Mayim Bialik

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1975-12-12 (49 years old)

Place of Birth San Diego, California, USA

Also Known As Mayim Hoya Bialik, Mayim Chaya Bialik, Μάιμ Μπιάλικ, Μαγίμ Μπιάλικ

Mayim Bialik

Biography

Mayim Chaya Bialik (MY-im bee-AH-lik) (born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, game show host, neuroscientist, and author. She's known for her roles as the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom, neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, young CC Bloom in Beaches (1988), and the title character in Call Me Kat. She started her career as a child actress in the late 1980s. Her early roles included the horror film Pumpkinhead (1988) and guest appearances on The Facts of Life and Beauty and the Beast - for which she obtained her Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card. In 1988–89, she had a recurring role on the sitcom Webster as Frieda, Webster's classmate. She appeared in Beaches (1988), playing Bette Midler's character as a young girl. Many contemporary reviews singled out her performance as a strong point in an otherwise emotionally contrived and formulaic film. She appeared in the music video for Michael Jackson's song "Liberian Girl". In 1990, she was tied to two television pilots, Fox's Molloy and NBC's Blossom. Blossom garnered higher ratings. When Molloy folded after its six episodes, Blossom premiered as a mid-season replacement on January 3, 1991. She had a major role in the Woody Allen comedy film Don't Drink the Water (1994). Between 1995 and 2005, she mostly did voiceover work for cartoons, including The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Disney's Recess and Kim Possible, Cartoon Network's Johnny Bravo, and Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!. She had a recurring role on ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager. In 2009, Clinton Kelly nominated her for a makeover on TLC's What Not To Wear. She joined the cast of The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler in 2010 in the season 3 finale as a potential love interest for Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons). Before she joined the cast, in the episode "The Bat Jar Conjecture", Raj suggests recruiting the real-life Bialik to their Physics Bowl team, saying "You know who's apparently very smart is the girl who played TV's Blossom. She got a Ph.D. in neuroscience or something." She was one of seven actresses who had a "quirky" personality to audition for the role. Her character Amy in The Big Bang Theory is a neurobiologist, which is related to Bialik's real-life doctorate in neuroscience. Her performance in The Big Bang Theory earned her Emmy Award nominations in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In August 2014, she began hosting a revival of Candid Camera on TV Land along with Peter Funt. On August 20, 2019, it was announced that she and her new production company, Sad Clown Productions, had signed exclusive contracts with Warner Bros. Entertainment. Her company, in conjunction with Jim Parsons's That's Wonderful Productions, BBC Studios, and Miranda Hart, executive-produces a starring vehicle for Bialik, Call Me Kat, a sitcom based on the British series Miranda; it premiered on Fox on January 3, 2021. From May 31 to June 11, 2021, she was a guest host of Jeopardy!. On August 11, 2021, it was announced that she would host the series' future primetime specials and spinoffs. On July 27, 2022, it was announced that she and Jennings will be the show's permanent hosts in a job-sharing arrangement.

Known For

Actor

2022
The Conspiracy

as Narrator (voice)

2022
Celebrity Jeopardy!

as Self - Host

2022
The Tiny Chef Show

as Mayim Bialik

2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant

2021
2020
Celebrity Show-Off

as Herself - Host

2020
LEGO Masters

as Self - Guest Judge

2018
2017
Drop the Mic

as Self

2017
Young Sheldon

as Amy Fowler

2017
Young Sheldon

as Amy Fowler (voice)

2016
Match Game

as Self - Panelist

2016
To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

2015
The Flight Before Christmas

as Stephanie Michelle Hunt

2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil

as Willoughby (voice)

2014
Stan Lee's Mighty 7

as Lady Lightning (voice)

2014
Candid Camera

as Self - Host

2013
2012
The Inspector Chronicles

as The B.O.O.T.H. (voice)

2011
The Chicago 8

as Nancy Kurshan

2010
Conan

as Self

2007
The Big Bang Theory

as Amy Farrah Fowler

2006
Kalamazoo?

as Maggie Goldman

2006
'Til Death

as Dr. Bialik

2005
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

as Justine Flanner (voice)

2005
Bones

as Genie Gormon

2005
Fat Actress

as Mayim Bialik

2003
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

as Kurst the Worst (voice)

2002
Kim Possible

as Justine Flanner (voice)

2001
Lloyd in Space

as Bad Cindy (voice)

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Jodi Funkhouser

1997
Recess

as Kristen Kurst (voice)

1997
The View

as Self - Guest

1996
Hey Arnold!

as Maria (voice)

1996
7th Heaven

as Cathy

1995
The Adventures of Hyperman

as Brittany Bright (voice)

1995
Santo Bugito

as Joey Roachmuller (voice)

1994
Don't Drink the Water

as Susan Hollander

1993
1993
1993
The John Larroquette Show

as Rachel Hemingway

1990
Molloy

as Molloy Martin

1990
Blossom

as Blossom Russo

1989
1988
Beaches

as CC (age 11)

1988
Pumpkinhead

as Wallace Kid

1988
Murphy Brown

as Natalie Moore

1988
Empty Nest

as Laurie Kincaid

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1985
MacGyver

as Lisa Woodman

1984
Jeopardy!

as Self - Host

1979
The Facts of Life

as Jennifer Cole

Producer

2025
Like Father Like Son

as Executive Producer

2021
Call Me Kat

as Executive Producer

Writer

2022
As They Made Us

as Writer

Director

2022
As They Made Us

as Director