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Leah Remini (born June 15, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the sitcom The King of Queens.

Biography

Her father George Remini, owner of an asbestos company, originates from Sicily. Her mother Vicki Marshall, a high school principal, is Jewish. Her parents got divorced in 1977. Remini has one sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969), and four half-sisters: Shannon (born 1984), Stephanie (born 1978), Elizabeth (born 1976), Christine (born 1970). Remini stands 5' 3" (1,60 m) tall. When she was 14 she left the school against the decided advice of her mother as she wanted to pursue a different occupation. At the beginning of her working life, Leah had a variety of jobs, such as waitressing, selling car insurance, and as a telemarketer for a solar heating company. Leah got her first speaking line as an actress on an episode of "Head of the Class". On July 19, 2003 she married actor Angelo Pagan. A documentary of the wedding was aired on the VH1 series Inside Out. On June 16, 2004 she gave birth to her daughter Sofia Bella.

Television

Remini's entrance into television came in the mid-'80s, when she appeared as Carla Tortelli's daughter Serafina on two episodes of Cheers. In 1989 she played the lead on Living Dolls, a spin-off from Who's the Boss? In 1991 she had a recurring role on Saved by the Bell and starred in the short-lived sitcom The Man in the Family. She gained some popularity with her role as Terri Reynolds on the 1997 NBC series Fired Up. She had several guest appearances on shows such as Diagnosis: Murder, NYPD Blue and Friends She was also a character in Nickelodeon's 'Salute Your Shorts' as Ug's love interest.

Remini and Scientology

Remini openly professes membership in the Scientology sect and has reached a high level within its organization. In December 2004 she even distributed Scientology materials to her fans. In December 2005 she helped promote the gala opening of Scientology's controversial "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" Museum, which puts forth a conspiracy theory connecting Adolf Hitler to the psychiatric profession.

Responding to criticisms about Scientology and its controversial beliefs, Remini said: “If somebody is going to get turned off about something because of what they read or heard, then that person's not smart enough to even enter a church.”

Remini has been known to respond to fan letters with pamphlets and other materials encouraging her fans to join the Scientology religion, saying that it has made her a very happy person.

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Actors - Leah Remini

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