Mayim Bialik
Encyclopedia
Mayim Hoya Bialik (ˈmaɪəm biˈɑːlɨk; born December 12, 1975) is an American
actress who also holds a PhD
in neuroscience
.
Her most notable TV roles have been as Blossom Russo on NBC
's Blossom
and as Amy Farrah Fowler on CBS
's The Big Bang Theory
.
, the daughter of Barry Bialik and Beverly Winkelman. Her grandparents emigrated in the late 1930s from Poland
and Czechoslovakia
/Hungary
. Bialik was raised in Reform Judaism
. Her given name means "water" in Hebrew.
in the late 1980s. Her early roles included the horror film Pumpkinhead
, her first acting job, and guest appearances on The Facts of Life
and Beauty and the Beast
. She appeared in three episodes of MacGyver
as Lisa Woodman. In 1988, she appeared in Beaches
(1988), playing Bette Midler
's character as a young girl. She also appeared in the video for the song "Liberian Girl
" by Michael Jackson
.
In 1990 Bialik 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 actually aired two weeks before Bialik's Fox series, and ultimately garnered higher ratings than it. When Molloy folded after its six episodes, Blossom was pursued as a regular series. Blossom aired until 1995.
Between 1995 and 2005 Bialik mostly did voice work for cartoons, such as The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
, and Recess
.
She appeared in the feature film Kalamazoo?
released in late 2005. She appeared in three episodes of the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Jodi Funkhouser, the lesbian
daughter of a friend of Larry David
. Bialik also made guest appearances as a fictionalized version of herself in the series Fat Actress
. Bialik had a guest appearance as a Hasidic Jew in an episode of Saving Grace
. She had a recurring role as the high school guidance counselor in ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager
. She also had an appearance on the Fox TV show 'Til Death
in which she has a reunion of sorts with two of her Blossom
costars- Jenna von Oÿ
– who played Blossom’s quirky best friend Six – and Michael Stoyanov
– who played Blossom’s older brother Anthony.
In 2010 she joined the cast of The Big Bang Theory
as Amy Farrah Fowler. Her first appearance was in the finale of the third season of the show, where she was cast as a potential girlfriend for the character Sheldon Cooper
(Jim Parsons
). In the fourth season of the show, she started out as a recurring character playing Sheldon's "friend that's a girl, but not a girlfriend". Beginning with episode 8 of the 4th season, she became part of the main cast. Bialik's character is a neurobiologist, which corresponds to Bialik's real-life educational pursuits, as described below.
Prior to her joining 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 PhD in neuroscience or something".
, although she also had been accepted to both Harvard
and Yale
. She stated that she wanted to stay close to her parents and did not want to move to the East Coast
. She earned a bachelor's degree
in 2000 in neuroscience
, Hebrew
, and Jewish studies
, and went on to the PhD
program in neuroscience. A 2002 interview stated that Bialik is now involved in Conservadox Judaism
. She has appeared in several YouTube cameos as Blossom and Amy Farrah Fowler asking questions about Jewish beliefs. The videos are produced by Allison Josephs, Bialik's Judaism
study partner, whom she met with the help of Partners in Torah.
She took a break from studies in 2005 to return to acting. Bialik completed her PhD in 2008, but is not pursuing an academic career in the near future, though her character on The Big Bang Theory
is a neurobiologist. Her dissertation was an investigation of Prader-Willi syndrome
.
She married Michael Stone on August 31, 2003, in a Victorian
-themed ceremony with traditional Jewish customs (Bialik's husband, born a Latter Day Saint, converted to Judaism
; several years later, Bialik's mother-in-law converted to Judaism as well). The couple have two sons together; Miles Roosevelt Bialik Stone was born on October 10, 2005, and Frederick Heschel Bialik Stone was born on August 15, 2008. She is a celebrity spokesperson for the Holistic Moms Network
.
Hayim Nahman Bialik, Israel
's national poet, was Mayim Bialik's great-great-grandfather's uncle.
She is vegan.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress who also holds a PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
.
Her most notable TV roles have been as Blossom Russo on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Blossom
Blossom (TV series)
Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...
and as Amy Farrah Fowler on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers...
.
