Leah Remini (born June 15, 1970) is an American actress. Remini launched her acting career in 1988, guest starring in various television series, including Head of the Class, Who's the Boss?, Living Dolls, Paradise and The Hogan Family. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens.

Leah Remini was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are Austrian-born Vicki Marshall (a former high school principal and current LA restaurant owner) and Italian-American George Remini, owner of an asbestos company (not to be confused with the late Gambino crime family captain George Remini, who died in March 2007).

Remini has an older sister, Nicole Remini (born 1969) who was her assistant on The King of Queens. She also has four half-sisters: Christina Remini (born 1969 ), Elizabeth Remini (born 1976), Stephanie Remini (born 1977), and Shannon Remini (born 1984). Shannon has acted on Leah's show as a character named "Desiree."