Pauley Perrette (born March 27, 1969) is an American former actress,
writer, singer, and civil rights advocate. She is best known for
playing Abby Sciuto in the television series NCIS from 2003 to
2018.Perrette was born in New Orleans and raised throughout the
southern United States. On The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, she
told host Craig Ferguson that she had lived in Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and
California. In a 2011 interview with the Associated Press, Perrette
confessed her early ambitions were to work with animals, be in a rock
and roll band or be an FBI agent.Perrette attended Valdosta State
University in Valdosta, Georgia, where she studied criminal justice,
and later moved to New York City to study at the John Jay College of
Criminal Justice. In New York, she held a variety of jobs: "Not only
was I bartending in the club kids scene, with a bra and combat boots
and a white Mohawk, but I also wore a sandwich board on roller skates
passing out flyers for Taco Bell in the Diamond District." Perrette
also worked as a cook on a Manhattan dinner cruise boat.
writer, singer, and civil rights advocate. She is best known for
playing Abby Sciuto in the television series NCIS from 2003 to
2018.Perrette was born in New Orleans and raised throughout the
southern United States. On The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, she
told host Craig Ferguson that she had lived in Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and
California. In a 2011 interview with the Associated Press, Perrette
confessed her early ambitions were to work with animals, be in a rock
and roll band or be an FBI agent.Perrette attended Valdosta State
University in Valdosta, Georgia, where she studied criminal justice,
and later moved to New York City to study at the John Jay College of
Criminal Justice. In New York, she held a variety of jobs: "Not only
was I bartending in the club kids scene, with a bra and combat boots
and a white Mohawk, but I also wore a sandwich board on roller skates
passing out flyers for Taco Bell in the Diamond District." Perrette
also worked as a cook on a Manhattan dinner cruise boat.
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