Watch Intimate Portrait online: Episode 17 Leah Remini

Leah Remini: Queens Bee Leah Remini was born on June 15, 1970, in Brooklyn. As a child, she and her sister would put on shows for her family. Even though her first official audition, a tryout for the Broadway musical ""Annie,"" didn't go swimmingly, it only further fueled her acting dreams. Following her mother's second divorce, Remini's family moved to Hollywood. The tough New York teen struggled to fit in at her new school. Despite her mother's protests, the 14-year-old dropped out and spent the next three years working dead-end jobs and auditioning. In 1989, she got her big break when she was cast as a streetwise model on the show ""Living Dolls."" Unfortunately, the series lasted less than one season. A determined Remini went on to land recurring roles on ""Saved by the Bell"" and other TV series. Her tenaciousness finally paid off when, at age 28, she nabbed the part of the secretary wife of a truck driver on the show ""King of Queens,"" which debuted in 1998. Her chemistry with co-star

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