Kaley Cuoco is an American actress and producer born on November 30, 1985, in Camarillo, California. She began her acting career in the early 1990s, gaining recognition for her role as Bridget Hennessy on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005). Cuoco achieved widespread fame portraying Penny on The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), a role that significantly elevated her career. Following the show’s conclusion, she starred in and executive produced the HBO Max series The Flight Attendant (2020–2022), earning critical acclaim and multiple award nominations. Cuoco has also voiced the title character in the animated series Harley Quinn since 2019 and appeared in projects like The Man from Toronto (2022) and Based on a True Story (2023). In 2017, she founded her own production company, Yes, Norman Productions.
In her personal life, Cuoco has been engaged to actor Tom Pelphrey since 2022, and the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Matilda, in March 2023. She is also an avid equestrian and a former nationally ranked amateur tennis player
