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Kaley Cuoco Biography

Birth Name:
Kaley Christine Cuoco
Birth Place:
Camarillo, California, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Learned to play tennis at 3 years old and was a ranked amateur player with the Southern California Tennis Association
  • Appeared in six Barbie commercials as a child
  • Earned her high-school diploma at 16 years old
  • Played the older sister on 8 Simple Rules, even though she was 6 years younger than Amy Davidson, who played her younger sister
  • Won the 2003 Teen Choice Award for Breakthrough Actress for her work on 8 Simple Rules
  • Broke her leg during a horseback riding accident in 2010; her character on The Big Bang Theory was absent for a couple of episodes as a result
  • Appeared in two commercials during Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, one for Priceline
  • com and the other for Toyota

Awards

  • 2021Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 2021Producers Guild Awards-Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2021Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2021Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2020Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2020Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015People's Choice Awards-Favorite Comedic TV Actress: winner
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2014People's Choice Awards-Favorite Comedic TV Actress: winner
  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated

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