Mayim Bialik

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Biography

A highly intelligent and striking actress, Mayim Bialik broke out as a child when she perfectly essayed the talented, vain, star-to-be young version of Bette Midler in the hit tearjerker "Beaches" (1988). Subsequently given the opportunity to star as the quirky, socially conscious teen "Blossom" (NBC, 1990-95), Bialik led a talented ensemble cast and rapidly became a favorite with teen audiences thanks to her character's unique fashion sense, …
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Job Title

Actor, Music

Born

Mayim Hoya Bialik on December 12, 1975 in San Diego, California, USA

Career Milestones

1987

Made TV debut on an episode of "Beauty and the Beast" (CBS)

1988

Cast in first significant role as a young Bette Midler in "Beaches"

1988

Feature debut, "Pumpkinhead"

1988

Played recurring role on "Webster" (ABC)

1990

Landed the title role on the short-lived sitcom "Molloy" (Fox)

1990

Played breakthrough lead role as the quirky titular teen on NBC's "Blossom"

1994

Appeared in recurring role on "The John Larroquette Show" (NBC) as his illegitimate daughter

1994

Made TV movie debut in Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water" (ABC)

1996

Lent her voice to the Cartoon Network's "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest"

1997

Voiced Kirsten Kurst on the ABC animated series "Recess"

2001

Acted on stage in the Chicago production of "The Vagina Monologues"

2005

Guest starred on three episodes of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as Jodi Funkhouser, the lesbian daughter of Larry's friend

2005

Played a fictionalized version of herself on the Showtime series "Fat Actress," starring Kirstie Alley

2010

Appeared in recurring role of a high school guidance counselor on ABC Family's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"

2010

Joined cast of CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" as a love interest for socially awkward physicist Sheldon (Jim Parsons)

2010

Played herself on Fox sitcom "'Til Death"

2012

Wrote the controversial book Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way

Awards

2011

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in The Big Bang Theory

2012

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in The Big Bang Theory

2012

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in The Big Bang Theory