Leah Remini's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The King of Queens Carrie Heff… The Family Tools Terry Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath Leah Remini Biker Mice from Mars (1993) Carbine Phantom 2040 Sagan Cruz Fired Up Terry Reyno… Normal Life Carol

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BIOGRAPHY:

Leah Marie Remini (born June 15,1970) is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS hit sitcom The King of Queens from 1998 to 2007. Prior to The King of Queens, she was known for her six-episode stint as Stacey Carosi in 1991 on the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell. She was also one of the co-hosts on the CBS network daytime talk show The Talk before being fired in 2011.

Born in Brooklyn, New York City, to private-school teacher Vicki Marshall and George Remini, who owned an asbestos-removal company. Her mother is of Austrian Jewish background and her father was Sicilian. Remini has an older sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969), who was her assistant on The King of Queens. She also has four half-sisters, including Christina (born 1969). Remini moved to Los Angeles, California, at age 13 with her mother to pursue an acting career.


TRIVIA:

• Ranked #19 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
• Auditioned for the role of Monica on _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv). (Although she didn't get the role, she later guest-starred in one episode: "The One with the Birth" (episode # 1.22))
• Worked with personal trainer 'Gina Lombardi' (qv) to lose 20 pounds for her role in _"Fired Up" (1997)_ (qv).
• Was among the guests at 'Tom Cruise' (qv)'s and 'Katie Holmes' (qv)' wedding ceremony in Italy.
• Met her husband singer/actor and restaurant owner 'Angelo Pagan" 1995 in a club, when he was trying to give her 'dance lessons'.
• Loves to sing Karaoke.
• Once worked as a telemarketer.
• Described by 'Kevin James (III)' (qv) as having "the mouth of a construction worker in the body of a model."