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One of the Hollywood leading ladies Kaley Cuoco grabbed immense popularity from portraying the character of Penny in the hit CBS television series ‘The Big Bang Theory’. Starting out as a child actress, she has built her successful career and has become one of the highest-paid actors on television.
Apart from Penny, she is also been adored for other television roles which include Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom ‘8 Simple Rules’ and Billie Jenkins on the television series ‘Charmed’. Maxim Magazine has included her on the ‘Hot 100 Women’ list twice.
Height / Weight / Age
Date Of Birth | November 30th, 1985 |
Age | 38 Years |
Height | In Centimeters – 168 cm
In Feet and Inches – 5’6” |
Weight | In Kilograms – 57 kg
In Pounds – 126 lbs |
Eye Color | Green |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Figure Measurements | 34-24-36 |
Bra Size | 34C |
Dress Size | 6 (US) |
Shoe Size | 8 (US) |
Net Worth
Kaley Cuoco’s net worth is estimated to be $30 million approximately. Her salary is $1 million per episode. She also owns a BMW car.
Education / Family
Kaley Cuoco was born as the eldest daughter of Gary Carmine Cuoco who is a realtor and Layne Ann who is a homemaker in Camarillo, California. She has a younger sister named Briana. In childhood, she was interested in sports but left the sport at the age of 16 to pursue acting seriously.
Name |
Kaley Cuoco |
Real name | Kaley Christine Cuoco-Sweeting |
Birth Place | Camarillo, California, USA |
Profession | Actress |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
School | Home School |
College | Not known |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Home Town | Los Angeles, California |
Debut | Film – Quicksand: No Escape (1992)
TV – My So-called life (1994) |
Fathers Name | Gary Carmine Cuoco (estate agent) |
Mothers Name | Layne Ann Wingate (homemaker)
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Brothers | None |
Sister | Briana Cuoco (younger)
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Career / Fashion And Style
At the age of 6, she started her career and modeled for commercials for brands like Barbie dolls. As a child actress she appeared in the TV movie ‘Quicksand: No Escape’. Along with Jennifer Aniston, she appeared in the romantic comedy film ‘Picture Perfect’.
Later she did minor roles in a number of television series such as ‘7th Heaven’, ‘First Monday’, ‘The Ellen Show’ and ‘The Nightmare Room’. In 2002, she landed on a major role of Bridget Hennessy in the ABC sitcom ‘8 Simple Rules’.
She gained worldwide popularity when she landed a lead role in the CBS sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’, which became an instant hit worldwide. She also hosted the ‘Teen Choice Awards’ once and ‘People’s Choice Awards’ twice. For her brilliant performance in ‘The Big Bang Theory’, she has received one ‘Critics’ Choice TV Award’, two ‘People’s Choice Awards’ and one ‘Satellite Award’.
Boyfriends, Affairs, Husband and More
She has a long dating history and has been linked with many celebrities. In 2013, she got married to a professional tennis player, Ryan Sweeting but got divorced in 2016. Currently, she is dating Karl Cook.
Boyfriends | Thad Luckinbill (actor)
Kevin Zegers (actor) Jaron Lowenstein (singer, songwriter) Al Santos (actor, producer) Josh Henderson (actor) Johnny Galecki (actor) Christopher French (band singer) Josh Resnik Bret Bollinger (singer) Henry Cavill (actor) Ryan Sweeting |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Husband | Ryan Sweeting (2015-2017)
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Favorite Things
Here is the list of Kaley Cuoco’s favorite things.
Favorite Actors | Michael Vartan |
Favorite Colour | Pink, green |
Some Interesting Facts About Kaley Cuoco
- Kaley Cuoco does smoke and drinks alcohol.
- As she did not like to attend schools, her parents made her study at home. Thus she never attended school.
- In Italian, ‘Cuoco’ her last name means ‘cook’.
- Since childhood, she has a crush on Micheal Vartan.
- She is an avid animal lover; hence she owns 2 dogs, a horse, and a cat.
- At the age of 16, she became a tennis star. Later, she decided to become an actress and had quit sports.
- She has a hidden talent for playing drums.
- She had a relationship like a daughter with John Ritter who played her father’s role in one of her television series. She was in depression due to his sudden demise.
- Her fans were shocked due to her sudden marriage which was done very secretly.
- Her hobbies are playing tennis, bowling, horseback riding, kickboxing, and playing drums.
- Her father belongs to Italian descent whereas her mother belongs to English and German ancestry.
- She has undergone a breast implant and a nose job.
- Maxim magazine’s ranked her 20 on the list of ‘Hot 100 Women of 2014”.
- In 2010, she met with an accident while horseriding and broke her leg after falling off her horse.
- In 2014, she was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6621 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- She also appeared in the music video “Satellite” of Dave Matthews Band and “Heroin” of Badflower.
- She only likes vegetarian food.
- People believe that she is the daughter of actor William Shatner as the two have regularly appeared on Priceline.com commercials as father and daughter.