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Kaley Cuoco
BornKaley Christine Cuoco
Years active1992 ─ present

Kaley Christine Cuoco (born November 30, 1985) is an American television actress, perhaps best known for her supporting role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules. She is also known for her role as Billie Jenkins on the WB hit series Charmed and she can be currently seen on The Big Bang Theory with Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons.

Biography

Early life

Cuoco was born in Camarillo, California, to Gary Carmine Cuoco, an Oxnard, California, Realtor, and wife Layne Ann Wingate, a homemaker, and has a younger sister named Briana. She was home schooled on the set and earned her High School Diploma at the age of 16. She now lives in San Fernando Valley, California with her German Shepherd named, "Duke," and her Chihuahua-dachshund mix dog named, "Petey."

Career

Cuoco has been a model and commercial actress since the age of 6. Her first major role was in the 1992 TV movie Quicksand: No Escape. Her role as Maureen McCormick in the 2000 TV movie Growing Up Brady brought her much attention, as well as a role on the CBS sitcom Ladies Man. In 2004, in addition to her role on 8 Simple Rules she has had starring roles on the NBC miniseries 10.5, on the ABC Family original movie Crimes of Fashion, and in the independent film Debating Robert Lee. In 2000 she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Alley Cats Strike.

Cuoco was named #78 on FHM-Us' 100 Sexiest Women in 2005. She began voicing the character of Brandy Harrington on the Disney Channel's cartoon, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, later in 2004. Recently, Kaley has lent her voice for Elena Potato, a main character on the Kids' WB, Disney Channel Asia show, Monster Allergy.

In 8 Simple Rules, she was the oldest child and was portrayed as "the most beautiful girl in the school": she had several boyfriends and could convince any boy to do anything. She was often seen under-dressed and had a younger sister Kerry who was played by Amy Davidson.

Cuoco also appeared in an episode of Punk'd when her best friend decided to punk her for fun. In the eighth season of the hit TV show Charmed Cuoco appeared as Billie Jenkins, a new witch who was searching for her lost sister. Executive producer Brad Kern stated that Kaley's character was initially brought in as a possible spin-off. In 2004, Cuoco co-starred in the movie The Hollow with stars Nick Carter and Kevin Zegers.

Kaley has also starred in the recent Lifetime movie To Be Fat Like Me which premiered on January 8, 2007. She played a minor role in the Prison Break episode "The Message", and in the subsequent episode Chicago.

She was a nationally ranked amateur tennis player, a hobby she took up when she was 3 years old, until she switched to acting full time with 8 Simple Rules in 2002. She is a vegetarian.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Biography for Kaley Cuoco". Biography for Kelly Cuoco. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ "Kaley Cuoco". Kelly Cuoco. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  3. "Movies - To Be Fat Like Me". lifetimetv.com. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  4. name="http://ca.askmen.com/women/actress_250/268_kaley_cuoco.html"
  5. The 2008 World's Sexiest Vegetarians Are… // Out There // peta2

External links

The Big Bang Theory franchise
Television series
Characters
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