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Who is Kaley Cuoco’s real father?

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American actress and producer Kaley Cuoco is best known for playing Penny on CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, which was one of the most popular shows on television from 2007 to 2019. From that point forward, Cuoco has been featured in HBO Max’s Harley Quinn and The Airline steward.

Who is Kaley Cuoco’s real father?

The older daughter of homemaker Layne Ann (née Wingate) and realtor Gary Carmine Cuoco, Cuoco was born in Camarillo, California. Her mother is of English and German descent, while her father is Italian. Her sister, Briana, is an actress and singer who appeared on the fifth season of The Voice. She also has recurring roles on the HBO Max series The Flight Attendant, where she portrays Barbara Gordon/Batgirl. Harley Quinn is her character. Cuoco started playing tennis when he was three years old and became a ranked amateur (aspiring) player. She quit playing when she was 16 to seek a lifelong in acting.

In the 1995 action thriller Virtuosity, Cuoco made her first appearance in a major motion picture as Karin Carter, a young woman. She made guest appearances on the CBS sitcom Ladies Man from 2000 to 2001. In 2000, she also starred in the Disney Channel original film Alley Cats Strike and played Maureen McCormick, a former star of The Brady Bunch. She began playing Bridget Hennessy in the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (later known as 8 Simple Rules) in September 2002. Despite the fact that Cuoco was six years younger than Amy Davidson, who played her younger sister, Bridget was the oldest child.