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 sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969), who was her assistant on The King of Queens. She also has four half-sisters, including Christina (born 1969). Remini moved to Los Angeles, California, at age 13 with her mother to pursue an acting career. Remini met Puerto Rican salsa musician Angelo Pagán in 1996 at a Cuban restaurant. Pagan has three sons from previous relationships. In January 2003, Remini announced their engagement; they were married on July 19, 2003. On June 16, 2004, the day after her 34th birthday, Remini gave birth to daughter Sofia Bella, who weighed 6 lb/7.4 oz.

Filmography

• 2025Flight Risk — Van Sant (voice)
• 2025The Mother, the Menacer, and Me — Karen Brazo Fuerte
• 2018Second Act — Joan
• 2018The Clapper — Producer Louise
• 2017Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie — Esta
• 2017Mad Families — Cheyenne
• Kevin Can Wait — Vanessa Cellucci
• Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath — Herself - Host, Presenter, Creator
• Milo Murphy's Law — Ms. Baxter (voice)
• Family Tools — Terry McCormick
• The Exes — Nicki
• 2010It Takes a Village — Karen
• 2009Married Not Dead — Jessica
• In the Motherhood — Kim
• Fat Actress — Leah Remini
• 2003Old School — Lara Campbell
• 1999Follow Your Heart — Angie LaRocca
• The King of Queens — Carrie Heffernan
• Fired Up — Terry Reynolds
• E! True Hollywood Story
• First Time Out — Dominique Costellano
• 1995Glory Daze — Theresa
• 1995Star Witness
• Friends — Lydia
• 1994Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks — Segan Cruz
• Diagnosis: Murder — Agnes Benedetto
• 1992Getting Up and Going Home — Stephanie O'Neil
• Renegade
• The Commish
• The Man in the Family — Tina Bavasso
• Blossom — Ellen
• Normal Life — Carol
• Living Dolls — Charlie Briscoe
• Saved by the Bell — Stacey Carosi
• Who's the Boss?
• Cheers — Serafina Tortelli
• Bob's Best Friends — Peanut (voice)

Appearances as themselves (24)

• People Puzzler — Self - Host
• RuPaul — Self
• The Masked Singer — Self - Guest Panelist
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• Chelsea — Self
• Match Game — Self - Panelist
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side — Self (voice)
• The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — Self
• The Talk — Self - Host
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The Wendy Williams Show — Self - Guest Host
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Guest Judge, Self - Contestant, Self - Guest Host
• So You Think You Can Dance — Self
• The Reichen Show — Self - Guest
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2003VH1 Inside Out: Leah Remini's Wedding Special — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn — Self - Guest
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• The View — Self
• MADtv — Self
• Intimate Portrait — Self