Kaley Cuoco

Infobox actor


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name = Kaley Cuoco


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name = Kaley Cuoco

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birthname = Kaley Christine Cuoco
birthdate = birth date and age|1985|11|30
yearsactive = 1992—present
location = Camarillo, California, USA

Kaley Christine Cuoco (born November 30, 1985)cite web | title=Biography for Kaley Cuoco |work=Biography for Kaley Cuoco |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0192505/bio|accessdate=2008-01-25] is an American television actress, perhaps best known for her role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom "8 Simple Rules".cite web | title= Kaley Cuoco |work=Kaley Cuoco |url=http://ca.askmen.com/women/actress_250/268_kaley_cuoco.html|accessdate=2008-01-25] She is also known for her role as Billie Jenkins on the WB hit series "Charmed", and currently stars on the CBS sitcom "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 Layne Ann Wingate, a homemaker. She also has a younger sister named Briana. She was home schooled on the set and earned her High School Diploma at the age of 16.

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.

In fall 2007, Cuoco began a starring role in the CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory". She plays Penny, a beautiful and down-to-earth Cheesecake Factory employee that moves next door to two nerds, Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki).

Kaley has also starred in the recent Lifetime movie "To Be Fat Like Me" which premiered on January 8, 2007. [cite web | url=http://www.lifetimetv.com/movies/info/move4034.html | title=Movies - To Be Fat Like Me | work=lifetimetv.com | accessdate=2007-03-18] 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, [ [http://ca.askmen.com/women/actress_250/268_kaley_cuoco.html Askmen.com profile] ] until she switched to acting full time with "8 Simple Rules" in 2002. She was listed as a vegetarian in a 2008 PETA press release, [ [http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-sexyveg08_winners.asp The 2008 World's Sexiest Vegetarians Are… // Out There // peta2 ] ] but has said that she does not commit fully to vegetarianism.

elected filmography

Personal life

Kaley currently lives in San Fernando Valley, California with her German Shepherd, "Duke," and her Chihuahua-Dachshund mix dog, "Petey."

References

External links

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* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kaley-Cuoco/23828249681 Kaley Cuoco (Actress Page)] at Facebook
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