Caroline Rhea

Caroline Rhea is a stand-up comedian and actress who brings a fresh, smart and spontaneous approach to her performances. The Montreal native is also no stranger to television and films. She hosted The Caroline Rhea Show after filling in as a guest host twelve times with Rosie O'Donnell.

Caroline starred as Aunt Hilda on The WB's Sabrina, The Teenage Witch for six years. For three years, she was regularly seen with Whoopi Goldberg on Hollywood Squares. She continues to perform to sold-out audiences in top comedy clubs as she has for the last fifteen years.

In 1989, Caroline Rhea ventured to New York to study the fine art of stand-up comedy. She participated in the stand-up program at the New School of Social Research, but her ultimate training would come at the comedy club, Catch a Rising Star. With nightly gigs at New York's venerable clubs, Caroline's status quickly grew and she became an integral part of the city's competitive comedy scene. Her career was further boosted by numerous appearances on MTV's Half-Hour Comedy Hour, Comic Strip Live and Caroline's Comedy Hour. With Hollywood knocking on her door, Caroline headed for Los Angeles, where she starred with Jeremy Piven in the NBC television series, Pride and Joy.

She can be seen in supporting roles in Skipping Christmas and The Perfect Man. Additional feature credits include working with Jim Carrey in a supporting role in Man on the Moon, and in the wrestling film Ready to Rumble. On the small screen, Caroline Rhea has guest-starred as Drew's girlfriend on The Drew Carey Show and starred in the television movie, Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire. She made regular appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and has also made appearances on Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central's Pulp Comic and Comic Relief 8. She appeared in the pilot of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by Larry David.

In 2017, she has had a recurring role on ABC's revival of Match Game. Rhea has competed on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown and GSN's World Series of Blackjack.

In 2018, Rhea began hosting Caroline & Friends on GSN. The series features funny videos of animals and children. The studio audience votes for the best video chosen by Rhea and her two guest comedian co-hosts. In 2019, Rhea began appearing as Judy, the grandmother, in the Disney Channel sitcom Sydney to the Max.