Before landing the gig on NCIS Perrette could be seen in Dawson's Creek, 24, The Ring, CSI, Veronica's Closet and The Drew Carey Show, to name a few.

Perrette is not only a talented actress, but is also a published poet, writer, publisher and spoken-word artist. She also could be seen as the lead singer in the band Lo Ball. One of their songs can be heard during the movie, Legally Blonde. In her spare time she's all an advocate for civil rights.

1. "I think part of it is that she’s super smart. I want to be her when I grow up. She’s certainly not your typical one-dimensional anything: scientist, alternative person or genius. She’s like the girl next door - in chains and a choker collar." — Pauley Perrette on her character Abby Sciuto
2. "I was a bartender in New York and I overheard this girl saying she made $3000 doing a commercial. A kid at work told me, 'Hey, I know this director and he'd really like you!'. So I walked into this guy's office and was like 'I was thinking maybe I could make $3000' and he hired me for commercials, short films, like 15 jobs in a row."
3. "I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me [on NCIS] because I was comfortable with the language, I had studied criminal science in school for years."