Pauley Perrette

She was engaged to cameraman Michael Bosman. They dated for four years but split later in 2011.

In December 2011, she announced her engagement to the former British Royal Marine Thomas Arklie. They are waiting for Proposition 8 to be invalidated.

Pauley Jones was born on March 27, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana and spent her childhood in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and California.

She was fascinated by animals and wanted a career working with them, or to be in a rock and roll band. She also wanted to be a FBI agent. She was an undergrad honors student in sociology, psychology, and criminal science.

She studied criminal justice while attending Valdosta State University in Georgia. She later moved to New York City and studied at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Pauley started her career in advertising. After she started booking commercials, she was prompted to move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.

She started by making guest appearances in prominent shows. In 2011, when she was playing a role in ‘Special Unit 2’, she landed her current role of a forensic scientist Abby Sciuto in ‘NCIS’, a series based on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

In 2003, she appeared on two episodes of ‘JAG’. The small role brought her to the attention of many people.

In 2011, she had the highest Q Score for any actor on the US prime time show.

She later went on to make appearances in movies like ‘The Ring’ and ‘Almost Famous’.

Pauley is passionate about advocating civil rights and has directed a documentary on Mark Lane, author, and U.S. Civil Rights Attorney.

She is a devoted social worker and activist and supports several causes including a number of charity organizations, animal rescue teams, and supports civil and LGBT rights.

She is on the board of several influential help groups and organizations. She is a board member of the‘Project Angel Food’ and is supportive of ‘Habitat for Humanity’, ‘NOH8’, ‘People Assisting the Homeless (PATH)’, ‘Equality California (EQCA)’, ‘AIDS Walk LA, AIDS Task Force, The Humane Society, Los Angeles Zoo, Union Rescue Mission’, ‘AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA)’, ‘Out of The Closet’, ‘Strike Out AIDS’, and many more similar organizations.