Mayim Bialik

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Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik, March 2018 (4116) (cropped).jpg
Bialik in 2018
Born
Mayim Chaya Bialik

(1975-12-12) December 12, 1975 (age 45)
San Diego, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BS, MS, PhD)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • neuroscientist
  • author
  • host
Years active1987–present
Spouse(s)
Michael Stone
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(m. 2003; div. 2012)​
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
ThesisHypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive-compulsive, affiliative, and satiety behaviors in Prader-Willi syndrome (2007)
Doctoral advisorJames McCracken
WebsiteOfficial website

Mayim Chaya Bialik (/ˈmaɪəm biˈɑːlɪk/ MY-əm bee-AH-lik; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, neuroscientist, and author. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom. From 2010 to 2019, she played neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. For the latter role, Bialik was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series[1] and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2015 and 2017.

In August 2021, it was announced that Bialik will guest host the primetime version of Jeopardy!

Early life[]

Mayim Chaya Bialik[2] was born on December 12, 1975, in San Diego, California,[3][4] to Barry and Beverly (née Winkleman) Bialik.[5][6][7] Her family were Jewish immigrants who lived in The Bronx, New York City,[8] and three of her four grandparents migrated from Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary.[9] She was raised as a Reform Jew,[9][10] but now considers herself Modern Orthodox Jewish.[11][12][13] Bialik had a Bat Mitzvah.[14] She has called herself a "staunch Zionist".[9] Her personal name, Mayim ('water' in Hebrew[15]), originates in a family nickname of her great-grandmother, Miriam.[16] Poet Hayim Nahman Bialik was her great-great-grandfather's uncle.[17]

Education[]

Bialik graduated in 1993 from North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, California.[18] In acknowledgment of her acting commitments, she was granted a deferred acceptance and attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[19][20] She said she wanted to stay close to her parents and did not want to move to the East Coast. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience, with minors in Hebrew and Jewish studies, in 2000.[21][22]

Bialik has said she did not have the grades needed for medical school.[23] She went on to study for a doctorate in neuroscience. She took a break from studies in 2005 to return to acting.[24] She returned to earn her Doctor of Philosophy degree in neuroscience from UCLA in 2007.[25] Her dissertation was an investigation of hypothalamic activity in patients with Prader–Willi syndrome, titled "Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive-compulsive, affiliative and satiety behaviors in Prader–Willi syndrome."[2][26][27]

Acting career[]

Bialik at the rehearsal for the 1989 Academy Awards

Bialik started her career as a child actress in the late 1980s. Her early roles included the 1988 horror film Pumpkinhead (her first acting job[28]) and guest appearances on The Facts of Life (final-season episode only) and Beauty and the Beast. In 1988–89, she had a recurring role on the TV sitcom Webster playing Frieda, Webster's classmate, in eight episodes. It was for Beauty and the Beast, in which she played a sewer-dwelling girl named Ellie who had about 10 lines of dialogue, that Bialik obtained her Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card.[29] She appeared in three episodes of MacGyver as Lisa Woodman. 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.[30][31][32] 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. Molloy at first produced six episodes for a tryout run, followed by the shooting of the pilot special for Blossom. The latter aired two weeks before the Fox series and garnered higher ratings. When Molloy folded after its six episodes, Blossom premiered as a mid-season replacement on January 3, 1991, and aired until May 22, 1995.[33]

On September 8, 1992, Bialik was a celebrity contestant guest in the episode "Disturbing The Heavenly Peace", the first episode of the second season of the PBS game show Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?. She had a major part in the Woody Allen comedy film Don't Drink the Water in 1994. Between 1995 and 2005, she mostly did voiceover work for cartoons, such as The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Disney's Recess and Kim Possible, Cartoon Network's Johnny Bravo, and Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!. She appeared in the feature film Kalamazoo? (2005) and in three episodes of the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm as Jodi Funkhouser, the lesbian daughter of a friend of Larry David. The character transitioned to male in a later episode, going by the name Joey, and was recast to Chaz Bono, a trans man. Bialik also made guest appearances as a fictionalized version of herself in the series Fat Actress and in an episode of Saving Grace.[34]

