Perrette was "born in New Orleans and raised all over" the southern United States. She told Craig Ferguson (on The Late Late Show) she has lived in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles.

After years of working in television and film (mostly doing commercials, voice-overs, music videos and short films), and a chance meeting while tending bar in New York City, Perrette embarked on her current role, playing Abby Sciuto, an eccentric forensic scientist, on NCIS, a TV series based on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. She also appeared as a waitress at Cafe Nervosa in Frasier Read more...

Perrette supports many charity organizations, including animal rescue, the American Red Cross, civil rights, and gay rights. She was married for three years to actor and musician Coyote Shivers. She has been granted four consecutive restraining orders against him since leaving him.

Perrette toured the actual NCIS offices on September 30, 2005,, accompanied by an Entertainment Tonight camera Read more...