Mayim Bialik

Mayim Chaya Bialik MYim beeAHlik born December 12 1975 is an American actress game show host neuroscientist and author Shes 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 198889 she had a recurring role on the sitcom Webster as Frieda Websters classmate She appeared in Beaches 1988 playing Bette Midlers 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 Jacksons song Liberian Girl In 1990 she was tied to two television pilots Foxs Molloy and NBCs Blossom Blossom garnered higher ratings When Molloy folded after its six episodes Blossom premiered as a midseason replacement on January 3 1991 She had a major role in the Woody Allen comedy film Dont Drink the Water 1994 Between 1995 and 2005 she mostly did voiceover work for cartoons including The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Disneys Recess and Kim Possible Cartoon Networks Johnny Bravo and Nickelodeons Hey Arnold She had a recurring role on ABC Familys The Secret Life of the American Teenager In 2009 Clinton Kelly nominated her for a makeover on TLCs 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 reallife Bialik to their Physics Bowl team saying You know whos apparently very smart is the girl who played TVs Blossom She got a PhD 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 Bialiks reallife 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 Parsonss Thats Wonderful Productions BBC Studios and Miranda Hart executiveproduces 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 shows permanent hosts in a jobsharing arrangement