Cast & creator
Mayim Bialik
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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.
Also known as: Mayim Hoya Bialik, Mayim Chaya Bialik
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film credits
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television credits
101
1962–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (107)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Bones
Genie Gormon
2005
Conan
Self
2010Conan
Self - Guest
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self - Guest
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Jeopardy!
Self - Host
1984
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Young Sheldon
Amy Fowler
2017Young Sheldon
Amy Fowler (voice)
2017
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jodi Funkhouser
2000
MacGyver
Lisa Woodman
1985
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Willoughby (voice)
2015
The Big Bang Theory
Amy Farrah Fowler
2007
Hey Arnold!
Maria (voice)
1996
Kim Possible
Justine Flanner (voice)
2002
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Amy Farrah Fowler
2026
The Facts of Life
Jennifer Cole
1979
Murphy Brown
Natalie Moore
1988
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Dr. Wilameena Bink
2008
7th Heaven
Cathy
1996
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Candace
1989
The John Larroquette Show
Rachel Hemingway
1993
Recess
Kristen Kurst (voice)
1997
Blossom
Blossom Russo
1990
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
2021
Saving Grace
Esther Weinstein
2007
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
Empty Nest
Laurie Kincaid
1988
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Lucy (voice)
1996The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Julia (voice)
1996
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
'Til Death
Dr. Bialik
2006
Night Court
Mayim Bialik
2023
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Call Me Kat
Kat
2021Call Me Kat
Executive Producer
2021
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
2015
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self - Host
2022
The Hidden Room
Jillie
1991
LEGO Masters
Self - Guest Judge
2020
Lloyd in Space
Bad Cindy (voice)
2001
MasterChef Junior
Self
2013
The Tiny Chef Show
Mayim Bialik
2022
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
Glenda
2016The Adventures of Hyperman
Brittany Bright (voice)
1995
Santo Bugito
Joey Roachmuller (voice)
1995
Fat Actress
Mayim Bialik
2005
Pumpkinhead
Wallace Kid
1988
Father Mother Sister Brother
Emily
2025
The Super Slow Show
Herself
2018
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Justine Flanner (voice)
2005Child Star Confidential
Self
2006
E! True Hollywood Story
Herself
1996
Beaches
CC (age 11)
1988
For the Love of Spock
Self
2016
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
Kurst the Worst (voice)
2003
Celebrity Show-Off
Herself - Host
2020
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast
Self
2026
Molloy
Molloy Martin
1990
As They Made Us
Writer
2022As They Made Us
Director
2022As They Made Us
Producer
2022
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
Self - Guest
2026
The Flight Before Christmas
Stephanie Michelle Hunt
2015The Flight Before Christmas
Producer
2015
The Earth Day Special
Self
1990
The Dog Who Saved Halloween
Medusa
2011
Like Father Like Son
Anabelle Weiss
2025Like Father Like Son
Executive Producer
2025
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Self
2020
Don't Drink the Water
Susan Hollander
1994
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
1992
Jeopardy! National College Championship
2022
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
1991
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
Self (archive footage)
2019
For Our Children
Self
1993
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
Lady Lightning (voice)
2014
Beauty and the Beast
Ellie
1987
Baal Shem Tov: Master of a Good Name
2014Surviving a Break-Up
Self
1992
The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
Petey (voice)
1990
The Conspiracy
Narrator (voice)
2022
In This Together: A Bell Let's Talk Day Special
2021
The Chicago 8
Nancy Kurshan
2011
My Love Affair with the Brain
Narrator
2016
Kalamazoo?
Maggie Goldman
2006
Narishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Krakow
2018I Hate the Way I Look
Self
1994
Candid Camera
Self - Host
2014
The Inspector Chronicles
The B.O.O.T.H. (voice)
2012