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  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Instagram/normancook
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Instagram/normancook
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters.
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters
  • Kaley Cuoco
    Birthday Special: Kaley Cuoco Turns 29.Reuters

Kaley Cuoco, who plays Penny in the popular American sitcom "The Big Bang Theory", has turned 29 on Sunday, 30 November. The actress celebrated her 29th birthday on 24 November along with her husband Ryan Sweeting and close friends.

The celeb began her journey in the world of entertainment with the action thriller film "Virtuosity" and became popular with ABC's sitcom "8 Simple Rules".

Here are the four facts about Kaley Cuoco:

Amateur Tennis Player: Before stepping in the glamorous world of television, Cuoco was an amateur tennis player. She started playing tennis at the age of three and stopped when she was 16.

Animal Lover: "The Big Bang Theory" star is an animal rescue advocate and has saved several dogs. "A few years ago, something just hit me. I had never felt so connected to animals in my life. All of a sudden, I woke up and realized that I have to rescue dogs," she told Animal Fair.

Vegetarian: She is a vegetarian and the meaning of her last name Cuoco is cook in Italian.

Home-schooled: she was home-schooled and secured her high-school diploma when she was 16 years old.