Rhea Jo Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress, best known for her role as Carla Tortelli on the sitcom Cheers, for which she won four Emmy Awards. Read full biography of Rhea Perlman →
Kids who enter 'adulthood' without any strong attachments to people who know and care about them have a rough road ahead, to say the least.
No child should be raised in a system. A system isn't a parent. Even the system knows this, which is why the Children and Family Services... →
My first and most loved real novel was 'Little Women.' I identified with the Jo character even though we were opposites. Jo was very... →
Children are resilient and strong with powerful spirits.
The most important element of the foster care system is getting kids out of foster care and into a permanent placement so they don't have to... →
When I was a kid, I loved having a book in my hand. I still do. I wasn't a fast reader, but I was a steady reader. I read all of The Bobbsey... →
Sometimes a child will get lucky and be placed with foster parents who are loving and supportive and who consider that child their own. But for many... →
Any good thing that happens to someone you love can only be good for you too.
My family is from Russia and Poland. We never had that thing with the German Jews.
We live a pretty real life within our Hollywood selves. I'm not working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, by any means.
Everyone's surprised when they meet me. I guess it's because I've played tough cookies for so long... It's what I do best. I'm... →
I always wanted my kids to like me and think I was funny, so I made up this story about a kid named Jake and his racecar that he had built from... →
I never pictured myself in California. I just thought I would be a character actress in New York on the stage. I never really had that stardom goal;... →
Rhea Jo Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress, best known for her role as Carla Tortelli on the sitcom Cheers, for which she won four Emmy Awards.