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