Leah Remini

Leah Remini

CountryUnited States United States
GenderFemale
BirthdayJun 15, 1970
BiographyLeah Marie Remini (born June 15, 1970) is an American actress. She starred as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007) and as Vanessa Celluci in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2017–2018), both alongside Kevin James.

After being a member of the Church of Scientology from childhood, Remini left the organization in 2013. Two years later, Remini released her book, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology; the memoir became number one on the New York Times Best Seller list. From 2016 to 2019, Remini coproduced and hosted the A&E documentary series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special. Since July 2020, Remini has been the cohost of the podcast Scientology: Fair Game, alongside Mike Rinder. She also cohosted the daytime talk show The Talk (2010–2011). Remini's films include the comedy Old School (2003), the mystery comedy Handsome (2017), and the romantic comedy Second Act (2018).

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Known For

Family Tools
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as Terry Baumgardner
Fired Up
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Fired Up

as Terry Reynolds
First Time Out
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First Time Out

as Dominique Costellano
Kevin Can Wait
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Kevin Can Wait

as Vanessa Cellucci
Leah Remini: It's All Relative
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Leah Remini: It's All Relative

as Leah Remini
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
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Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath

as Host
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath: The Conversation Continues
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Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath: The Conversation Continues

as Host
Living Dolls
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Living Dolls

as Charlie Briscoe
People Puzzler
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People Puzzler

as Host
So You Think You Can Dance
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So You Think You Can Dance

as Judge
The King of Queens
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The King of Queens

as Carrie Heffernan
The Talk
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The Talk

as Co-Host

Part of Crew

People Puzzler
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People Puzzler

as Executive Producer

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