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Leah Remini
New York City, New York, USA
Leah Marie Remini (born June 15, 1970, height 5' 3" (1,60 m)) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS hit sitcom The King of Queens f…
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Leah Marie Remini (born June 15, 1970, height 5' 3" (1,60 m)) is an American actress. She 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/series The Talk, before being fired in 2011. Leah Remini was born in Bensonhurst, 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. Remini met Puerto Rican salsa musician Angelo Pagán in 1996 at a Cuban restaurant. Pagan has three sons from previous relationships. In January 2003, Remini announced their engagement; they were married on July 19, 2003. On June 16, 2004, the day after her 34th birthday, Remini gave birth to daughter Sofia Bella, who weighed 6 lb/7.4 oz.
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2025
The Mother, the Menacer, and Me
Movie Karen Brazo Fuerte
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2025
Flight Risk
Movie Van Sant (voice)
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2021
People Puzzler
TV show Self - Host
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2019
Tamron Hall
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
RuPaul
TV show Self
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2019
The Masked Singer
TV show Self - Guest Panelist
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2018
Second Act
Movie Joan
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2018
The Clapper
Movie Producer Louise
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2017
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
Movie Esta
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2017
Mad Families
Movie Cheyenne
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2016
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
TV show Herself - Host
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2016
Milo Murphy's Law
TV show Ms. Baxter (voice)
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2016
Kevin Can Wait
TV show Vanessa Cellucci
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2016
Match Game
TV show Self - Panelist
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2016
Chelsea
TV show Self
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2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV show Self
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2013
Family Tools
TV show Terry McCormick
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2011
The Exes
TV show Nicki
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2011
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
TV show Self (voice)
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2010
The Talk
TV show Self - Host
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2010
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
TV show Self
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2010
It Takes a Village
Movie Karen
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV show Self - Guest Judge
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2009
Married Not Dead
Movie Jessica
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2008
The Wendy Williams Show
TV show Self - Guest Host
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2007
In the Motherhood
TV show Kim
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2005
The Reichen Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2005
So You Think You Can Dance
TV show Self
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2005
Dancing with the Stars
TV show Self - Guest Judge
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2005
Fat Actress
TV show Leah Remini
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2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV show Self
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2003
Old School
Movie Lara Campbell
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2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV show Self
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1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV show Self - Guest
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1999
Follow Your Heart
Movie Angie LaRocca
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1998
The King of Queens
TV show Carrie Heffernan
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1998
Hollywood Squares
TV show Self - Panelist
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1997
The View
TV show Self
