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Rhea Perlman is an American woman who began her work period in 1972. She is a mother of three children and stands at a height of 152. Her professional output includes five works, with a broader collection of eleven works listed in library records.
Among her top works are *Water Balloon Doom* (Otto Undercover), *Brain freeze*, *Canyon catastrophe*, and *Canyon Catastrophe* (Otto Undercover, The brink of ex-stink-tion). She has 12,192 social media followers. Her profile is referenced by 345 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Water Balloon Doom (Otto Undercover)
- Brain freeze
- Canyon catastrophe
- Canyon Catastrophe (Otto Undercover
- The brink of ex-stink-tion
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1948-03-31
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The species Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus: classifying 2019-nCoV and naming it SARS-CoV-2
· 2020 · cited 5,770x
- Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000–14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries
· 2018 · cited 4,328x
- An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 — Preliminary Report
· 2020 · cited 2,995x
- Fate Mapping Reveals Origins and Dynamics of Monocytes and Tissue Macrophages under Homeostasis
· 2013 · cited 2,947x
- Major and trace element composition of the depleted MORB mantle (DMM)
· 2005 · cited 2,670x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Rhea Jo Perlman , ( 1948-03-31 ) March 31, 1948 (age 78) , New York City, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Hunter College ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actress author
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Height
- 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
- Spouse
- Danny DeVito ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. January 28, 1982</span>"}]]}'>1982 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. October 2012</span>"}]]}'>2012 )
- Children
- 3, including Lucy DeVito
- Father
- Philip Perlman
- Relatives
- Heide Perlman (sister), Randall Miller (cousin)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Rhea Jo Perlman (/ˈriːə/ REE-ə; born March 31, 1948) is an American actress and author. She is well-known for playing head waitress Carla Tortelli in the popular sitcom Cheers (1982–1993). Over the course of 11 seasons, Perlman was nominated for 10 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, winning four, and was nominated for a record six Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series. She has also appeared in films, including Canadian Bacon (1995), Matilda (1996), The Sessions (2012), Poms (2019) and Barbie (2023). In 2025, Perlman had a guest role in the second season of the crime mystery series Poker Face.
Early life
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