Pauley Perrette

 Pauley Perrette (born March 27 in 1969) is an American retired singer and actress. She was the character Abby Sciuto in the television series NCIS from 2003 until 2018.Perrette worked in TV as well as film, mostly doing commercials, voice-oversand music videos, and short films. She worked as bartenders in New York City. While working odd tasks in New York, she was invited by a friend to the director of an agency for advertising. This prompted her move to Los Angeles, where she was able to play a variety of roles and also made a few guest appearances. She appeared as a waitress in the cafe Cafe Nervosa on the sitcom Frasier in season 4 (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 officer. She was cast in her most recognizable role, that of Abby Sciuto, an eccentric scientist who is forensic, on NCIS the television show inspired by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.