Cast & creator
Caroline Rhea
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Show with David Letterman
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.
Also known as: Caroline Gilchrist Rhea, Καρολάιν Ρέα, Καρολάιν Γκίλχριστ Ρέα
42
film credits
56
television credits
97
1988–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (98)
Showing 98 of 98 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
The View
Self
1997
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest Co-Host
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Phineas and Ferb
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
2007
2 Broke Girls
Bonnie
2011
The Nanny
Caroline Rhea
1993
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Hilda Spellman
1996
The Drew Carey Show
Bonnie
1995
25 Words or Less
Self
2018
Fire Country
Gina
2022
After Midnight
Self
2024
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Baby Daddy
Jennifer Perrin
2012
Stars in the House
Self
2020
American Idol
Self - Guest
2018
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Ilsa Shickelgrubermeiger
2005
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Hilda Spellman
2018
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Caroline (voice)
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
1995
Sheriff Country
Gina
2025
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Spider (voice)
1995
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant
2021
Sydney to the Max
Judy Reynolds
2019
Maron
Herself
2013
Fillmore!
2002
The Grinder
Fran
2015
The Biggest Loser
Host
2004
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Gretzkina the Veteran, The Oracle of Moosejaw (voice)
2022
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
2010
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Herself / Host
1996
Christmas with the Kranks
Candi
2004
Celebrity Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2025
One Night Stand
1989
Man on the Moon
Friday's Melanie
1999
Extended Family
Lanna Telsoup
2023
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Linda Flynn-Fletcher / Linda-2 / Additional Voices (voice)
2011
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
2020
Match Game
2012
Sordid Lives: The Series
Noleta Nethercott
2008
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self
2010
The Perfect Man
Gloria
2005
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
2013
Pulp Comics
herself
1996
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
2014
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire
Lynette Hansen
2000
Locker Diaries: Phineas And Ferb
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
2026
Comics Unleashed
Self
2006
The Caroline Rhea Show
Self - Host
2002
LOL: Last One Laughing Canada
Self - Contestant
2022Nashville Squares
Self - Panelist
2019
Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser
Self (archive footage)
2025
Ready to Rumble
Eugenia King
2000
Love n' Dancing
Bonnie
2009Pride & Joy
Carol Green
1995
Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
Gloria / Mrs. Miracle
2021
Being Canadian
Self
2015
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Self
1999
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
1998
A Very Sordid Wedding
Noleta Nethercott
2017
A Christmas in Tennessee
Mrs. Claus
2018
Phineas and Ferb: The Daze of Summer
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
2012Women of the Night IV
Self
1995
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Self
2019
To Be Fat Like Me
Madelyn
2007
Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at MacDonald Hall
Headmistress Scrimmage
2017
Disney Channel Halloween House Party
2020
Bruno & Boots: The Wizzle War
Eugenia Scrimmage
2017Unbearable Christmas
The Santa Claus Brothers
Mrs. Claus (voice)
2002
On the Edge
Monica (segment "Happy Birthday")
2001
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
The Christmas Consultant
Maya Fletcher
2013
Holiday Mismatch
Kath Stone
2024
Untitled Phineas and Ferb Movie
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
Are We Good?
Self
2025
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files - Animal Agents
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
2013
Phineas and Ferb: The Fast and the Phineas
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (voice)
2008
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
2001
Bruno & Boots: Go Jump in the Pool
Eugenia Scrimmage
2016
More Funny Women of a Certain Age
Self
2020Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Mrs. Diston
2012
Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure
2004
Sordid Lives
2020
Fanatic
Melissa
2023
Caesar's Salad
Chips' Mother
1990
Fast Girl
Maddie
2008
Caroline Rhea And Friends
Self
2011