Rhea Perlman

Born: 1948-03-31

Rhea Jo Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her role as head-waitress Carla Tortelli in the sitcom Cheers (1982–1993). Over the course of 11 seasons, Perlman was nominated for ten Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress – winning four times – and was nominated for a record seven 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), and Poms (2019).


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Barbie

as Ruth
Released: 2023-07-19

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of...

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Sing

as Judith (voice)
Released: 2016-11-23

A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by...

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Matilda

as Zinnia Wormwood
Released: 1996-08-02

Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry...

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Poms

as Alice
Released: 2019-05-09

After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving...

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We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

as Mother Bird (voice)
Released: 1993-11-24

Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes...

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as Bubby
Released: 2023-01-20

A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal...

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10 Items or Less

as Mrs. D
Released: 2006-09-11

An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the...

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I'll See You in My Dreams

as Sally
Released: 2015-05-15

A sudden loss disrupts Carol’s orderly life, propelling her into the dating world for the first...

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The Sessions

as Mikvah Lady
Released: 2012-05-02

Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a...

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Carpool

as Martha
Released: 1996-08-23

A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for...

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Class Act

as Miss Simpson
Released: 1992-06-05

Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is juvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up...

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Canadian Bacon

as Deputy Honey
Released: 1995-06-08

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying...

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Beethoven's Big Break

as Patricia
Released: 2008-12-26

Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler...

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My Little Pony: The Movie

as Reeka (voice)
Released: 1986-06-06

The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big...

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Lemon

as Esther
Released: 2017-01-22

A man watches his life unravel after he is left by his blind girlfriend.

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Saving Flora

as Gabriella
Released: 2019-12-06

Flora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's...

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To Grandmother's House We Go

as Shirley
Released: 1992-12-06

When the twins feel like their mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to...

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Sunset Park

as Phyllis Saroka
Released: 1996-04-26

A school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined high school basketball team and turns...

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The Trouble With Bliss

as Maria (uncredited)
Released: 2011-10-01

35-year-old Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but...

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13: The Musical

as Grandma Ruth
Released: 2022-08-12

After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his...

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National Lampoon's Movie Madness

as Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
Released: 1982-04-23

A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap...

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The Ratings Game

as Francine Kester
Released: 1984-12-15

A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

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Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Carla Tortelli
Released: 1988-11-13

This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic...

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The World of Jim Henson

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1994-11-23

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is...

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Marvelous and the Black Hole

as Margot
Released: 2022-04-22

A teenage delinquent befriends a surly magician who helps her navigate her inner demons and...

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Mr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home

as Spooky Narration
Released: 2020-10-31

A reconstituted Mr. Bungle assembles in the Eureka public library to perform their unique brand...

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Swap Meet

as Mother
Released: 1979-09-21

The plot: Roy is jealous of Sigi, who attracts Nancy's attention, and has two clumsy guys...

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NBC 75th Anniversary Special

as Self
Released: 2002-05-05

A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.

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How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

as uncredited
Released: 2000-06-20

Three broke men try to become rich by finding rich women.

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Enid Is Sleeping

as Mavis
Released: 1990-05-25

Enid only looks like she's sleeping. In fact, she's dead. Shortly after Enid caught her husband...

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The Earth Day Special

as Paula
Released: 1990-04-22

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on...

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The Last Halloween

as Mrs. Gizborne
Released: 1991-10-28

Four Martians crash-land on Earth in search of candy for their home planet.

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The Nightman Cometh: Live

as Gladys
Released: 2009-09-15

The Nightman Cometh, the fictional rock opera from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, is brought...

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There Goes the Neighborhood

as Lydia Nunn
Released: 1992-10-30

A dying prisoner whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist, who heads to...

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The Christmas Choir

as Sister Agatha
Released: 2008-12-06

A chance encounter with a homeless man named Bob inspires a workaholic accountant to start a...

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Funny Face

as Fernie
Released: 2021-03-30

In a Brooklyn threatened by disfigurement from greedy urban developers, two young people meet in...

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Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

as Self
Released: 2016-02-21

The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory -...

