Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Christine Cuoco [ ˈkeɪliː ˈkwoʊkoʊ ] (born November 30, 1985 in Camarillo , California ) is an American actress . Her best-known role is that of penny in the US sitcom The Big Bang Theory .
Life
Kaley Cuoco was born in 1985 in California to real estate agent Gary Carmine Cuoco and housewife Layne Ann Wingate. Her father is of Italian and her mother is of English-German descent. She played tennis until she was 17 and was placed in the top 100 of the Southern California Tennis Association as an amateur in 1998. Her younger sister Briana Cuoco was contestant in the fifth season of NBC - TV talent show The Voice .
Cuoco said in an interview with CBS Watch! Magazine that she was in a two-year relationship with The Big Bang Theory co-star Johnny Galecki . They kept their relationship a secret from the public. The separation should take place at the end of 2009 on a friendly basis. From October 2011 to March 2012 she was engaged to the therapist and former bassist of the US hard rock band Danzig , Josh "Lazie" Resnik. In 2012 she was with the musician Bret Bollinger, bassist and singer of the music group Pepper . On New Year's Eve 2013, she married the American tennis player Ryan Sweeting in Southern California , with whom she had been in a relationship since summer 2013. The couple divorced in May 2016. At the end of November 2017, she and the show jumper Karl Cook announced their engagement. The wedding took place on June 30, 2018.
Cuoco lives with her husband in Hidden Hills in the San Fernando Valley .
Career
At the age of six, Cuoco worked as a model and appeared in various commercials . She had her first major role in 1992 in the television film Am Abgrund at the side of Donald Sutherland and Tim Matheson . She had guest appearances in, among others, Ellen , Alaska , Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and Willkommen im Leben . She played a leading role in 1998 in the miniseries Mr. Murder . She became internationally known from 2002 for the role of Bridget Hennessy in My Wild Daughters , for which she received the Teen Choice Award in 2003 . She then starred as Billie Jenkins in the eighth season of Charmed .
Since September 2007 she has played Penny in the US sitcom The Big Bang Theory , which has been broadcast in Germany since July 11, 2009. In September 2010, she broke her leg while training . The character Penny was then deleted for two episodes from the fourth season of the series. In August 2014, Cuoco extended her contract for the series with Warner Bros. TV for three years. Since season eight, she, Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki have been paid a million dollars per episode. This makes them (as of August 2014) currently the best-paid series actors.
On August 7, 2011, Cuoco hosted the Teen Choice Awards and on January 11, 2012 and January 9, 2013, the People's Choice Awards . In 2014 she received her first People's Choice Award in the Favorite Comedy TV Actress category and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category .
Awards and nominations (selection)
| Result | category | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won | Choice TV Breakout Star - Female | Teen Choice Awards |
| Nominated | Choice TV Actress - Comedy | Teen Choice Awards | |
| 2004 | Nominated | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Teen Choice Awards |
| 2010 | Nominated | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Teen Choice Awards |
| 2011 | Nominated | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Teen Choice Awards |
| 2012 | Nominated | Favorite TV Comedy Actress | People's Choice Awards |
| Won | Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Satellite Awards | |
| Nominated | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| Nominated | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Teen Choice Awards | |
| 2013 | Won | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Critics' Choice Television Award |
| Nominated | Favorite Comedic TV Actress | People's Choice Awards | |
| Nominated | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| Nominated | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Teen Choice Awards | |
| 2014 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Critics' Choice Television Award |
| Nominated | Favorite TV Gal Pals | People's Choice Awards | |
| Won | Favorite Comedic TV Actress | People's Choice Awards | |
| Nominated | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| Nominated | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Teen Choice Awards | |
| Won | Star on the Walk of Fame (Television) | Walk of Fame | |
| 2015 | Won | Favorite Comedic TV Actress | People's Choice Awards |
| Nominated | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| Nominated | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Teen Choice Awards | |
| Nominated | Choice TV: Chemistry | Teenn Choice Awards | |
| 2016 | Nominated | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Screen Actors Guild Awards |