Bialik at the 36th Annual Gracie Awards in 2011

Bialik had a recurring role as the high school guidance counselor in 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.[34] She joined the cast of The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler in 2010. Her first appearance was in the season 3 finale as a potential love interest for the character of Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons). In season 4, she began as a recurring character playing Sheldon's "friend that's a girl, but not a girlfriend." Beginning with the 8th episode of season 4, she became part of the main cast.[35] Amy is a neurobiologist, which is related to Bialik's real-life doctorate in neuroscience. Bialik's 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. Bialik was one of seven actresses who had a "quirky" personality to audition for the role.[36] 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 is one of the guest stars on the 2014 Steve Carell improvisational sketch show Riot.[37][38][39]

In August 2014, Bialik began hosting a revival of Candid Camera on TV Land along with Peter Funt.[40] Her book Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way was released in 2012.[41] Her most recent movie appearance was in a Lifetime Christmas movie, The Flight Before Christmas.[42]

In 2019, Bialik appeared in a commercial for IBM.[43] 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. Mackenzie Gabriel-Vaught, a former executive at Chuck Lorre Productions, is Sad Clown's head of development.[44] Sad Clown Productions, 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, based on the British series Miranda. The series, a co-production of Warner Bros. and Fox Entertainment, premiered on Fox on January 3, 2021.[45][46] The series was renewed for a second season in May 2021.[47]

From May 31 to June 11, 2021, Bialik served as a guest host of Jeopardy![48] On August 11, 2021, it was announced that Bialik will host future primetime specials and spinoffs of the series.[49][50] After executive producer Mike Richards resigned as host after one week, it was announced that Bialik would guest-host the show for three weeks.[51]

Other works and writings[]

Grok Nation[]

Bialik founded Grok Nation (originally styled "GrokNation") in August 2015 to facilitate conversations among people of different ages and backgrounds about contemporary issues. It aimed to engage readers in online conversations that lead to offline action, mobilizing them to change the world as a community. To grok means to understand in a profound manner. The term comes from the 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein. Bialik had been writing on a similar area for JTA-affiliated Jewish parenting site Kveller for five years. She announced and described her new creation on Kveller.[52][53][54]

Along with former Sassy writer and editor Christina Kelly, Bialik relaunched Grok Nation as a women's lifestyle site in March 2018.[55] In March 2019, the site ceased updating, with new content shifting to Bialik's email newsletter.[56]

Books[]

Bialik has written two books with pediatrician Jay Gordon and two by herself. Beyond the Sling[57][58] is about attachment parenting, while Mayim's Vegan Table contains over 100 vegan recipes by Bialik.[59][60] Her third book, Girling Up, is about the struggles and ways in which girls grow up while showing the scientific ways in which their bodies change. The successor to Girling Up, Boying Up, was released in 2018. It analyzes the science, anatomy and mentality of growing up as a boy and discusses the physical and mental changes and challenges boys face with while transitioning from adolescence to adulthood.

The New York Times op-ed[]

After the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct allegations surfaced, Bialik wrote a New York Times op-ed in which she described the entertainment industry as one "that profits on the exploitation of women ... [and] the objectification of women".[61] With regard to protecting herself from sexual harassment, Bialik wrote that she dressed modestly and did not act flirtatiously with men, adding, "In a perfect world, women should be free to act however they want. But our world isn't perfect. Nothing—absolutely nothing—excuses men for assaulting or abusing women. But we can't be naïve about the culture we live in." Bialik's article drew backlash from critics who said she was insinuating that modesty and a conservative wardrobe can guard one against sexual assault. Patricia Arquette tweeted, "I have to say I was dressed non provocatively at 12 walking home from school when men masturbated at me. It's not the clothes."[62] In response, Bialik said she regretted that the piece "became what it became" and participated in a Facebook Live event hosted by The New York Times to answer questions about it.[63][64][65][66]

Film[]

Bialik has written and directed her first film, As Sick As They Made Us, about a divorced mom juggling her family's needs and her own quest for love. Dustin Hoffman and Candice Bergen are slated to star. Simon Helberg, Bialik's former The Big Bang Theory castmate, is also planned to appear in the film.[67]

The film was expected to premiere in late 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed filming. Ash Christian was attached to the project, but died in August 2020.[68] Principal photography began in June 2021.[69]

Personal life[]

Bialik married Michael Stone on August 31, 2003, in a Victorian-themed ceremony that included traditional Jewish wedding customs.[70] Bialik and Stone have two sons together.[71] The couple divorced in November 2012.[72] In December 2018, Bialik revealed that she and her boyfriend of five years had broken up.[73]