Early life
Bialik was born in San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, the daughter of Barry Bialik and Beverly Winkelman. Her grandparents emigrated in the late 1930s from Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
/Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Bialik was raised in Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
. Her given name means "water" in Hebrew.
Career
Bialik started her career as a child actressChild actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
in the late 1980s. Her early roles included the horror film Pumpkinhead
Pumpkinhead (film)
Pumpkinhead is a 1988 supernatural horror film. It was the directorial debut of noted special effects artist Stan Winston. While Pumpkinhead received mixed reviews, the film has built up a cult following in the years since its release.-Plot:...
, her first acting job, and guest appearances on The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (TV series)
The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focused on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, a prestigious...
and Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent , a mythic, noble man-beast, and his Catherine , a savvy assistant District attorney in New York; and a...
. She appeared in three episodes of MacGyver
MacGyver
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
as Lisa Woodman. In 1988, she appeared in Beaches
Beaches (film)
Beaches , is a 1988 American comedy-drama film adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the Iris Rainer Dart novel of the same name...
(1988), playing Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...
's character as a young girl. She also appeared in the video for the song "Liberian Girl
Liberian Girl
"Liberian Girl" was the ninth single to be released from Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad. The song was written as early as 1983 and was among those considered for The Jacksons' Victory album. It was reworked and rewritten for Bad...
" by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
.
In 1990 Bialik was tied to two television pilots, Fox's Molloy
Molloy (TV series)
Molloy is an American TV series that aired on Fox from July 25 to August 29, 1990. It starred Mayim Bialik as a carefree New York-native preteen girl, whose life is turned upside down when her divorced father moves her to Los Angeles upon remarrying. The series was created by George Beckerman, and...
and NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Blossom
Blossom (TV series)
Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...
. Molloy at first produced six episodes for a tryout run, followed by the shooting of the pilot special for Blossom. The latter actually aired two weeks before Bialik's Fox series, and ultimately garnered higher ratings than it. When Molloy folded after its six episodes, Blossom was pursued as a regular series. Blossom aired until 1995.
Between 1995 and 2005 Bialik mostly did voice work for cartoons, such as The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest is an animated action-adventure television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996 to April 16, 1997. A revival of the 1960s Jonny Quest franchise, it features teenage adventurers Jonny Quest, Hadji Singh,...
, and Recess
Recess (TV series)
Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers...
.
She appeared in the feature film Kalamazoo?
Kalamazoo?
Kalamazoo? is a 2006 film, directed by David O'Malley and starring Josie Davis, Mayim Bialik, and Joanna Clare Scott, who also wrote the screenplay. It tells the story of three girlfriends who go back to Kalamazoo, Michigan for their 10-year high school reunion. There, they discover that a time...
released in late 2005. She appeared in three episodes of the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...
as Jodi Funkhouser, the lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
daughter of a friend of Larry David
Larry David
Lawrence Gene "Larry" David is an American actor, writer, comedian and producer. He is best known as the co-creator , head writer, and executive producer of the television series Seinfeld from 1989 to 1996, and for creating the 1999 HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, a partially improvised sitcom in...
. Bialik also made guest appearances as a fictionalized version of herself in the series Fat Actress
Fat Actress
Fat Actress is an American sitcom television series starring Kirstie Alley. It aired on Showtime in the United States in the spring of 2005, on Movie Central in Western Canada, The Movie Network in Eastern Canada, FX in the UK, Network Ten in Australia and VOX and Das Vierte in Germany...
. Bialik had a guest appearance as a Hasidic Jew in an episode of Saving Grace
Saving Grace (TV series)
Saving Grace is an American television crime drama series which premiered on TNT on July 23, 2007 and ran until June 21, 2010. The show stars Academy Award-winner Holly Hunter in her first television series, as well as Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Laura San Giacomo, Bailey Chase, Bokeem Woodbine,...
. She had a recurring role as the high school guidance counselor in ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton. It first aired on ABC Family on July 1, 2008. The show was renewed for a second season consisting of 24 episodes on February 9, 2009, which began airing on June 22, 2009...