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Hot Dogs for Gauguin

as Woman on Ferry
Released: 1972-06-12

A down-on-his-luck photographer determined to capture visual magic and fame. He concocts an...

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Monty Python: Live at Aspen

as Audience Member (uncredited)
Released: 1998-03-21

In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese,...

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Houdini

as Esther
Released: 1998-12-06

The life and times of escape artist/magician Harry Houdini.

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Ted & Venus

as Grace
Released: 1991-08-08

Ted is a 1970s Venice Beach poet who spends his days drifting along the boardwalk, reciting his...

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Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night

as Judy
Released: 1977-10-05

A disturbed young mother with some serious psychological problems begins to take them out on her...

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Amazing Stories: The Movie II

as Lois (archive footage)
Released:

This anthology gathers four episodes of the 1985-87 television series "Amazing Stories." Santa...

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Painful Secrets

as Dr. Parella
Released: 2000-05-30

Dawn isn't like other kids her age full of typical teenage angst about boys, school and parents....

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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

as Worm TV Host
Released: 1994-05-18

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired...

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Oliver's Ghost

as Eloise
Released: 2011-10-22

Eleven-year-old Oliver has a unique ability to see "full-bodied apparitions," otherwise known as...

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Happily Ever After

as Rose Johnson (voice)
Released: 1985-10-20

Third-grader Molly Conway finds out that her parents are getting divorced. She tries everything...

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Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

as uncredited
Released: 1990-04-30

Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest...

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Spoils of War

as Emma
Released: 1994-04-09

In 1970s New York, Martin (Maguire) hopes to locate his father and possibly reunite the parents...

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Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

as Self
Released: 1988-10-05

The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable...

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Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

as Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
Released: 1987-10-12

An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the...

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Love Child

as June Burns
Released: 1982-10-15

It's an extraordinarily touching true-story about Terry Jean Moore, the determined, independent...

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The Matchmaker

as Irene
Released: 2018-06-29

Terrified that his mother may not find the important mental stimulation he believes will stave...

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A Place To Be Loved

as Jerry Blair
Released: 1993-04-04

Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his...

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Stamp of a Killer

as Claudia
Released: 1987-11-01

A pregnant mother and her young son become the target of a killer.

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A Tale of Two Bunnies

as Thelma
Released: 2000-03-20

Two small-town girls arrive in Chicago to find fame and fortune. Ruby wants to be a fashion...

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In the Doghouse

as Phil Markowitz
Released: 1998-09-06

A family dog is pushed into show business and into taking on the role of breadwinner, as the man...

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H.E. Double Hockey Sticks

as Ms. Beelzebub
Released: 1999-10-03

Satan, in the form of Ms. Beelzebub, sends apprentice demon Griffelkin to Earth's surface to...

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Love Comes Lately

as Reisel
Released: 2007-09-09

Though approaching his eighties, Max Kohn shows no signs of slowing down. He pursues his love...

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Two Daddies?

as Rose Johnson (voice)
Released: 1989-05-06

An animated special about a young girl who must learn to accept her divorced mother's remarriage.

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Drop-Out Father

as Tawney Shapiro
Released: 1982-09-26

Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the...

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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

as Self
Released: 1990-07-01

Celebration of Disneyland's 35th Anniversary

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Stalk the Wild Child

as Jean
Released: 1976-11-03

A young boy who had been abandoned as a child and raised by wild dogs is taken to a university...

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Intimate Strangers

as Barbara
Released: 1977-11-11

The pressures of problems at home and at work are taking a tremendous toll on a middle-aged...

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The Simpsons

as Carla Tortelli (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Roxana Fox
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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American Dad!

as Old Stripper (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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The Goldbergs

as Margot Letien
First aired: 2013-09-24

Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a...

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Mom

as Anya
First aired: 2013-09-23

Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom...

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Estelle
First aired: 2013-09-17

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New...

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Frasier

as Carla Tortelli
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Bertha Fussy
First aired: 2005-08-04

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way...

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Cid (voice)
First aired: 2021-05-04

The 'Bad Batch' of elite and experimental clones make their way through an ever-changing galaxy...

