Leah Remini
Biography
Leah Remini is an American actress born on June 15, 1970, in New York City, New York, USA. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall. Remini's known credits include a role as Stacey Carosi in the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell and as Carrie Heffernan in the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, which she appeared in from 1998 to 2007. She also co-hosted the CBS network daytime talk show The Talk before being fired in 2011. Remini's parents are Vicki Marshall, a private-school teacher, and George Remini, who owned an asbestos-removal company. Her mother is of Austrian Jewish background and her father is Sicilian.
Career overview
Leah Remini is an American actress known for her work in television and film. She began her acting career with a six episode stint as Stacey Carosi in the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell in 1991. Remini's most notable role is that of Carrie Heffernan in the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, which she played from 1998 to 2007.
In addition to her work on The King of Queens, Remini has also appeared as a co-host on the CBS network daytime talk show The Talk. Her tenure on the show was marked by a notable event, as she was fired in 2011.
Throughout her career, Remini has accumulated a significant number of acting credits, with a total of 58 known credits to her name. Her work has spanned a range of genres and formats, and she has established herself as a versatile and accomplished actress.
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- Flight Risk (2025) as Van Sant (voice)
- The Mother, the Menacer, and Me (2025) as Karen Brazo Fuerte
- People Puzzler (2021) as Self - Host
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- The Masked Singer (2019) as Self - Guest Panelist
- RuPaul (2019) as Self
- Second Act (2018) as Joan
- The Clapper (2018) as Producer Louise
- Mad Families (2017) as Cheyenne
- Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie (2017) as Esta
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- Milo Murphy's Law (2016) as Ms. Baxter (voice)
- Match Game (2016) as Self - Panelist
- Kevin Can Wait (2016) as Vanessa Cellucci
- Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016) as Herself - Host
- Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016) Presenter
- Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016) Creator
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Family Tools (2013) as Terry McCormick
- The Exes (2011) as Nicki
- Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011) as Self (voice)
- The Talk (2010) as Self - Host
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
- The Wendy Williams Show (2008) as Self - Guest Host
- Dancing with the Stars (2005) as Self - Guest Judge
- Dancing with the Stars (2005) as Self - Contestant
- Dancing with the Stars (2005) as Self - Guest Host
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self - Guest
- So You Think You Can Dance (2005) as Self
- Fat Actress (2005) as Leah Remini
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Old School (2003) as Lara Campbell
- VH1 Inside Out: Leah Remini's Wedding Special (2003) as Self
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999) as Self - Guest
- Follow Your Heart (1999) as Angie LaRocca
- The King of Queens (1998) as Carrie Heffernan
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- The View (1997) as Self
- Fired Up (1997) as Terry Reynolds
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- MADtv (1995) as Self
- Star Witness (1995)
- First Time Out (1995) as Dominique Costellano
- Glory Daze (1995) as Theresa
- Friends (1994) as Lydia
- Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks (1994) as Segan Cruz
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993) as Agnes Benedetto
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- Renegade (1992)
- Getting Up and Going Home (1992) as Stephanie O'Neil
- The Commish (1991)
- The Man in the Family (1991) as Tina Bavasso
- Blossom (1990) as Ellen
- Normal Life (1990) as Carol
- Saved by the Bell (1989) as Stacey Carosi
- Living Dolls (1989) as Charlie Briscoe
- Who's the Boss? (1984)
- Cheers (1982) as Serafina Tortelli
- Bob's Best Friends as Peanut (voice)