Pauley Perrette, who portrayed the well-loved character Abby Sciuto on the show for 15 seasons, had a background similar to Abby's in real life (via Screen Rant). While the actress won fans over with her bubbly portrayal of a forensic scientist, she was drawing from personal experience. Perrette had degrees in both psychology and criminal science. So, if you were convinced Perrette knew what she was talking about when she was in the lab coat as Abby, you were right. Her real-life experience outside of the show allowed her to give back to fans, too!
According to Valdosta State University, the alumnus created her own scholarship for women who want to get involved in criminal science as she did. "... [Abby] has inspired young women around the world," said Perrette. "... For 16 years, Abby has raised these young girls, and now they have fully completed their degrees in forensic science and in (science, technology, engineering, and math) categories, and they're working in the field because of the inspiration of a fictional television character. That is just outstanding."
She continued, "... That makes Abby immortal because if young people via this scholarship actually go and become more little Abbys out there, then she literally does live forever and so does her influence, and in a real-life way."
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