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My Take
Penny on The Big Bang Theory was the hardest job on that set: the straight woman who had to make everyone else's punchlines land for twelve years. I don't think Kaley Cuoco got enough credit for that craft until The Flight Attendant, where she produced and starred in a thriller that ran entirely on her nervous comic energy. What I admire most is her lack of vanity — she owns her Razzies as cheerfully as her award nominations. That mix of sitcom discipline and producer's ambition makes hers one of the smartest careers in television, in my view.
Overview
Kaley Christine Cuoco ( KWOH-koh; born November 30, 1985) is an American actress. She starred as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005), Penny on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), and as the title character in the HBO Max comedic thriller The Flight Attendant (2020–2022). The lattermost earned her nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kaley Cuoco
- Name (Japanese)
- ケイリー・クオコ
- Reading
- けいりー・くおこ
- Born
- November 30, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Camarillo, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / film actor / television actor / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Teen Choice Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2012 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series
- 2013 People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
- 2013 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
- 2016 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
- 2016 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Big Bang Theory | — | |
| Notable work | 8 Simple Rules | — | |
| Notable work | Charmed | — | |
| Notable work | The Flight Attendant | — | |
| Notable work | Hop | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.