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Mayim Chaya BialikΒ (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 theΒ NBCΒ sitcomΒ Blossom, neuroscientistΒ Amy Farrah FowlerΒ on theΒ CBSΒ sitcomΒ The Big Bang Theory, young CC Bloom inΒ BeachesΒ (1988), and the title character in Call Me Kat.
She started her career as aΒ child actressΒ in the late 1980s. Her early roles included the horror filmΒ PumpkinheadΒ (1988) and guest appearances onΒ The Facts of Life andΒ Beauty and the Beast - for which she obtained herΒ Screen Actors GuildΒ (SAG) card. In 1988β89, she had a recurring role on the sitcom WebsterΒ as Frieda, Webster's classmate. She appeared inΒ BeachesΒ (1988), playingΒ 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 forΒ 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. WhenΒ MolloyΒ folded after its six episodes, Blossom premiered as a mid-season replacement on January 3, 1991.
She had a major role in theΒ Woody AllenΒ comedy filmΒ Don't Drink the WaterΒ (1994). Between 1995 and 2005, she mostly did voiceover work for cartoons, includingΒ The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest,Β Disney'sΒ RecessΒ andΒ Kim Possible,Β Cartoon Network'sΒ Johnny Bravo, andΒ Nickelodeon'sΒ Hey Arnold!.
She had a recurring role on ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager. In 2009,Β Clinton KellyΒ nominated her for a makeover onΒ TLC'sΒ What Not To Wear.
She joined the cast ofΒ The Big Bang TheoryΒ asΒ Dr. Amy Farrah FowlerΒ in 2010 in the seasonΒ 3 finale as a potential love interest for Sheldon CooperΒ (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'sΒ 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 inΒ The Big Bang TheoryΒ earned herΒ Emmy AwardΒ nominations in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. In August 2014, she began hosting a revival ofΒ Candid CameraΒ onΒ TV LandΒ along withΒ 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, andΒ Miranda Hart, executive-produces a starring vehicle for Bialik,Β Call Me Kat, a sitcom based on the British seriesΒ Miranda; it premiered on Fox on January 3, 2021.
From May 31 to June 11, 2021, she was a guest host ofΒ 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.