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Becker

as Dr. Katherine Simmons
First aired: 1998-11-02

Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to...

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Cheers

as Carla Tortelli
First aired: 1982-09-30

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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What's New, Scooby-Doo?

as Agnes (voice)
First aired: 2002-09-14

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang are launched into the 21st century, with new mysteries to...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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Taxi

as Zena Sherman
First aired: 1978-09-12

Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain...

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Mad About You

as Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
First aired: 1992-09-23

Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while...

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Harley Quinn

as Golda (voice)
First aired: 2019-11-29

Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker and attempts to make...

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Shooter

as Supreme Court Justice Gibson
First aired: 2016-11-15

Bob Lee Swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after...

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The Mindy Project

as Annette Castellano
First aired: 2012-09-25

Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life,...

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member
First aired: 1944-01-20

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee
First aired: 1944-01-20

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...

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Golden Globe Awards

as Self
First aired: 1944-01-20

An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and...

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St. Elsewhere

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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Matlock

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-03-03

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...

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Poker Face

as Beatrix Hasp (voice)
First aired: 2023-01-26

Follow Charlie Cale, a woman with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone is lying, as she...

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Blossom

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-07-05

Blossom Russo is a highly intelligent and spunky teenager. The youngest of three, she lives with...

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Ally McBeal

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-09-08

Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and...

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Hot in Cleveland

as Jacki
First aired: 2010-06-16

Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever...

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Amazing Stories

as Lois
First aired: 1985-09-29

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and...

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Wilfred

as Mittens
First aired: 2011-06-23

Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet...

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self
First aired: 2003-09-08

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...

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The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2006-09-18

Two-time Emmy Award-winner Megan Mullally, coming off eight seasons as wisecracking socialite...

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Hung

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-06-28

Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much...

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Curses!

as Margie (voice)
First aired: 2023-10-26

The Vanderhouvens are a typical family...except a curse recently turned Alex—their loving...

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Kevin Hill

as Eleanor Frank
First aired: 2004-09-29

Kevin Hill is an American legal drama that aired on UPN during the 2004-2005 TV season. It was...

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The Critic

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-01-26

The Critic is an American prime time animated series created by writing partners Al Jean and...

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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1996-06-10

The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by...

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Not Dead Yet

as Janice
First aired: 2023-02-08

Nell Serrano is a broke and newly single self-described disaster. She works to restart the life...

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Roc

as uncredited
First aired: 1991-08-25

Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994....

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My Little Pony

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-09-15

Ponyland is the home of all your favorite classic Little Ponies. Together, they live a life of...

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Robot and Monster

as Nessie (voice)
First aired: 2012-08-04

Robot and Monster is an American CGI animated series created by Dave Pressler, Joshua Sternin...

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Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

as Maureen
First aired: 2014-09-18

Tim and Eric's dark comedy anthology series.

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Crumbs

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-01-12

Two estranged brothers reunite in their small hometown to deal with their mother who has just...

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Almost Perfect

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-09-17

Almost Perfect is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS television network from...

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Union Square

as Eileen Mulrooney
First aired: 1997-09-25

Union Square is a 1997 television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for one season. It follows...

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Fat Actress

as Rhea Perlman
First aired: 2005-03-07

Kirstie Alley's semi-autobiographical tale describes her struggles as a former television star...

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Pearl

as Pearl Caraldo
First aired: 1996-09-16

Pearl is an American television sitcom which aired on CBS from September 16, 1996 until June 25,...

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Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

as Narrator (Voice)
First aired: 1992-04-21

Actress Shelley Duvall presents charming animated versions of some of the most beloved...

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Kirstie

as Thelma Katz
First aired: 2013-12-04

The son of a Broadway star, who was given up for adoption 26 years ago, tries to connect with...

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Kate Brasher

as Abbie Schaeffer
First aired: 2001-02-24

Kate Brasher is an American dramatic television series that was broadcast by CBS. It premiered...

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Me and My Grandma

as Grandma
First aired: 2017-03-22

A woman moves to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, with her grandmother in tow.

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