Caroline Rhea
5.9Acting

Caroline Rhea

Apr 13, 1964 - Westmount, Québec, Canada

Caroline Gilchrist Rhea (born April 13, 1964) is a Canadian actress, TV personality, host, and stand-up comedienne. She is also known for her role as Hilda Spellman on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and for replacing Rosie O'Donnell as the hostess of her syndicated talk show, renamed The Caroline Rhea Show. She was the original host of the reality television show The Biggest Loser on NBC, until Alison Sweeney took her place after the end of the third season.

She provides the voice for Linda Flynn, mother of Phineas and Candace Flynn, on the Disney Channel series Phineas and Ferb. She would return to Disney Channel on the series Sydney to the Max, playing the role of Grandma Judy.

She has performed numerous comedy specials, including three one-hour standup specials for HBO, Showtime, and Bravo.

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2021Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle ChristmasGloria / Mrs. Miracle
Movie2000Ready to RumbleEugenia King
Movie2004Christmas with the KranksCandi
Movie2023FanaticMelissa
Movie2005The Perfect ManGloria
Movie2009Love n' DancingBonnie
Movie2007To Be Fat Like MeMadelyn
Movie2011Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd DimensionLinda Flynn-Fletcher / Linda-2 / Additional Voices (voice)
Movie2000Mom's Got a Date with a VampireLynette Hansen
Movie2008Fast GirlMaddie
Movie2004Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure
Movie2013The Christmas ConsultantMaya Fletcher
Movie2001On the EdgeMonica (segment "Happy Birthday")
Movie1999Larry David: Curb Your EnthusiasmSelf
Movie2012Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownMrs. Diston
Movie2014Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living PharmacistsLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2013Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal AgentsLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2008Phineas and Ferb: The Fast and the PhineasLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2012Phineas and Ferb: The Daze of SummerLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2015Being CanadianSelf
Movie1999Man on the MoonFriday's Melanie
Movie2002The Santa Claus BrothersMrs. Claus (voice)
Movie2014Phineas and Ferb: Star WarsLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2011Caroline Rhea And FriendsSelf
Movie2017Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald HallHeadmistress Scrimmage
Movie2010Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You!Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2015Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of SummerLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2017A Very Sordid WeddingNoleta Nethercott
Movie2013Phineas and Ferb: Mission MarvelLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2016Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the PoolEugenia Scrimmage
Movie1990Caesar's SaladChips' Mother
Movie2018A Christmas in TennesseeMrs. Claus
Movie2020Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the UniverseLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2019Comedy Central Roast of Alec BaldwinSelf
Movie2020More Funny Women of a Certain AgeSelf
Movie2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest ComediansSelf (archive footage)
Movie2020Feeding America Comedy FestivalSelf
Movie2020Sordid Lives
Movie2020Disney Channel Halloween House Party
Movie2009Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Movie2024Holiday MismatchKath Stone
Movie2014Phineas and Ferb Save SummerLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
MovieN/AUnbearable Christmas
Movie2025Are We Good?Herself
TV Show1995The Drew Carey ShowBonnie2
TV Show1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchHilda Spellman142
TV Show2002Fillmore!1
TV Show1993The NannyCaroline Rhea1
TV Show1997The ViewSelf4
TV Show1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistCaroline (voice)1
TV Show2008Sordid Lives: The SeriesNoleta Nethercott12
TV Show1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest8
TV Show1993Intimate PortraitSelf1
TV Show2002The Caroline Rhea ShowSelf - Host40
TV Show1989One Night Stand1
TV Show1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest9
TV Show1995Pride & JoyCarol Green6
TV Show2010The Marriage RefSelf - Panelist1
TV Show2012Baby DaddyJennifer Perrin1
TV Show1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist140
TV Show2010The Green Room with Paul ProvenzaSelf1
TV Show2022LOL: Last One Laughing CanadaSelf6
TV Show1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest Co-Host2
TV Show1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowHerself / Host5
TV Show2016Match GameSelf - Panelist23
TV Show1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSpider (voice)1
TV Show2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf1
TV Show2021Name That TuneSelf - Contestant1
TV Show2005The Reichen ShowSelf1
TV Show2007Phineas and FerbLinda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)249
TV Show2005The Suite Life of Zack & CodyIlsa Shickelgrubermeiger3
TV Show2006Comics UnleashedSelf1
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1
TV Show2019Sydney to the MaxJudy63
TV Show1998Hollywood SquaresSelf10
TV Show2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest1
TV Show2012Match Game3
TV Show2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist1
TV Show2024After MidnightSelf3
TV Show2019Nashville SquaresSelf - Panelist3
TV Show20112 Broke GirlsBonnie1
TV Show2020Stars in the HouseSelf1
TV Show2003Comedy Central RoastsSelf1
TV Show201825 Words or Less2
TV Show2004The Biggest LoserHost37
TV Show2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - Contestant1
TV Show2018Chilling Adventures of SabrinaHilda Spellman1
TV Show1995Women of the Night IVSelf10
TV Show2023Extended FamilyLanna Telsoup1
TV Show1998Hollywood Squares50
TV Show2015The GrinderFran1
TV Show1996Pulp Comicsherself1
TV Show2007Phineas and FerbGrandma Betty Joe (voice)1

Crew

Media
TV Show1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistAdditional WritingCrew