Mayim Bialik

Mayim Chaya Bialik is an American actress, voice actor, neuroscientist, and author. Amy Farrah Fowler, a neurobiologist on CBS’s The Big Bang Theory. Her role as Fowler earned her four Emmy nominations, one for supporting actress in a comedy series. For the same performance, she won two Critics’ Choice Television Awards. She began her career as a child actress in the late 1980s. She became famous after starring in the NBC sitcom Blossom. Mayim Bialik has also appeared in other films and TV shows. In addition to her acting career, she is a neuroscientist with a Ph.D.
Her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter followers total 3.5 million.

Mayim Bialik Net Worth:

Mayim Bialik makes a living as an actress. She has appeared in a number of television series and sitcoms, most notably The Big Bang Theory on CBS. According to reports, she received $500,000 every episode of The Big Bang Theory. She has been in a number of films in addition to television. She is also a well-known voice actress who has been in a number of films and television shows. Mayim Bialik has appeared in a number of television ads, including one for McDonald’s. She is a published author and co-owner of the vegan eatery Bodhi Bowl in Los Angeles. Her acting job provides the majority of her income. Her current net worth is estimated to be $25 million.

What is Mayim Bialik Famous For?

  • Her role as Amy Farrah Fowler in the CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory.
  • Her role as Blossom Russo in the NBC sitcom, Blossom.
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The Big Bang Theory cast. (Source: @cheatsheet)

Where is Mayim Bialik From?

Mayim Bialik was born on December 12, 1975, in New York City. Mayim Chaya Bialik is her birth name. Her birthplace is in the United States, in the city of San Diego. She is a citizen of the United States. Barry Bialik is her father, and Beverly Winkleman is her mother. Three of her four grandparents came to the United States from Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary, respectively. Her family was a group of Jewish immigrants from the Bronx in New York City. She was brought up in a Reform Jewish household. She currently identifies as a Modern Orthodox Jewish woman. She’s also been referred to as a “staunch Zionist.” Her faith is Jewish. Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and she is of white ethnicity. Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik is her brother’s name.

She attended North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, California, for her educational background. In 1993, she completed secondary school. She went on to the University of California, Los Angeles, after that. She was accepted to both Yale and Harvard Universities, but she picked UCLA. In 2000, she earned a B.S. in neuroscience from UCLA, with majors in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. In 2007, she received her Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. She’d taken a break from school to pursue acting again.

Mayim Bialik Career:

  • Mayim Bialik started her acting career as a child actress in the late 1980s.
  • She made her television debut in a guest role in the tv series, Beauty and the Beast in 1987.
  • Mayim Bialik made her film debut with the 1988 comedy-drama film, Beaches.
  • She later appeared in minor guest roles or recurring roles in several television series before landing the lead role as Blossom Russo in the NBC sitcom, Blossom in 1990.
  • She starred in all seasons of the sitcom, Blossom from 1990 to 1995.
  • Since then, she starred in numerous television series and sitcoms.

Role of neurobiologist

  • She then landed the guest role of neurobiologist, Amy Farrah Fowler in the CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory in 2010.
  • She became the regular cast as love interests of the character, Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory from season 4 until the show completed after 12 seasons in 2019.
  • For her role in the sitcom, she was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series four times, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series six times. She also received several other nominations for her role as Fowler.
  • She had voice roles in numerous tv-series and sitcoms including, The Adventures of Hyperman, Recess, Llyod in Space, and Katbot among others.
  • In comparison to her television roles, she has very few film credits to her name, most notably in the 1988 horror film, Pumpkinhead.
  • She starred in the main role of Maggie Goldman in the 2006 comedy film, Kalamazoo?.
  • In 2011, she starred in the role of Nancy Kurshan in the drama film, The Chicago 8.
  • She wrote and directed the 2020 film, As Sick as They Made Us.
  • Besides acting, she runs a production company, Sad Clown Productions, which started in 2019.
  • The company signed exclusive contracts with Warner Bros. Entertainment.
  • Sad Clown Productions, Jim Parsons’ That’s Wonderful Productions, BBC Studios, and Miranda Hart produced a comedy series, Call Me Kat in 2020. Bialik plays the lead title role in the comedy series, Call Me Kat. The series premiered in January 2021.

Mayim Bialik written books are:

  • Beyond the Sling (2012)
  • Mayim’s Vegan Table (2014)
  • Girling Up (2017)
  • Boying Up (2018)

Mayim Bialik Awards:

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Miyam Bialik won the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards in 2016 and 2018.
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  • 1988 Young Artist Award – Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy for Beaches.
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2012 Online Film Critics Society for The Big Bang Theory in 2012 and 2013.
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards in 2016 and 2018.
  • Keter Shem Tov Award at the 2019 Jew in the City Orthodox Jewish All Stars.
  • Awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Boston University in 2014.

Mayim Bialik Husband:

Mayim Bialik is said to be single right now. She had kept her relationship status a secret for a long time. Michael Stone, with whom she has two kids, Miles and Frederick, was her previous husband. On August 31, 2003, the pair married in a Victorian-themed ceremony that included traditional Jewish wedding practices. In 2012, the couple divorced.

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Miyam Bialik and her kids. (Source: @torontostar)

In 2013, she began dating a man. She never revealed her boyfriend’s identity to the press. Before breaking up, the couple dated for 5 years. More information on her personal life will be added here when it becomes available.

She resides in the city of Los Angeles, California.

Mayim Bialik Height and Weight:

Mayim Bialik is 1.63 meters tall, or 5 feet and 4 inches tall. She weighs 137 pounds, or 62 kilograms. She is of average height and build. Her body dimensions are 38-30-39 inches in length, width, and height. Her hair is dark brown, and her eyes are light brown.  Mayim Bialik’s sexual orientation is that of a straight woman. Her bra size is 36B and her dress size is 14. She wears a size 8.5 shoe (US). She has 14 ear piercings in all.