Kaley Cuoco

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Kaley Cuoco

Birth name	Kaley Christine Cuoco
Born	November 30, 1985 (age 21) Camarillo, California
Notable roles	Bridget Hennessey in 8 Simple Rules (2002-05) Amanda Williams in 10.5 (2004) Brandy Harrington in Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (2004-06) Billie Jenkins in Charmed (2006)

Kaley Christine Cuoco (born November 30, 1985) is an American television actress best known for her role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules. Although playing the oldest child of the family, she is, in reality, six years younger than her co-star, Amy Davidson, who played the middle child. She parodied herself on one episode of 8 Simple Rules in a cold opening sequence.

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Cuoco was born in Camarillo, California to Gary Carmine Cuoco and Layne Ann Wingate. Her acting career began in 92' with the TV movie, Quicksand: No Escape. Her role as Maureen McCormick on Growing Up Brady in 1999 brought her much attention, as well as a role on the CBS sitcom, Ladies Man. In 2004, in addition to her role on 8 Simple Rules she has had starring roles on the NBC miniseries 10.5, on the ABC Family original movie Crimes of Fashion, and in the independent film Debating Robert Lee.

In 2004, Cuoco was named #74 on FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women 2004 and 2005 again. She began voicing the character of Brandy Harrington on the Disney Channel's cartoon, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, later in 2004. Recently, Kaley has lent her voice for Elena, a main character on the Kids' WB show, Monster Allergy.

Cuoco appeared as Billie Jenkins, a new witch in the 8th season of Charmed. In 2004, Cuoco co-starred in the movie The Hollow with stars Nick Carter and Kevin Zegers. After she was tricked by Ashton Kutcher's crew members on Punk'd Season 3 Episode 3, Cuoco suggested that all of Kutcher's victims (including Yankees' third baseman/2005 American League MVP Alex Rodriguez and Alias star Michael Vartan) and the ones who are threatened to get pranked (including The Apprentice's Donald Trump, New York Yankees' outfielder Johnny Damon, Detroit Tigers' pitcher Kenny Rogers, Chicago White Sox Catcher A.J. Pierzynski, Sacramento Kings' small forward Ron Artest to name some), should team up on a show titled Get Ashton to get even with Kutcher.

Kaley has also starred in the recent Lifetime movie To Be Fat Like Me which premiered on January 8, 2007.^[1] She played a minor role in the Prison Break episode The Message, and in the subsequent episode Chicago.