Mayim Bialik
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 12, 1975 (age 50)
- Birthplace
- San Diego, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
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Movie
Untitled Modi Documentary
Movie · as Self
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
TV · as Amy Farrah Fowler · 2 eps
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Father Mother Sister Brother
Movie · as Emily
Like Father Like Son
Movie · as Anabelle Weiss
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Night Court
TV · as Mayim Bialik · 1 ep
The Conspiracy
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Jeopardy! National College Championship
TV · 9 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · 1 ep
The Tiny Chef Show
TV · as Mayim Bialik · 1 ep
Celebrity Jeopardy!
TV · as Self - Host · 13 eps
In This Together: A Bell Let's Talk Day Special
Movie
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Call Me Kat
TV · as Kat · 53 eps
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Movie · as Self
LEGO Masters
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Celebrity Show-Off
TV · as Herself - Host · 9 eps
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Narishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Krakow
Movie
The Super Slow Show
TV · as Herself · 2 eps
Drop the Mic
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Young Sheldon
TV · as Amy Fowler, Amy Fowler (voice) · 1 ep
For the Love of Spock
Movie · as Self
My Love Affair with the Brain
Movie · as Narrator
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Match Game
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
TV · as Glenda · 1 ep
The Flight Before Christmas
Movie · as Stephanie Michelle Hunt
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
TV · as Willoughby (voice) · 1 ep
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Movie · as Lady Lightning (voice)
Baal Shem Tov: Master of a Good Name
Movie
Candid Camera
TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood Game Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MasterChef Junior
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Inspector Chronicles
Movie · as The B.O.O.T.H. (voice)
The Dog Who Saved Halloween
Movie · as Medusa
The Chicago 8
Movie · as Nancy Kurshan
Conan
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
TV · as Dr. Wilameena Bink · 6 eps
The Big Bang Theory
TV · as Amy Farrah Fowler · 217 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saving Grace
TV · as Esther Weinstein · 1 ep
Kalamazoo?
Movie · as Maggie Goldman
'Til Death
TV · as Dr. Bialik · 3 eps
Child Star Confidential
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Movie · as Justine Flanner (voice)
Bones
TV · as Genie Gormon · 1 ep
Fat Actress
TV · as Mayim Bialik · 2 eps
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
Movie · as Kurst the Worst (voice)
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kim Possible
TV · as Justine Flanner (voice) · 1 ep
Lloyd in Space
TV · as Bad Cindy (voice) · 39 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Jodi Funkhouser · 3 eps
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Recess
TV · as Kristen Kurst (voice) · 1 ep
Hey Arnold!
TV · as Maria (voice) · 1 ep
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV · as Lucy (voice), Julia (voice) · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
7th Heaven
TV · as Cathy · 1 ep
The Adventures of Hyperman
TV · as Brittany Bright (voice) · 13 eps
Santo Bugito
TV · as Joey Roachmuller (voice) · 1 ep
Don't Drink the Water
Movie · as Susan Hollander
I Hate the Way I Look
Movie · as Self
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
TV · 1 ep
For Our Children
Movie · as Self
The John Larroquette Show
TV · as Rachel Hemingway · 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Movie · as Self
Surviving a Break-Up
Movie · as Self
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Movie · as Self
The Hidden Room
TV · as Jillie · 1 ep
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
Movie · as Petey (voice)
The Earth Day Special
Movie · as Self
Blossom
TV · as Blossom Russo · 114 eps
Molloy
TV · as Molloy Martin · 7 eps
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV · as Candace · 1 ep
Pumpkinhead
Movie · as Wallace Kid
Beaches
Movie · as CC (age 11)
Murphy Brown
TV · as Natalie Moore · 1 ep
Empty Nest
TV · as Laurie Kincaid · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Beauty and the Beast
TV · as Ellie · 1 ep
MacGyver
TV · as Lisa Woodman · 3 eps
Jeopardy!
TV · as Self - Host · 706 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Facts of Life
TV · as Jennifer Cole · 2 eps
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep