Kaley Christine Cuoco ( ; ; born November 30, 1985) is an American actress and producer. After a series of supporting film and television roles in the late 1990s, she landed her breakthrough role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom "8 Simple Rules" (2002–2005). Thereafter, Cuoco voiced Brandy Harrington on "Brandy & Mr. Whiskers" (2004–2006) and appeared as Billie Jenkins on the final season of the television series "Charmed" (2005–2006). She later starred as Penny on the CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" (2007–2019), and received a Satellite Award, a Critics' Choice Award, and two People's Choice Awards for the role. Since 2020, Cuoco has starred in and served as executive producer for the HBO Max comedic thriller "The Flight Attendant", which received widespread critical acclaim. For this performance, she has received nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Critics' Choice Awards.