Leah Marie Remini (born June 15, 1970, height 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m)) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan in the popular CBS sitcom The King of Queens from 1998 to 2007. Before The King of Queens, she was known for her six-episode role as Stacey Carosi in 1991 on the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell. She was also one of the co-hosts of the CBS daytime talk show/series The Talk before being fired in 2011.

Leah Remini was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, to private school teacher Vicki Marshall and George Remini, who owned an asbestos removal company. Her mother has Austrian-Jewish roots, and her father was Sicilian. Remini has an older sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969), who was her assistant on The King of Queens. She also has four half-sisters, including Christina (born 1969). At age 13, Remini moved with her mother to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career.

In 1996, Remini met Puerto Rican salsa musician Angelo Pagan at a Cuban restaurant. Pagan has three sons from previous relationships. In January 2003, Remini announced her engagement; they married on July 19, 2003. On June 16, 2004, the day after her 34th birthday, Remini gave birth to a daughter, Sofia Bella, who weighed 6 pounds 7.4 ounces.