
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.
94 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 94

Bones
2005

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Young Sheldon
2017

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003

Conan
2010

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000

The Big Bang Theory
2007

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

MacGyver
1985

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

The View
1997

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Jeopardy!
1984

Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015

Kim Possible
2002

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The Facts of Life
1979

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Hey Arnold!
1996

7th Heaven
1996

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008

Murphy Brown
1988

Recess
1997

People's Choice Awards
1975

Empty Nest
1988

Blossom
1990

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989

The John Larroquette Show
1993

Saving Grace
2007

Match Game
2016

To Tell the Truth
2016

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Where Are They Now?
1999

'Til Death
2006

Hollywood Game Night
2013

Night Court
2023

Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022

Entertainment Tonight
1981

Drop the Mic
2017

Call Me Kat
2021

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015

Hollywood Squares
2025

The Hidden Room
1991

Lloyd in Space
2001

LEGO Masters
2020

The Tiny Chef Show
2022

MasterChef Junior
2013

Fat Actress
2005

Father Mother Sister Brother
2025

Santo Bugito
1995

Rhett & Link's Buddy System
2016

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
2003

Pumpkinhead
1988

Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992

Beaches
1988

The Earth Day Special
1990
The Adventures of Hyperman
1995

For the Love of Spock
2016

The Super Slow Show
2018

Molloy
1990

Celebrity Show-Off
2020
Child Star Confidential
2006

Beauty and the Beast
1987

Don't Drink the Water
1994

The Chicago 8
2011

The Flight Before Christmas
2015

Kalamazoo?
2006

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
2020

Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014

The Dog Who Saved Halloween
2011

The Conspiracy
2022

For Our Children
1993

Like Father Like Son
2025

Candid Camera
2014

Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
2019

In This Together: A Bell Let's Talk Day Special
2021

Jeopardy! National College Championship
2022

The Inspector Chronicles
2012

The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
1990
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Narishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Krakow
2018

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1991

My Love Affair with the Brain
2016
I Hate The Way I Look
1994

Baal Shem Tov: Master of a Good Name
2014
Surviving A Break-Up
1992