. She also had an appearance on the Fox TV show 'Til Death
'Til Death
’Til Death is an American sitcom which aired on the Fox network from September 7, 2006, to June 20, 2010. The series was created by husband-and-wife team Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, who were also the writers and executive-producers...
in which she has a reunion of sorts with two of her Blossom
Blossom (TV series)
Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...
costars- Jenna von Oÿ
Jenna von Oÿ
Jenna von Oÿ is an American actress and country music singer best known for her roles as Six LeMeure on the NBC series Blossom, and Stevie van Lowe on the UPN sitcom The Parkers.-Early life and career:...
– who played Blossom’s quirky best friend Six – and Michael Stoyanov
Michael Stoyanov
Michael Stoyanov is an American actor and television writer.Stoyanov was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is probably best known for his role in the situation comedy Blossom as oldest brother Anthony Russo. He left the show after several years to write for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, a move he...
– who played Blossom’s older brother Anthony.
In 2010 she joined the cast of The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers...
as Amy Farrah Fowler. Her first appearance was in the finale of the third season of the show, where she was cast as a potential girlfriend for the character Sheldon Cooper
Sheldon Cooper
Sheldon Lee Cooper, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D. is a fictional character from Texas on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory, portrayed by actor Jim Parsons...
(Jim Parsons
Jim Parsons
James Joseph "Jim" Parsons is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Sheldon Cooper on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, with his performance often cited as a significant reason for the program's success...
). In the fourth season of the show, she started out as a recurring character playing Sheldon's "friend that's a girl, but not a girlfriend". Beginning with episode 8 of the 4th season, she became part of the main cast. Bialik's character is a neurobiologist, which corresponds to Bialik's real-life educational pursuits, as described below.
Prior to her joining 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 PhD in neuroscience or something".
Personal life
Bialik attended Walter Reed Junior High School in North Hollywood, CA, located in the San Fernando Valley. At the end of Blossom, she chose to attend UCLAUniversity of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, although she also had been accepted to both Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. She stated that she wanted to stay close to her parents and did not want to move to the East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
. She earned a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in 2000 in neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
, Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
, and Jewish studies
Jewish studies
Jewish studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history , religious studies, archeology, sociology, languages , political science, area studies, women's studies, and ethnic studies...
, and went on to the PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
program in neuroscience. A 2002 interview stated that Bialik is now involved in Conservadox Judaism
Conservadox Judaism
Conservadox is the term sometimes used to describe Jews whose beliefs and practices place them on the religious continuum somewhere between Conservative Judaism and Modern Orthodox Judaism...
. She has appeared in several YouTube cameos as Blossom and Amy Farrah Fowler asking questions about Jewish beliefs. The videos are produced by Allison Josephs, Bialik's Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
study partner, whom she met with the help of Partners in Torah.
She took a break from studies in 2005 to return to acting. Bialik completed her PhD in 2008, but is not pursuing an academic career in the near future, though her character on The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers...
is a neurobiologist. Her dissertation was an investigation of Prader-Willi syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
Prader–Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder in which seven genes on chromosome 15 are deleted or unexpressed on the paternal chromosome...
.
She married Michael Stone on August 31, 2003, in a Victorian
Victorian fashion
Victorian fashion comprises the various fashions and trends in British culture that emerged and grew in province throughout the Victorian era and the reign of Queen Victoria, a period which would last from June 1837 to January 1901. Covering nearly two thirds of the 19th century, the 63 year reign...
-themed ceremony with traditional Jewish customs (Bialik's husband, born a Latter Day Saint, converted to Judaism
Conversion to Judaism
Conversion to Judaism is a formal act undertaken by a non-Jewish person who wishes to be recognised as a full member of the Jewish community. A Jewish conversion is both a religious act and an expression of association with the Jewish people...
; several years later, Bialik's mother-in-law converted to Judaism as well). The couple have two sons together; Miles Roosevelt Bialik Stone was born on October 10, 2005, and Frederick Heschel Bialik Stone was born on August 15, 2008. She is a celebrity spokesperson for the Holistic Moms Network
Holistic moms network
The Holistic Moms Network is a national, membership-based and managed, non-profit organization with more than 100 chapters across the US and Canada. The organization is headquartered in Caldwell, New Jersey and launched its first chapter in 2002 in Essex County, NJ...
.
Hayim Nahman Bialik, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
's national poet, was Mayim Bialik's great-great-grandfather's uncle.
