Leah Marie Remini ( born June 15, 1970) is an American actress. She starred as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998-2007) and as Vanessa Celluci in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2017-2018), both alongside Kevin James.Remini coproduced and hosted the A&E documentary series Leah Remini Scientology and the Aftermath (2016-2019), for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special. She also cohosted the daytime talk show The Talk (2010-2011). Remini's films include the comedy Old School (2003), the mystery comedy Handsome (2017), and the romantic comedy Second Act (2018).After being a member of the Church of Scientology from childhood, Remini left the organization in 2013. Two years later, Remini released her book, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology; the memoir became number one on the New York Times best-seller list. In 2016, she followed up with an Emmy Award-winning documentary television series on A&E, Leah Remini Scientology and the Aftermath, where she created a platform for victims and survivors of Scientology.Since July 2020, Remini has been the cohost of the podcast Scientology: Fair Game, alongside Mike Rinder.
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