Carla Tortelli | |
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Cheers character | |
![]() in "The Tortelli Tort" (episode 3, 1982) | |
First appearance | "Give Me a Ring Sometime" (episode 1.01) |
Last appearance | "Cheerful Goodbyes" (Frasier episode 9.21) |
Portrayed by | Rhea Perlman |
In-universe information | |
Alias |
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Gender | Female |
Occupation | Waitress |
Family |
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Spouse | Nick Tortelli (divorced) Eddie LeBec (widowed) |
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Children |
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Relatives | Frankie (nephew) Annie Tortelli (daughter-in-law) Pat McDougall (son-in-law) Antonio Lozupone (grandfather) Paolo (uncle) Santo Cabone (cousin) Amerigo (great-uncle) Sophia (great-aunt) Unnamed grandchild |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Nationality | American |
Carla Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone Tortelli LeBec, commonly known as Carla Tortelli, is a fictional character in the American television show Cheers, portrayed by Rhea Perlman. Outwardly, at least, Carla is a sarcastic woman who often mocks and makes jabs at others. She had five children with her then-husband Nick when the series started and eight children with three different men when it ended.
Carla appeared in all 275 episodes of Cheers in 1982–1993 and guest-starred in "Cheerful Goodbyes", an episode of the spin-off Frasier. She has also appeared in "Cheers", an episode of St. Elsewhere; "Fear of Flying", an episode of The Simpsons,[1] and the pilot episode of the short-lived spinoff The Tortellis. Along with Sam Malone and Norm Peterson, she is one of only three characters to appear in every episode of Cheers.