She is vegan.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | |
| 1988 | Beaches Beaches (film) Beaches , is a 1988 American comedy-drama film adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the Iris Rainer Dart novel of the same name... |
young Cecilia 'CC' Carol Bloom | |
| Pumpkinhead Pumpkinhead (film) Pumpkinhead is a 1988 supernatural horror film. It was the directorial debut of noted special effects artist Stan Winston. While Pumpkinhead received mixed reviews, the film has built up a cult following in the years since its release.-Plot:... |
Wallace kid | ||
| 2005 | Kalamazoo? Kalamazoo? Kalamazoo? is a 2006 film, directed by David O'Malley and starring Josie Davis, Mayim Bialik, and Joanna Clare Scott, who also wrote the screenplay. It tells the story of three girlfriends who go back to Kalamazoo, Michigan for their 10-year high school reunion. There, they discover that a time... |
Maggie Goldman | |
| 2011 | The Chicago 8 The Chicago 8 The Chicago 8 is a 2010 independent drama film starring Philip Baker Hall, Gary Cole, Steven Culp and Mayim Bialik. The film is based on on actual court transcripts from the Chicago Seven trial. The Chicago 8 is written and directed by Pinchas Perry. Pinchas Perry, Al Bravo, Shirly Brener, Kate... |
Nancy Kurshan Nancy Kurshan Nancy Kurshan was born in Brooklyn, NY on February 4, 1944, was raised as a “red diaper baby” and is best known for being a founder of the Youth International Party . She was a participant in the civil rights and peace movements as far back as high school... |
|
| Television - Live Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast (TV series) Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double focus: the relationship between Vincent , a mythic, noble man-beast, and his Catherine , a savvy assistant District attorney in New York; and a... |
Ellie | Episode: "No Way Down" |
| 1988 | The Facts of Life The Facts of Life (TV series) The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. A spin-off of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, the series' premise focused on Edna Garrett as she becomes a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, a prestigious... |
Jennifer Cole | Episodes: "The Beginning of the Beginning", "The Beginning of the End" |
| 1988–1989 | Webster Webster (TV series) Webster is an American situation comedy that premiered on ABC on September 16, 1983, and ran on that network until September 11, 1987, but continued in first-run syndication until 1989... |
Frieda | eight episodes |
| 1989–1990 | Empty Nest | Laurie Kincaid | Episodes: "The R.N. Who Came to Dinner", "Harry Knows Best" |
| MacGyver MacGyver MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles... |
Lisa Woodman | Episodes: "Cease Fire", "Twenty Questions", "Hearts of Steel" | |
| 1990 | Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a 16-year-old doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, ABC aired the show from 1989 to 1993 for four seasons totaling 97 episodes.-Plot:Dr.... |
Candace | Episode: "Ask Dr. Doogie" |
| Molloy | Molloy Martin | Episodes: "Pilot", "Surprise" | |
| Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television... |
Natalie | Episode: "I Want My FYI" | |
| 1990–1995 | Blossom Blossom (TV series) Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :... |
Blossom Russo | 114 episodes |
| 1991 | Sea World's Mother Earth Celebration (on Nickelodeon) | Herself | Played a mall-a-holic who knows little about animals and nature until she hears about friends' experiences. Her neighborhood mysteriously "flies off" to Sea World where she's able to use her new knowledge and learn more facts. |
| 1993 | The Hidden Room | Jillie | Episode: "Jillie" |
| 1994 | Don't Drink the Water | Susan Hollander | Woody Allen's TV remake |
| 1994–1995 | The John Larroquette Show The John Larroquette Show The John Larroquette Show is a situation comedy that ran on the NBC network from 1993 to 1996. The show, created by Don Reo, was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court. The series took place in a seedy bus terminal in St. Louis, Missouri and focused on the... |
Rachel | Episodes: "The Book of Rachel", "Rachel and Ton", "Rachel Redux" |
| 1998 | Welcome to Paradox | Rita | Episode: "Alien Jane" |
| 2005 | Fat Actress Fat Actress Fat Actress is an American sitcom television series starring Kirstie Alley. It aired on Showtime in the United States in the spring of 2005, on Movie Central in Western Canada, The Movie Network in Eastern Canada, FX in the UK, Network Ten in Australia and VOX and Das Vierte in Germany... |
Herself | Episodes: "The Koi Effect", "Holy Lesbo Batman" |
| 7th Heaven 7th Heaven 7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007... |
