KALEY CUOCO (Penny)
Prior to THE
BIG BANG THEORY, Kaley Cuoco was best known to television audiences for her
role as Bridget Hennesy in the series 8
Simple Rules. Her other television credits include a recurring role on Charmed, and guest appearances on Complete Savages and Prison Break. Cuoco also starred
in the cable movies Fat Like Me, Crimes
of Fashion and The Hollow, and
was seen in the miniseries, 10.5.
Her other television movie credits are Alley
Cats Strike, Toothless, Attack of the
50Ft Woman, Growing Up Brady, and the miniseries, Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder. Additionally, Cuoco lent her voice
to the animated series Brandy and Mr.
Whiskers and Loonatics Unleashed.
Cuoco began her acting career at a young age,
appearing in commercials and modeling. Her first TV role was in 1992's Quicksand: No Escape opposite Donald
Sutherland. She landed her first feature film role at the age of eight in
Virtuosity. Her other film
credits include Picture Perfect, Can't Be
Heaven and Lucky 13. She
also appeared on stage in community theater productions of Fiddler on the Roof and Annie.
Recently, Cuoco appeared on the big screen in Hop, opposite James Marsden. Additionally, she has completed production on
the independent feature The Last Ride, which
is playing at film festivals across the country.
Cuoco is a gifted tennis player, and also
hikes, runs, rides horses, goes to the gym and spends time with her rescue
dogs. She is also involved in several charities including EBMRF, the
Humane Society, the Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Animal Avengers
and PETA.
Cuoco currently resides in Los Angeles. Her
birth date is November 30.
