MAYIM BIALIK

On December 12, 1975, Mayim Bialik was born in a Jewish family in San Diego, California. Her mother Babara is the principal of a nursery school, and her father John Bialik is a high school comedy teacher. Mayim Bialik grew up under Reformed Judaism, and her name “Mayim” means “water” in Hebrew.

Mayim Bialik captured everyone’s attention when she appeared in the NBC sitcom Blossom as the show’s titular protagonist during its run from 1991 to 1995. The San Diego native built her reputation as a determined performer who knew her way around comedy. She was also cast in Woody Allen’s 1994 made-for-TV film adaptation of his Broadway play Don’t Drink the Water. Lately, Bialik is known to younger audiences for her role in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory as neurobiologist Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, Ph.D. who earned her doctorate degree in neurobiology from Harvard University, like the actress’ own educational path.