Cathy | Episode: "Dick" | |
| 2005, 2007 | Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself... |
Jodi Funkhauser | Episodes: "The Bowtie", "The TiVo Guy", "The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial" |
| 2009 | Saving Grace Saving Grace (TV series) Saving Grace is an American television crime drama series which premiered on TNT on July 23, 2007 and ran until June 21, 2010. The show stars Academy Award-winner Holly Hunter in her first television series, as well as Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Laura San Giacomo, Bailey Chase, Bokeem Woodbine,... |
Esther | Episode: "Mooooooooo" |
| What Not To Wear | Herself | Clinton Kelly nominated her for the show, having been a fan of hers since Blossom | |
| Bones Bones (TV series) Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent... |
Genie Gormon | Episode: "The Cinderella in the Cardboard" | |
| 2010 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager The Secret Life of the American Teenager The Secret Life of the American Teenager is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton. It first aired on ABC Family on July 1, 2008. The show was renewed for a second season consisting of 24 episodes on February 9, 2009, which began airing on June 22, 2009... |
Dr. Wilameena Bink | Episodes: "You Don’t Know What You’ve Got...", "Just Say Me", "Let's Try That Again", "The Rhythm of Life" |
| 'Til Death 'Til Death ’Til Death is an American sitcom which aired on the Fox network from September 7, 2006, to June 20, 2010. The series was created by husband-and-wife team Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, who were also the writers and executive-producers... |
Herself | Episodes: "The Break-Up", "Merit Play", "Baby Steps" | |
| 2010-Present | The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers... |
Amy Farrah Fowler | Introduced in season 3 finale, guest until episode 5 of season 4, main cast starring role since episode 8 of season 4 |
| Television - voice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten | Petey | |
| 1995, 1996 | The Adventures of Hyperman The Adventures of Hyperman The Adventures of Hyperman is an American animated series that aired from October 14, 1995 to August 10, 1996 on CBS. It was based on an edutainment computer game of the same name The property was created by Kevin O'Donnell and Ken Corr... |
Brittany Bright | Episodes: #1.1 and "Oceans a Leavin'" |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest is an animated action-adventure television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996 to April 16, 1997. A revival of the 1960s Jonny Quest franchise, it features teenage adventurers Jonny Quest, Hadji Singh,... |
Lucy | Episode: "The Alchemist" |
| Julia/French Woman | Episode: "Assault on Questworld: | ||
| 1996, 1999 | Hey Arnold! Hey Arnold! Hey Arnold! is an American animated television series created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. The show's premise focuses on a fourth grader named Arnold who lives with his grandparents. Episodes center on his experiences navigating big city life while dealing with the problems he and his friends... |
Maria | Episodes: "6th Grade Girls/The Baseball", "Dinner for Four/Phoebe Skips" |
| 1997 | Johnny Bravo Johnny Bravo Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality... |
Tour Guide | Episode: "Going Batty/Berry the Butler/Red Faced in the White House" |
| Extreme Ghostbusters Extreme Ghostbusters Extreme Ghostbusters is an animated television series and a follow-up to the animated series Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters. It is a part of the film/TV Ghostbusters franchise... |
Girl in Future | Episode: "Ghost Apocalyptic Future" | |
| 1997, 1998, 2000 | Recess Recess (TV series) Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers... |
Kirsten Kurst | Episodes: "The Break-In", "The Girl Was Trouble", "The Ratings Game" |
| 2003 | X2: Wolverine's Revenge X2: Wolverine's Revenge X2: Wolverine's Revenge is a video game released in 2003 to coincide with the release date of the film X2: X-Men United. Revenge was the first home console title to feature Wolverine in a starring role since 1994; he had appeared two years earlier in X-Men: Wolverine's Rage for Game Boy Color... |
Bush Pilot, May Deuce | video game |
| 2003, 2004 | Kim Possible Kim Possible Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the... |
Justine Flanner | Episodes: "The Secret Files", "Partners" |
| 2005 | Katbot Katbot Disney's Katbot was to be a comedy series based on the character Katbot and website created by Angela Martini for Funny Garbage with a pilot directed by Beavis and Butt-heads Emmy-nominated director Mike deSeve... |
Paula | never aired |