Mayim Bialik
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
Credits
- 2022 · The Conspiracy as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Celebrity Jeopardy! as Self - Host
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · The Tiny Chef Show as Mayim Bialik
- 2022 · Jeopardy! National College Championship as
- 2021 · In This Together: A Bell Let's Talk Day Special as
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2021 · Call Me Kat as Kat
- 2020 · Celebrity Show-Off as Herself - Host
- 2020 · LEGO Masters as Self - Guest Judge
- 2020 · Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Narishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Krakow as
- 2018 · The Super Slow Show as Herself
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Amy Fowler
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Amy Fowler (voice)
- 2016 · Rhett & Link's Buddy System as Glenda
- 2016 · For the Love of Spock as Self
- 2016 · Match Game as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · My Love Affair with the Brain as Narrator
- 2015 · The Flight Before Christmas as Stephanie Michelle Hunt
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Willoughby (voice)
- 2014 · Candid Camera as Self - Host
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Stan Lee's Mighty 7 as Lady Lightning (voice)
- 2013 · MasterChef Junior as Self
- 2013 · Hollywood Game Night as Self
- 2012 · The Inspector Chronicles as The B.O.O.T.H. (voice)
- 2011 · The Dog Who Saved Halloween as Medusa
- 2011 · The Chicago 8 as Nancy Kurshan
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2008 · The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Dr. Wilameena Bink
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Amy Farrah Fowler
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · 'Til Death as Dr. Bialik
- 2006 · Kalamazoo? as Maggie Goldman
- 2005 · Bones as Genie Gormon
- 2005 · Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Justine Flanner (voice)
- 2005 · Fat Actress as Mayim Bialik
- 2003 · Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade as Kurst the Worst (voice)
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Herself
- 2002 · Kim Possible as Justine Flanner (voice)
- 2001 · Lloyd in Space as Bad Cindy (voice)
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Jodi Funkhouser
- 1999 · Where Are They Now? as Self
- 1997 · Recess as Kristen Kurst (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Hey Arnold! as Maria (voice)
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Cathy
- 1996 · The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Lucy (voice)
- 1996 · The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Julia (voice)
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as Herself
- 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
- 1994 · Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Rachel Hemingway
- 1993 · For Our Children as Self
- 1992 · Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You as Self
- 1990 · Molloy as Molloy Martin
- 1990 · Blossom as Blossom Russo
- 1990 · The Earth Day Special as Self
- 1990 · The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten as Petey (voice)
- 1989 · Doogie Howser, M.D. as Candace
- 1988 · Beaches as CC (age 11)
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Natalie Moore
- 1988 · Empty Nest as Laurie Kincaid
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Pumpkinhead as Wallace Kid
- 1985 · MacGyver as Lisa Woodman
- 1984 · Jeopardy! as Self - Host
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1979 · The Facts of Life as Jennifer Cole
- Future · Father Mother Sister Brother as
- 1987 · Beauty and the Beast as Ellie
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self