Pauley Perrette
Pauley Perrette (born March 27, 1969) is a retired American actress and singer. She played Abby Sciuto in the television series NCIS from 2003 to 2018.
Pauley Perrette

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- 1969. · New Orleans.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- actress, film producer, poet, blogger and writer.
- Fields
- poetry.
- Education
- Valdosta State University and John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
- Languages
- English.
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Pauley Perrette (born March 27, 1969) is a retired American actress and singer. She played Abby Sciuto in the television series NCIS from 2003 to 2018.
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Early life
Early life
Perrette was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Paul Perrett and Donna (née Bell) Perrett and raised throughout the southern United States. She 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.
Career
Career
Perrette has worked in television and film, mostly doing commercials, voice-overs, music videos and short films. She worked as a bartender in New York City. While working odd jobs in New York, she was introduced by a friend to an advertising agency director. This prompted her move to Los Angeles, where she had a variety of bit parts and made several guest appearances. She appeared as a waitress at Cafe Nervosa in the sitcom Frasier during season four (in the episode "Three Dates and a Break Up"), and she guest-starred in season one of 24. She has made appearances in several films, including The Ring and Almost Famous. In 2001, as a recurring character introduced in season two of Special Unit 2, she played Alice Cramer, the Unit's public relations person. She landed her most prominent role, that of Abby Sciuto, an eccentric forensic scientist, in NCIS, a television series based on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. Perrette's initial appearance as the character was in two episodes of JAG aired in spring 2003. This episode served as a "backdoor pilot" for NCIS. She appeared as Abby in two 2009 episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and in two episodes of NCIS: New Orleans in 2014 and 2016. The character Abby Sciuto was created by Donald P. Bellisario, who "wanted to create... a character who was seemingly an 'alternafreak', while portraying her as perhaps the smartest, most capable person on television. Not a junkie, killer, loser, or television stereotype." Perrette added some of her own "contributions" to the character, and also conferred with friend Clint Catalyst, the "author of Cottonmouth Kisses [who is] often brought in as a guest on TV shows when they are doing pieces on goth or alternative culture." Perrette explained that "Clint and I and our 3,000 closest friends all play together... We've never sat around and labeled each other. Sure, there are nights when a certain event leans more towards one style than the other, but it's not like some turf war with gang colors." Like her character, Perrette has often been asked if she is goth or punk, to which her response is "Who cares?" Consequently, she told her employers that her character is not the type to seek out a label; Abby "wouldn't call herself anything but Abby... What she represents is a smart, capable chick that cannot be reduced to a stereotype." On October 4, 2017, TV Guide reported that Perrette would be leaving the series at the end of the 15th season; she made her final appearance in the episode "Two Steps Back". In addition to acting, Perrette is a poet and author (her short story "Cheers..." appears in the anthology Pills, Thrills, Chills, and Heartache: Adventures in the First Person). In 2007, she began production on a documentary about U.S. civil rights attorney and author Mark Lane. Entitled Citizen Lane, it was completed in 2013. In a 2005 interview with Craig Ferguson, then host of The Late Late Show, Perrette said she has had a lifelong crime obsession. She was an undergrad student in sociology, psychology, and criminal science. She started her master's degree in criminal science before her career in the entertainment industry. In the January/February 2010 Performer Q Score, Perrette tied in the top three alongside Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman. She was also the only woman to make the top 10. Perrette began appearing in television commercials for Expedia.com in late 2010. She made a guest appearance as a judge on season four, episode six of RuPaul's Drag Race. As of winter 2018, her Q Score was 44, giving her the highest score of all current female television actors. Perrette played the lead role as Jackie in the CBS sitcom Broke, which aired in 2020. In May 2020, Broke was cancelled after one season. On July 7, 2020, Perrette retired from acting.
Music
Music
Perrette recorded her song "Fear" (co-written with Tom Polce) under the name "Stop Making Friends". The song was recorded for NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack which was released on February 10, 2009. "Fear" was featured in the NCIS episode "Aliyah" (season 6 episode 25), according to the soundtrack's website. Prior to this, Perrette was the lead singer in the Los Angeles-based all-female band Lo-Ball, using the stage name "Pauley P." The song "Can't Get Me Down" by Lo-Ball is heard in the film Legally Blonde. Perrette appeared in "The Unnamed Feeling" video for heavy metal band Metallica from their album St. Anger. In 2011, Perrette was the featured vocalist on a song called "Fire in Your Eyes" by B. Taylor, a Las Vegas-based hip-hop artist. She also sang on the 2011 single "Attention Please" by DMC.
