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.
Filmography · 90
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
Bones
2005 · Genie Gormon
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Young Sheldon
2017 · Amy Fowler
Conan
2010 · Self
Jeopardy!
1984 · Self - Host
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Jodi Funkhouser
The View
1997 · Self - Guest
The Big Bang Theory
2007 · Amy Farrah Fowler
MacGyver
1985 · Lisa Woodman
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
The Facts of Life
1979 · Jennifer Cole
Murphy Brown
1988 · Natalie Moore
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Empty Nest
1988 · Laurie Kincaid
Kim Possible
2002 · Justine Flanner (voice...
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015 · Willoughby (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Hey Arnold!
1996 · Maria (voice)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008 · Dr. Wilameena Bink
Saving Grace
2007 · Esther Weinstein
Blossom
1990 · Blossom Russo
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Candace
Recess
1997 · Kristen Kurst (voice)
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Presenter
7th Heaven
1996 · Cathy
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · Self - Contestant
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Self - Panelist
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
Match Game
2016 · Self - Panelist
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Rachel Hemingway
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · Self - Guest
'Til Death
2006 · Dr. Bialik
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996 · Lucy (voice)
Night Court
2023 · Mayim Bialik
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 · Self
Hollywood Game Night
2013 · Self
Hollywood Squares
2025 · Self
Drop the Mic
2017 · Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Pumpkinhead
1988 · Wallace Kid
The Tiny Chef Show
2022 · Mayim Bialik
LEGO Masters
2020 · Self - Guest Judge
The Hidden Room
1991 · Jillie
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022 · Self - Host
Call Me Kat
2021 · Kat
MasterChef Junior
2013 · Self
Lloyd in Space
2001 · Bad Cindy (voice)
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
2016 · Glenda
Father Mother Sister Brother
2025 · Emily
The Super Slow Show
2018 · Herself
Fat Actress
2005 · Mayim Bialik
Beaches
1988 · CC (age 11)
Santo Bugito
1995 · Joey Roachmuller (voic...
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005 · Justine Flanner (voice...
Molloy
1990 · Molloy Martin
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
2003 · Kurst the Worst (voice...
Celebrity Show-Off
2020 · Herself - Host
For the Love of Spock
2016 · Self
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Herself
The Flight Before Christmas
2015 · Stephanie Michelle Hun...
Don't Drink the Water
1994 · Susan Hollander
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
2026 · Self - Guest
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1991 · Self
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014 · Lady Lightning (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · Ellie
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
2020 · Self
Like Father Like Son
2025 · Anabelle Weiss
The Dog Who Saved Halloween
2011 · Medusa
Baal Shem Tov: Master of a Good Name
2014
Candid Camera
2014 · Self - Host
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
2019 · Self (archive footage)
For Our Children
1993 · Self
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
1992 · Self
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
1990 · Petey (voice)
The Chicago 8
2011 · Nancy Kurshan
Jeopardy! National College Championship
2022
The Inspector Chronicles
2012 · The B.O.O.T.H. (voice)
The Conspiracy
2022 · Narrator (voice)
Kalamazoo?
2006 · Maggie Goldman
My Love Affair with the Brain
2016 · Narrator
Narishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Krakow
2018
In This Together: A Bell Let's Talk Day Special
2021