Leah Remini
Acting
1970-06-15 · 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 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.
Filmography
The Mother, the Menacer, and Me
2025 · Movie
Flight Risk
2025 · Movie
People Puzzler
2021 · Series
Tamron Hall
2019 · Series
RuPaul
2019 · Series
The Masked Singer
2019 · Series
Second Act
2018 · Movie
The Clapper
2018 · Movie
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
2017 · Movie
Mad Families
2017 · Movie
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
2016 · Series
Milo Murphy's Law
2016 · Series
Kevin Can Wait
2016 · Series
Match Game
2016 · Series
Chelsea
2016 · Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Series
Family Tools
2013 · Series
The Exes
2011 · Series
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011 · Series
The Talk
2010 · Series
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
2010 · Series
It Takes a Village
2010 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Series
Married Not Dead
2009 · Movie
The Wendy Williams Show
2008 · Series
In the Motherhood
2007 · Series
The Reichen Show
2005 · Series
So You Think You Can Dance
2005 · Series
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · Series
Fat Actress
2005 · Series
VH1 Inside Out: Leah Remini's Wedding Special
2003 · Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Series
Old School
2003 · Movie
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Series
Follow Your Heart
1999 · Movie
The King of Queens
1998 · Series
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
Fired Up
1997 · Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
MADtv
1995 · Series
Glory Daze
1995 · Movie
First Time Out
1995 · Series
Star Witness
1995 · Movie
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
1994 · Movie
Friends
1994 · Series
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Series
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Series
Renegade
1992 · Series
Getting Up and Going Home
1992 · Movie
The Commish
1991 · Series
The Man in the Family
1991 · Series
Blossom
1990 · Series
Normal Life
1990 · Series
Living Dolls
1989 · Series
Saved by the Bell
1989 · Series
Who's the Boss?
1984 · Series
Cheers
1982 · Series
Bob's Best Friends
Movie