Leah Remini

Known for

Acting

Born

June 15, 1970 (age 56)

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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 sis...

Best known work

Friends

1994

Old School

2003

Second Act

2018

Flight Risk

2025

The King of Queens

1998

Saved by the Bell

1989

Cheers

1982

Who's the Boss?

1984

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

The Clapper

2018

Filmography

TBA
Bob's Best Friends
as Peanut (voice)
2025
The Mother, the Menacer, and Me
as Karen Brazo Fuerte
2025
Flight Risk
as Van Sant (voice)
2021
People PuzzlerTV
as Self - Host (325 episodes)
2019
The Tamron Hall ShowTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2019
RuPaulTV
as Self (1 episode)
2019
The Masked SingerTV
as Self - Guest Panelist (1 episode)
2018
Second Act
as Joan
2018
The Clapper
as Producer Louise
2017
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
as Esta
2017
Mad Families
as Cheyenne
2016
Leah Remini: Scientology and the AftermathTV
as Herself - Host (35 episodes), Presenter, Creator
2016
Milo Murphy's LawTV
as Ms. Baxter (voice) (1 episode)
2016
Kevin Can WaitTV
as Vanessa Cellucci (26 episodes)
2016
Match GameTV
as Self - Panelist (4 episodes)
2016
ChelseaTV
as Self (1 episode)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterTV
as Self (1 episode)
2013
Family ToolsTV
as Terry McCormick (10 episodes)
2011
The ExesTV
as Nicki (15 episodes)
2011
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the SideTV
as Self (voice) (1 episode)
2010
The TalkTV
as Self - Host (123 episodes)
2010
The Real Housewives of Beverly HillsTV
as Self
2010
It Takes a Village
as Karen
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV
as Self - Guest (5 episodes)
2009
RuPaul's Drag RaceTV
as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)