Kaley Cuoco is an American actress best known for portraying the character of Penny in the hit CBS television series 'The Big Bang Theory'. Along with Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki, who star in the series as Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter, she is currently one of the highest paid actors on television. Starting out as a child actress, she has built her career steadily with regular appearances in movies, telefilms and on television. Some of her other well-loved television roles include Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom '8 Simple Rules' and Billie Jenkins on the television series 'Charmed'. Her film credits include 'Picture Perfect', 'Alley Cats Strike', 'Crimes of Fashion', 'The Hollow', 'To Be Fat like Me', 'The Last Ride, 'The Wedding Ringer' and 'Burning Bodhi', among many others. Apart from her acting roles, she has appeared in a number of commercials and has voiced many characters from animated television shows and movies. She has been named into the top 20 on Maxim magazine's 'Hot 100 Women' list twice. She has a star on the Hollywood 'Walk of Fame'.