In 2010, Bialik returned to television so she could spend more time with her children. "I'm glad that I completed my PhD and I'm very proud of it, but the life of a research professor would not have suited my needs in terms of what kind of parenting I wanted to do", she said.[36] In addition, she explained that her "health insurance was running out", via the COBRA program. She had sought out Screen Actors Guild (SAG) health insurance for herself and her sons.[citation needed]

In a 2012 interview, Bialik said she sees herself as an "aspiring Modern Orthodox".[13] She has also described herself as a "staunch Zionist".[9] She is a self-professed fan of The Maccabeats, an American Orthodox Jewish a cappella group based at Yeshiva University, and appeared with her sons lighting the menorah in the group's 2011 Hanukkah music video.[74] During the 2014 Gaza Conflict, she donated money to the IDF for armored vests.[75] She has also appeared in several YouTube cameos as Blossom and Amy Farrah Fowler asking questions about Jewish beliefs.[76] The videos are produced by Allison Josephs, Bialik's Judaism study partner, whom she encountered with the help of Partners in Torah.[77] Bialik is a celebrity spokesperson for the Holistic Moms Network.[78]

In 2014, Bialik was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Boston University.[79][80]

Bialik is a vegan[81] and a founding member of the Shamayim V'Aretz Institute, a Jewish organization that advocates for the ethical treatment of animals.[82] In 2017, she announced that she and vegan chef Ali Cruddas co-owned Bodhi Bowl,[83] a vegan restaurant in Los Angeles that permanently closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[84]

She said on The Late Late Show with James Corden that she identified herself as a feminist.[85]

In a 2009 interview, Bialik said of her family: "We are a non-vaccinating family, but I make no claims about people's individual decisions. We based ours on research and discussions with our pediatrician, and we've been happy with that decision, but obviously there's a lot of controversy about it".[86] In October 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she said that though she had not received a vaccination in 30 years, she planned to be vaccinated against both the flu and the coronavirus and that her children had received all required vaccinations.[87]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1988 Beaches Young Cecilia "CC" Carol Bloom
1988 Pumpkinhead Christine Wallace
1990 The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten Petey Voice
2006 Kalamazoo? Maggie Goldman
2011 The Chicago 8 Nancy Kurshan
TBA As Sick As They Made Us Director

Television[]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Beauty and the Beast Ellie Episode: "No Way Down"
1988 The Facts of Life Jennifer Cole Episodes: "The Beginning of the End" and "The Beginning of the Beginning"
1988–1989 Webster Frieda Recurring role (Season 6)
1989–1990 Empty Nest Laurie Kincaid Episodes: "The R.N. Who Came to Dinner" and "Harry Knows Best"
1989–1990 MacGyver Lisa Woodman Recurring role (Season 5 and Season 6)
1990 Doogie Howser, M.D. Candace Episode: "Ask Dr. Doogie"
1990 Molloy Molloy Martin Lead role
1990 Murphy Brown Natalie Episode: "I Want My FYI"
1990 The Earth Day Special Herself Television special
1990–1995 Blossom Blossom Russo Lead role
1991 Sea World's Mother Earth Celebration Herself Television special
1992 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Herself Guest role
1993 The Hidden Room Jillie Episode: "Jillie"
1994 Don't Drink the Water Susan Hollander Television film
1994–1995 The John Larroquette Show Rachel Episodes: "The Book of Rachel", "Rachel and Ton" and "Rachel Redux"
1995–1996 The Adventures of Hyperman Brittany Bright Voice; Main role
1996; 1999 Hey Arnold! Maria Voice; Episodes: "6th Grade Girls" and "Phoebe Skips"
1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Cindy Voice; Episode: "Wake Me When It's Over"
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Lucy / Julia Voice; Episodes: "Assault on Questworld" and "The Alchemist"
1997; 2000 Recess Kirsten Kurst Voice; Episodes: "The Break-In", "The Girl Was Trouble", "Lawson and His Crew", "My Funny Valentines" and "Kurst the Not-So-Bad"
1997 Johnny Bravo Tour Guide Voice; Episode: "Going Batty"
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters Girl in Future Voice; Episode: "Ghost Apocalyptic Future"
1998 Welcome to Paradox Rita Episode: "Alien Jane"
2001–2002 Lloyd in Space Mean Cindy Voice; Recurring role (Season 1–2)
2003 7th Heaven Cathy Episode: "Dick"
2004 Kim Possible Justine Flanner Voice; Episode: "Partners"
2005 Katbot Paula Voice; Recurring role
2005 Fat Actress Herself Episode: "The Koi Effect" and "Holy Lesbo Batman"
2005; 2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm Jodi Funkhauser Episodes: "The Bowtie", "The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial" and "The TiVo Guy"
2009 Saving Grace Esther Episode: "Mooooooooo"
2009 Bones Genie Gormon Episode: "The Cinderella in the Cardboard"
2009 'Til Death Herself Episodes: "The Break-Up", "Merit Play" and "Baby Steps"
2010 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Dr. Wilameena Bink Recurring role (Season 2–3)
2010 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Herself / Expert Season 8
2010–2019 The Big Bang Theory Amy Farrah Fowler Guest role (Season 3)
Main role (Season 4–Season 12)
2011 The Dog Who Saved Halloween Medusa Voice; television film
2012 Survivor: One World[88] Herself/Attendant Reality; Episode: "Reunion"
2014 Candid Camera Host Season 38
2014 Stan Lee's Mighty 7 Lady Lightning Voice; Television film
2015 Blaze and the Monster Machines Great Sphinx Voice; Episode: "Race to the Top of the World"
2015 The Flight Before Christmas Stephanie Michelle Hunt Television film
2016 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Willoughby Voice; Episode: "Fetch"
2017 MasterChef Junior Guest judge Episode: "Batter Hurry Up"
2017 Rhett & Link's Buddy System Glenda Episode: "To Kill a Robot”
2017 Drop the Mic Herself Episode: "Mayim Bialik vs. Kunal Nayyar / Ashley Tisdale vs. Nick Lachey"
2020 Celebrity Show-Off Herself Host
2020 Match Game Herself Celebrity panel
2020 Young Sheldon Amy Farrah Fowler Voice; Episode: "Graduation"
2021 Call Me Kat Kat Main role
2021 Jeopardy! Herself Syndicated guest host, 25 episodes[89]