Personal life
Personal life
Perrette married Canadian actor and musician Coyote Shivers in 2000; the couple separated four years later, with their divorce becoming final in 2006. She was granted restraining orders against him, alleging that he subjected her to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse during and after their marriage. Perrette worked with America's Most Wanted in February 2004 to present the city of Prattville, Alabama, with a check for $10,000, to be used to supplement the reward offer for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed Shannon Paulk. Paulk was from Prattville, near where Perrette had once lived as a child. Perrette also donated $10,000 to Detroit law enforcement officials in 2007 to be used as a reward for information regarding the disappearance/murder of Raven Jeffries, a seven-year-old Detroit girl. (Perrette's then-partner was from Detroit.) The story originally aired on America's Most Wanted on September 8, 2007, on Fox. She also asked them for help in finding the person(s) who killed her friend Lisa Williamson, who was murdered in 2007 after her Detroit home was set on fire. In 2009, Perrette worked with America's Most Wanted on the case of Tammy Vincent. Perrette supports many charitable organizations, including animal rescue organizations, the American Red Cross, civil rights organizations, and LGBT rights organizations. Perrette opposed the California ballot initiative Proposition 8 in 2008, writing a public letter in the fall of that year urging votes against the measure. She is a member of the Hollywood United Methodist Church. She dated cameraman Michael Bosman for four years before their engagement; however, the two did not marry, saying they would wait until everyone can get married in the United States. They instead filed for all the legal protections that are available to same-sex couples. Bosman did not propose until the legalization of same-sex marriage in California in June 2008. The couple campaigned very publicly against Proposition 8. Perrette and Bosman split, and in December 2011 she announced her engagement to former British Royal Marine Thomas Arklie. She had again announced that the couple would not marry until Proposition 8 is invalidated. Perrette, who is a natural blonde, was hospitalized in 2014 after "a severe allergic reaction to her [character's] trademark ink-black [hair] color." She told CBS News in Los Angeles that her face had swollen to twice its size and warned that "anyone out there [who] dyes their hair, particularly black, you need to be aware of the symptoms." On November 12, 2015, Perrette was assaulted by a homeless man outside her Hollywood Hills home. Los Angeles Police arrested and charged the suspect with felony battery. Perrette later told Entertainment Tonight that she does not blame her attacker nor does she hold ill will against him. Perrette co-owned Donna Bell's Bake Shop, named for her mother, in Manhattan, New York City. The shop closed in December 2020 after nearly 10 years of business. On June 7, 2019, Perrette said she left NCIS due to an on-set dog-biting incident and alleged multiple physical assaults. She also stated that she was "terrified" of her former co-star Mark Harmon. Perrette defended NCIS costar Michael Weatherly after he had been accused of sexual harassment by Eliza Dushku. In September 2022, Perrette revealed that she had suffered a stroke in September 2021.

Pauley Perrette at the KeyClub, Los Angeles, 2/10/07. Photo by Ames Friedman.
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Pauley Perrette at the Marvell Communications Technology Booth at CES.
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- 1.Pauley Perrette. Biography.com. April 10, 2020.
- 2.Heupel, Shannon. Pauley Perrette sends Father's Day message to dad in Alabama. Montgomery Advertiser. 2019.
- 3.Gassett Funeral Home & Crematory LLC. Paul Jackson Perrett Obituary. 2021.
- 4.Donna Perrett Obituary. Legacy Remembers. December 3, 2002.
- 5.The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
- 6.Pauley Perrette: Goth go-to gal on NCIS. Kirksville Daily Express. Associated Press. December 15, 2011.
- 7.Pauley Perrette Biography. TVGuide.com.
- 8.Perrette, Pauley. Dearest Abby. Asleep by Dawn. 54. Summer 2004.
- 9.Pauley Perrette Is Leaving NCIS. TV Guide. October 4, 2017.
- 10.O'Hare, Kate. Naval Gazing With Pauley Perrette. The Washington Post. August 21, 2005.
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- 12.Hollywood.com. Pauley Perrette.
- 13.Citizen Lane (2013). Letterboxd.
- 14.Bierly, Mandi. Pauley Perrette as appealing as Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman? Kinda awesome. Entertainment Weekly. March 22, 2010.
- 15."Pauley Perrette — NCIS Abby Q-score"; The Wrap.com; accessed June 2018
- 16.Andreeva, Nellie. Pauley Perrette To Star In CBS Comedy Pilot 'Broke' With Jaime Camil. Deadline Hollywood. March 6, 2019.
- 17.Hardwick, Chris. Pauley Perrette Reacts to Broke Cancellation Says CBS Sitcom Healed Her. E!. May 7, 2020.
- 18.Actually I retired after NCIS but BROKE was important, beautiful. I did my last dance & am proud of it! Everyone that knows me knew I was retiring right after. I'm proud of my work. I love you guys! I AM FREE!!! (To be the tiny little simple human I am!) #Plants #RescuePets #Books. 1280450465449127942. July 7, 2020.
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- 20.Ridge, Carla. I Love the Nightlife. Mash Magazine. July 2000.
- 21.Hatch, Danielle. Dunlap native finding success in hip-hop world. May 6, 2011.
- 22.'NCIS' Actress Pauley Perrette's Endless Nightmare Divorce. Fox News. September 28, 2006.
- 23.Fox. Unknown Shannon Paulk killer. America's Most Wanted. September 4, 2007.
- 24.Fox. Unknown Raven Jeffries Killer. America's Most Wanted. September 7, 2007.
- 25.Nicholas, Jess. Case gets 'N.C.I.S.' star's attention. Montgomery Advertiser – Prattville Progress.
- 26.America's Most Wanted. KFXL-TV. February 22, 2009.
- 27.NCIS Star Pauley Perrette Takes On Prop. 8. The Advocate. October 28, 2008.
- 28.Pauley Perrette on life beyond "NCIS" after 15 years as Abby. CBS News. May 8, 2018.
- 29.Hernandez, Greg. Why I am a fan of Pauley Perrette. Greg In Hollywood. April 12, 2009.
- 30.Abrams, Natalie. NCIS' Pauley Perrette Is Engaged — Again – Today's News: Our Take. TV Guide. December 2, 2011.
- 31.Gilchrist, Tracy E. Engaged NCIS Star Pauley Perrette Tweets She Won't Marry Until Prop 8 is Repealed. SheWired. December 13, 2011.
- 32.NCIS Star Pauley Perrette Issues Hair Dye Health Warning After Severe Allergic Reaction. KCBS-TV. July 21, 2014.
- 33.'NCIS' Actress Pauley Perrette Allegedly Assaulted By Homeless Man Outside Hollywood Hills Home. KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV/CBS Corporation. November 13, 2015.
- 34.Donna Bell's Bake Shop.
- 35.Donna Bell's Bake Shop Closes. W42ST.nyc. December 28, 2020.
- 36.Nakamura, Tracy E. Pauley Perrette Says She'll Never Return to 'NCIS' Because She's 'Terrified' of Former Co-Star Mark Harmon. TheWrap. June 7, 2019.
- 37.Pauley Perrette, Sasha Alexander Defend Michael Weatherly. The Hollywood Reporter. December 15, 2018.
- 38.Sarrubba, Stefania. Ex-NCIS fan favourite reveals she's suffered stroke. Digital Spy. September 6, 2022.
- 39.Behind The Voice Actors. Pauley Perrette (visual voices guide).
- 40.I Am Bad on iTunes. iTunes. October 1, 2013.
- 41.People's Choice Awards 2014: Full List Of Nominees. People's Choice.
- 42.People's Choice Awards 2016: Full List Of Nominees. People's Choice.
- 43.2015 BTVA Voice Acting Awards. Behind The Voice Actors.
- 44.People's Choice Awards 2017: Full List Of Nominees. People's Choice. November 15, 2016.
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- Hagan, Molly (October 2014). "Pauley Perrette". Current Biography. Vol. 75, Issue 10, pp. 49–54.
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