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Mayim Bialik

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Known For

49 Years Old

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.

Born

San Diego, California, USA on 12th December 1975

All Credits

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