<P> She was baptized Christian in a Roman Catholic Church and raised in the Catholic tradition during her early childhood; when she was nine years old, her mother joined the Church of Scientology, and Remini was thereafter raised as a Scientologist . At thirteen years old, Remini moved to Los Angeles, California, with her mother, where she spent the remainder of her teenage years . </P> <P> One of Remini's early television roles was on Who's the Boss? as Charlie Briscoe, which led to a spin - off series entitled Living Dolls, in which Remini starred with Halle Berry . The show premiered in late 1989 and ran for 12 episodes before being canceled . </P> <P> In 1991, Remini had a supporting role on the short - lived ABC comedy The Man in the Family . She then had recurring roles on Saved by the Bell, where she played Stacey Carosi, and on Evening Shade as Daisy, the girlfriend of Taylor Newton (Jay R. Ferguson). Remini then appeared in two more short - lived series, First Time Out (1995) and Fired Up (1997--98). In 1993, she appeared on Cheers as Serafina, the daughter of Carla and Nick Tortelli (Rhea Perlman and Dan Hedaya). In 1994, Remini auditioned for the role of Monica Geller on Friends, but the role went to Courteney Cox . Remini later appeared in the 1995 Friends episode "The One with the Birth" in which she played a pregnant woman . In 1998, Remini landed the role of Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens . The series was successful, and ran for nine seasons . </P> <P> During her time on the show, she had a supporting role in the comedy film Old School (2003). Remini also starred in her own reality show, which aired on VH1 . The King of Queens ran for nine seasons, from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007 . Since The King of Queens ended, Remini has starred in nine - episode webisodes of In the Motherhood, along with Chelsea Handler and Jenny McCarthy . She has made two guest appearances on Chelsea Lately . On December 15, 2009, Remini appeared as Carrie Heffernan on Lopez Tonight, with George Lopez as Doug Heffernan in an episode reuniting the cast of the George Lopez sitcom . Remini and Holly Robinson Peete appeared on The Young and the Restless on July 28, 2011 . </P>

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