Leah Remini

Leah Remini is an American actress who became known for her long run as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, which she starred in opposite Kevin James from 1998 to 2007. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Bensonhurst, she started out in television with a role on Who's the Boss? that led to the spin-off Living Dolls, and she later had roles on Cheers, Saved by the Bell and Friends. Further series work included the TV Land comedy The Exes and a return to sitcoms with Kevin Can Wait, where she played Vanessa Celluci and was made a series regular. Her films include the comedy Old School (2003), Mad Families (2017), The Clapper (2017) and Second Act (2018), and she cohosted the daytime talk show The Talk and hosted the game show People Puzzler.