Leah Marie Remini (born June 15, 1970) is an American actress. Leah Remini is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens.Leah Remini moved to Los Angeles at the age of 13 with her mother. When Remini was 14, she left school and worked as a hostess at a restaurant while auditioning for acting jobs.
Leah Remini also appeared in an episode of Friends (The One with the Birth, original air date 11 May 1995, Season 1, Episode 23) as Lydia, the single (or not) mother that Joey befriends while the gang is at the hospital for the birth of Ross and Carol's baby.