| 2017 | Nominated | Favorite Comedic TV Actress | People's Choice Awards |
| Nominated | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| 2019 | Nominated | Choice TV Actress: Comedy | Teen Choice Awards |
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: On the Abyss (Quicksand: No Escape)
- 1994: Alaska of all places ( Northern Exposure , TV series, episode 5x15)
- 1994: Welcome to Life ( My So-Called Life , TV series, episode 1x04)
- 1995: Virtuosity
- 1996: Ellen (TV series, episode 4x06)
- 1997: The booked man (Picture Perfect)
- 1997: The Tooth Fairy (Toothless)
- 1998: Mr. Murder - He will find you ... (Mr. Murder)
- 2000: The Bowling Gang (Alley Cats Strike)
- 2000: The Bradys - How It All Began (Growing Up Brady)
- 2000: And is that supposed to be heaven? (Can't Be Heaven)
- 2000–2001: Ladies Man (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2001: A Heavenly Family ( 7th Heaven , TV series, episode 6x05)
- 2002: The Ellen Show (episode 1x14)
- 2002–2005: Meine wilden Töchter ( 8 Simple Rules… for Dating My Teenage Daughter , TV series, 76 episodes)
- 2004: Debating Robert Lee
- 2004: 10.5 - The earth quakes ( 10.5 , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2004: Fashion Girl - The godfather wears Prada (Crimes of Fashion)
- 2004: Complete Savages (episode 1x07)
- 2004: The Hollow (The Hollow)
- 2005: Farewell Bender
- 2005: Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (episodes 1x26–1x27)
- 2005: Pet Star (TV series, episode 3x14)
- 2005: Lucky 13
- 2005–2006: Charmed ( Charmed , TV series, episodes 8x01–8x22)
- 2005–2006: Loonatics Unleashed (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2006: Separated at Worth
- 2007: Prison Break (TV series, episodes 2x15–2x16)
- 2007: Cougar Club
- 2007: To Be Fat Like Me
- 2007-2019: The Big Bang Theory (TV series, 277 episodes)
- 2008: Killer Movie
- 2010: The Penthouse
- 2011: Hop - Easter Bunny or Superstar? (Hop)
- 2012: Drew Peterson: Untouchable
- 2012: The Last Ride
- 2014: Book of Love - A bestseller to fall in love with (Authors Anonymous)
- 2014: A Million Ways to Die in the West
- 2015: The Groomsmen AG (The Wedding Ringer)
- 2015: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, voice of Eleanor)
- 2016: Burning Bodhi
- 2016: Why Him?
- 2017: Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
- since 2019: Harley Quinn (TV series, voice of Harleen Quinzel )
- 2019: Young Sheldon (TV series, episode 3x10, voice)
Web links
- Kaley Cuoco at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kaley Cuoco. In: ca.movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012 .
- ↑ Kaley Cuoco. In: ethnicelebs.com. September 13, 2010, accessed February 29, 2016 .
- ^ Southern California Tennis Association 1998 Year-End Junior Rankings. In: californiatennis.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012 . No. 54 in Girls' 14 singles.
- ↑ Ingela Ratledge: Big Bang's Flash Mob Mentality. TV guide . December 3, 2012, p. 6.
- ↑ Justify Her Love , CBS Watch! Magazine. September 28, 2010. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014.
- ↑ Kaley Cuoco Engaged to Josh Resnik. In: People.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011 .
- ↑ Kaley Cuoco Packs on PDA with Musician Bret Bollinger. In: US Weekly , March 27, 2012
- ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Big Bang Theory: Kaley Cuoco got married. In: Serienjunkies.de . January 1, 2014, accessed January 1, 2014 .
- ↑ Kaley Cuoco is now officially divorced. In: yahoo.com. May 9, 2016, accessed May 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Karen Mizoguchi: Kaley Cuoco is engaged to boyfriend Karl Cook - Watch her emotional reaction to the proposal. In: People.com. November 30, 2017, accessed December 1, 2017 .
- ^ Aiello McKenna: Kaley Cuoco Marries Karl Cook. In: eonline.com. June 30, 2018, accessed July 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Wedding of "Big Bang Theory" star: Kaley Cuoco raves about eternal happiness. In: Spiegel Online . July 2, 2018, accessed October 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Joyce Chen: Kaley Cuoco and Her Husband Move Into Brand-New Hidden Hills Estate. In: architecturaldigest.com. March 16, 2020, accessed March 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Michael Ausiello: 'Big Bang Theory' star Kaley Cuoco on temporary medical leave following weekend fall , Entertainment Weekly . September 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 12, 2010.
- ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Big Bang Theory: Leading actors conclude a 90 million deal. In: Serienjunkies.de. August 4, 2014, accessed August 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Kaley Cuoco now has a star on the Walk of Fame. In: Stern.de. October 30, 2014, accessed October 30, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cuoco, Kaley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cuoco-Sweeting, Kaley Christine (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Camarillo , California , United States |