Kaley Cuoco

Has a younger sister named Briana Cuoco.

Her last name, "Cuoco", translates to "cook" in Italian. Her father is of Italian descent, and her mother has English and German ancestry.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6621 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 29, 2014.

She did six Barbie commercials when she was younger.

Her parents names are Gary Carmine Cuoco and Layne Ann Wingate.

Was home schooled on the set and earned her high school diploma at age 16.

Was a nationally ranked amateur tennis player until she switched to acting full time in 2002.

She has a Chihuahua-dachshund mix dog named Petey, a German Shepherd named Duke and a Jack Russell Terrier named Raquel.

Her father is an Oxnard, California realtor and her mother is a homemaker.

Ranked #78 in FHM magazines "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement.

Best friends with Amy Davidson.

Resides in San Fernando Valley, California.

Is a huge fan of Britney Spears and Taylor Swift.

Is six years younger than "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" co-star Amy Davidson , but she played the older sister in the series.

Friends with actress Cameron Richardson , "Charmed" co-star Alyssa Milano , Ashley Tisdale and Brittany Snow.

She is a vegetarian.

She loves listening to Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson.

She enjoys horseback riding, kickboxing, bowling and playing the drums.

Broke her leg after falling off her horse on September 13, 2010.

Ranked #13 on Maxim magazines Hot 100 Women of 2011 list.

Ranked #57 in the 2011 FHM Australia list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".

Was engaged to addiction specialist Josh Resnik [October 25, 2011 - March 2012].

In 2010, Kaley was in a horse riding accident and suffered a bad break in her leg. She was written out of two episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" and, for several episodes, was only seen sitting down or behind furniture in the writers attempt to hide the injury from the viewing audience.

Remains close with the cast of "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" .

Was in a 2-year relationship with Johnny Galecki like their characters. They are co-stars on "The Big Bang Theory" .

(December 31, 2013) Married her boyfriend of 6 months Ryan Sweeting following a 3-month-long engagement.

The episode of "The Big Bang Theory" season 7 episode 14 entitled "The Convention Conundrum" is the first episode in which Kaley Cuocos name is credited in the opening credits as Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, following her recent marriage to Ryan Sweeting. Her "revised" name appears while her ex-boyfriend and current "on screen boyfriend", Johnny Galecki s character Leonard was seen using his laptop attempting to purchase tickets to Comic-Con.

In her role as Penny on "The Big Bang Theory" , she calls everyone "Sweetie", and in 2013, her married name is "Sweeting".

(September 25, 2015) Separated from her husband of 20 months Ryan Sweeting.

Ranked #20 on Maxim magazines Hot 100 Women of 2014 list.

In a relationship with Karl Cooke.

Has openly admitted to have breast implants and a nose job.

First and so far only cast member of "The Big Bang Theory" to be nominated for, and subsequently win a Razzie Award. She won the Worst Supporting Actress trophy in 2016 for her roles in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip and The Wedding Ringer .

You do a job, your show gets canceled. You get used to it.

I love the fashion world. I love clothes. I love style.

For me, what I really want to come out of it is to show people that I,can hold together a movie, be the number one character and play someone,who is twenty or twenty-one.

I was having a bad day, and my friend said, "Go wash your hair. " I,thought it was really silly - but it made me feel so much better. It,might be a small thing, but it works. Washing it off and starting over.

I think we all have different moods - a nerd one day and cool the next. I think everyone has an inner geek, and I know I definitely do.

I love all music. Right now I am loving Josh Grobin and Kelly Clarkson.