Mayim Bialik

Mayim Bialik
Bialik at the 2011 Gracie Awards
Born	Mayim Hoya Bialik (1975-12-12) December 12, 1975 San Diego, California, U.S.
Other names	Dr. Mayim Bialik
Education	PhD in neuroscience
Occupation(s)	Actress, author
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Michael Stone (m. 2003–2012, divorced)
Children	2 sons
Website	mayimbialik.net

Mayim Bialik (born December 12, 1975 in San Diego) is an American actress and neuroscientist. Her most notable television series are NBC's Blossom and CBS' The Big Bang Theory. In Blossom, Bialik played a teenage girl living with her father. In The Big Bang Theory, she plays Amy Farrah Fowler. Bialik has also acted in a number of movies, including Beaches in 1988. many voices of TV shows include, The Powerpuff Girls in Season 9, Recess, Johnny Bravo, Nutri Ventures, Jonny Quest, Star Vs. The Forces of Evil, Lloyd In Space, etc. In 2021, she was a guest host on Jeopardy! after the death of Alex Trebek. After Mike Richards resigned as host, Bialik split hosting duties with Ken Jennings for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. Bialik and Jennings were both named permanent Jeopardy! hosts in 2022. However, Bialik was let go in 2023 while Jennings became the sole host.

Personal life

Bialik is Jewish. She married Michael Stone on August 31, 2003. The couple have two sons, and divorced in May 2013.

Education

Bialik obtained a PhD in neuroscience from UCLA.

Filmography

Movie
Year	Title	Role
1988	Beaches	Young Cecilia 'CC' Carol Bloom
	Pumpkinhead	Wallace kid
1994	Don't Drink the Water	Susan Hollander
2005	Kalamazoo?	Maggie Goldman
2011	The Chicago 8	Nancy Kurshan
2012	Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire	Maria (Voice)

Television - Live Action
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Beauty and the Beast	Ellie	Episode: "No Way Down"
1988	The Facts of Life	Jennifer Cole	Episodes: "The Beginning of the Beginning", "The Beginning of the End"
1988–1989	Webster	Frieda	eight episodes
1989–1990	Empty Nest	Laurie Kincaid	Episodes: "The R.N. Who Came to Dinner", "Harry Knows Best"
	MacGyver	Lisa Woodman	Episodes: "Cease Fire", "Twenty Questions", "Hearts of Steel"
Molloy	Molloy Martin	Episodes: "Pilot", "Surprise"
Murphy Brown	Natalie	Episode: "I Want My FYI"
1990–1995	Blossom	Blossom Russo	114 episodes
1991	Sea World's Mother Earth Celebration (on Nickelodeon)	Herself	Played a mall-a-holic who knows little about animals and nature until she hears about friends' experiences. Her neighborhood mysteriously "flies off" to Sea World where she's able to use her new knowledge and learn more facts.
1993	The Hidden Room	Jillie	Episode: "Jillie"
1994	Don't Drink the Water	Susan Hollander	Woody Allen's TV remake
1994–1995	The John Larroquette Show	Rachel	Episodes: "The Book of Rachel", "Rachel and Ton", "Rachel Redux"
1998	Welcome to Paradox	Rita	Episode: "Alien Jane"
2009	Saving Grace	Esther	Episode: "Mooooooooo"
	What Not To Wear	Herself	Clinton Kelly nominated her for the show, having been a fan of hers since Blossom
	Bones	Genie Gormon	Episode: "The Cinderella in the Cardboard"
2010	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Dr. Wilameena Bink	Episodes: "You Don’t Know What You’ve Got...", "Just Say Me", "Let's Try That Again", "The Rhythm of Life"
	'Til Death	Herself	Episodes: "The Break-Up", "Merit Play", "Baby Steps"
2010–2019	The Big Bang Theory	Amy Farrah Fowler	Introduced in season 3 finale, guest until episode 5 of season 4, main cast starring role since episode 8 of season 4
2021-Present	Call Me Kat	Kat	Based on Miranda, a BBC show by Miranda Hart
2021-Present	Jeopardy!	Herself	Syndicated host, 65 shows

Other websites

• Mayim Bialik on IMDb