ever After," WonderWorks (animated), PBS, 1985
NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
(Uncredited) Comic Relief, 1986
Mickey's 60th Birthday Special, NBC, 1988
Candid Camera: The First Forty Years, CBS, 1987
Constitutional caterer, Funny, You Don't Look 200 (also known as Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville), ABC, 1987
Sesame Street Special (also known as Put Down the Duckie),PBS, 1988
Host, Who Cares for the Children?, PBS, 1988
Aunt Dee, A Family Again, ABC, 1988
Voice of Rose Johnson, "Two Daddies?," WonderWorks, PBS, 1989
Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC, 1990
Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1990
Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (also known as Frank Sinatra: 75th Birthday Celebration), CBS, 1990
"Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1990
Cheers: Special 200th Episode Celebration, NBC, 1990
Miss Gizborne, The Last Halloween, CBS, 1991
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo, Showtime, 1992
Back to School '92 (also known as Education First!), CBS, 1992
Last Call! A Cheers' Celebration, NBC, 1993
Best of Taxi (also known as Hey Taxi), CBS, 1994
"Worm TV" disc jockey, Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever, ABC, 1994
Earth Day at Walt Disney World, The Disney Channel, 1996

Night of About 14 CBS Stars, CBS, 1996
(Uncredited) Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (also known as US Comedy Arts Festival Tribute to Monty Python, 1998
The Frasier Story, Channel 4, 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
A Home for the Holidays, CBS, 1999
Voice of Agnes, A Scooby-Doo Halloween (animated), Warner Bros., 1999
(In archive footage) Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses, ComedyCentral, 2000
Cheers: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2000
NBC 75th Anniversary Special, NBC, 2002
Awards Presentations
The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989
The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1989
"The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards," The Magical World of Disney, The Disney Channel, 1990
The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1996
Pilots
Carla Tortelli, The Tortellis, NBC, 1987
Mrs. Wabash, Other People's Business, The WB, 2004
Episodic
Zena Sherman, "Louie and the Nice Girl," Taxi, ABC, 1979
Zena Sherman, "Louis Meets the Folks," Taxi, ABC, 1979
Zena Sherman, "Louie's Rival," Taxi, ABC, 1980
Zena Sherman, "Louie's Fling," Taxi, ABC, 1981
Zena Sherman, "Zena's Honeymoon," Taxi, NBC, 1982
Annette Lozupone, "Little Sister, Dontcha," Cheers, NBC, 1983
Cohost, Saturday Night Live, 1983
Carla, "Cheers," St. Elsewhere, 1985
Lois, "The Wedding Ring," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1986
Saturday Night Live, 1987
"The Network," Matlock, NBC, 1987
The godmother, "Dad's Girlfriend," Blossom, 1991
Connie Mason, "The Stan Who Came to Dinner," Roc, 1991
Narrator, "Bootsie Barker Bites," Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, Showtime, 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 1993
Voice of Carla Tortelli LeBec, "Fear of Flying," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1994
Voice of Ardeth, "Sherman, Woman, and Child," The Critic (animated), 1995
Voice of Ardeth, "From Chunk to Hunk," The Critic (animated), 1995
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 1996
Late Show with David Letterman, 1996, 1997
Mrs. Eileen Mulrooney, "Harassed," Union Square, NBC, 1997
Herself, "Dating for Ratings," Almost Perfect, 1997
Mrs. Ramona Dichristophoro, "Valentine's Day," Mad about You, NBC,1999
Dr. Katherine Simmons, "Psycho Therapy," Becker, CBS, 2001
Dr. Helen Tooth, "Falling Up," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
Interviewee, Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines, Oxygen, 2001
Carla Tortelli LeBec, "Cheerful Goodbyes," Frasier, NBC, 2002
The View, ABC, 2002
Louise Salcheck, "Dumb Bunnies," Karen Sisco, ABC, 2003
Appeared as woman in counseling session, Angie.
Television Work
Executive Producer
(With Tony Thomas and Paul Junger Witt) Pearl, CBS, 1996
Film Appearances
Woman on ferry, Hot Dogs for Gauguin, 1972
Mother, Swap Meet, 1979
(Uncredited) Little Jewish prostitute, National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (also known as National Lampoon's Movie Madness), 1981
June Burns, Love Child, Warner Bros., 1982
Voice of Reeka, My Little Pony: The Movie (animated), De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
Mavis, Over Her Dead Body (also known as Enid Is Sleeping),Vestron Video, 1990
Grace, Ted and Venus, Double Helix Films, 1991
Miss Joanne Simpson, Class Act, Warner Bros., 1992
Lois, "The Wedding Ring," Amazing Stories: Book One, 1992
Voice of 9-Eye, From Time to Time (also known as Timekeeperand Le visionarium), 1992
Lydia Nunn, There Goes the Neighborhood (also known as Paydirt), Paramount, 1992
Voice of Mother Bird, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (animated), Universal, 1993
Deputy Honey, Canadian Bacon, Gramercy, 1995
Zinnia Wormwood, Matilda (also known as Mathilda and Roald Dahl's Matilda), TriStar, 1996
Phyllis Saroka, Sunset Park (also known as Coach), TriStar,1996
Martha the meter maid, Carpool, Warner Bros., 1996
Also appeared in the films Final Analysis; Love in Venice; Radio Flyer; in the short films Minestrone and The Sound Sleeper.
Stage Appearances
Lorna, "Ellis Takes His Life Again," What! And Leave Bloomingdale's?, Theatre of the Little Church around the Corner, New York City, 1973
Columbine, A Phantasmagoria Historia of D. Johann Fausten Magister, PHD, MD, DD, DL, Etc., Truck and Warehouse Theatre, New York City, 1973
(Broadway debut) Marjorie, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, EthelBarrymore Theatre, 2002
Also appeared in Vinyl Visits an FM Station.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, October 4, 1999

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