Web[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler
Who Can Also Travel Through Time 		B.O.O.T.H. Voice; Episode: "Second Season Prequel"
2016 YidLife Crisis Chaya Episode: "The Double Date"
2017 Rhett and Link's Buddy System Pathologist
2017; 2018 Good Mythical Morning Herself Episodes: "What's On My Head?", "3 Monkeys Blindfold" and "Dissecting A Frog"
2018 The Super Slow Show Herself Episode: "Slow Learners"

Video games[]

Year Title Voice role Notes
2003 X2: Wolverine's Revenge Bush Pilot / May Deuce
2020 Borderlands 3 Herself

Written works[]

  • Bialik, Mayim Chaya (2007). Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive-compulsive, affiliative, and satiety behaviors in Prader-Willi syndrome (PhD thesis). University of California, Los Angeles. OCLC 732917927. Retrieved May 5, 2018 – via ProQuest.
  • Bialik, Mayim; Jay Gordon (Introduction) (2012). Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way. Touchstone. ISBN 978-1451662184.[90]
  • Bialik, Mayim; Jay Gordon (2014). Mayim's Vegan Table: More Than 100 Great-Tasting and Healthy Recipes from My Family to Yours. Da Capo Lifelong Books. ISBN 978-0738217048.[91]
  • Bialik, Mayim (2017) Girling Up: How to be Strong, Smart and Spectacular. Philomel Books. ISBN 978-0399548604.[92]
  • Bialik, Mayim (2018) Boying Up: How to be Brave, Bold and Brilliant. Philomel Books. ISBN 978-0525515975.[93]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominee Result
1988 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy Beaches Won
1990 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress Guest Starring in a Television Series Empty Nest Nominated
1992 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in a New Television Series Blossom
1993 Young Artist Award Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series
2012 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series The Big Bang Theory
Online Film and Television Association Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Won
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
Satellite Award Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2013 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Online Film and Television Association Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Won
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2014 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Online Film and Television Association Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Young Hollywood Award Best On-Screen Couple (with Jim Parsons)
TV Guide Award Favorite Duo (with Jim Parsons)
2015 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Online Film and Television Association Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2016 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Online Film and Television Association Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Won
2017 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
Online Film and Television Association Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
2018 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Won
2019 Jew in the City Orthodox Jewish All Stars Keter Shem Tov Award[94] Herself Won

See also[]

  • List of celebrities with advanced degrees

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