Carol Ann Susi - wikipedia Carol Ann Susi Carol Ann Susi ( 1952 - 02 - 02 ) February 2, 1952 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. November 11, 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 11 ) ( aged 62 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting place Saint Charles Cemetery Nationality American Occupation Actress Years active 1974 -- 2014 Carol Ann Susi ( February 2, 1952 -- November 11, 2014 ) was an American actress. She was known for providing the voice of recurring unseen character Mrs. Wolowitz, mother of Howard Wolowitz, on the television series The Big Bang Theory. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Death 4 References 5 External links Career Susi made her first screen appearance in Kolchak : The Night Stalker, where she played the recurring role of intern Monique Marmelstein. Other television and film credits included : McMillan & Wife, Coyote Ugly, Just Go with It, The Big Bang Theory, Becker, Grey 's Anatomy, That ' 70s Show, Out of Practice, Cats & Dogs, Just Shoot Me, Married... with Children, Night Court, The King of Queens, Death Becomes Her, NYPD Blue, Seinfeld, The Secret of My Success, My Blue Heaven, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. She also had extensive experience in live theatre and voiced a character on the video game installment of CSI : NY. Personal life Carol Ann Susi was born in Brooklyn, of Italian descent. She studied acting at HB Studio in New York City before moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s. Death Susi died of cancer on November 11, 2014, in Los Angeles, California, at age 62. She is interred at the Saint Charles Cemetery in East Farmingdale, New York. References ^ Jump up to : Hughes, Jason ( November 11, 2014 ). `` Carol Ann Susi, ' Big Bang Theory 's ' Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead at 62 ''. The Wrap. Retrieved November 12, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Big Bang Theory actress dies at 62 ''. The Globe and Mail. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014. Jump up ^ Morris, Joan ( March 14, 2009 ). `` Who 's the Voice of ' Big Bang ' Mother ? ''. Contra Costa Times. p. 2A. Retrieved June 2, 2012. Jump up ^ Salem, Rob ( January 24, 2009 ). `` Nerd herd doing a bang - up job ''. Toronto Star. Retrieved June 2, 2012. Jump up ^ Owen, Rob ( March 16, 2012 ). `` TV Q&A with Rob Owen ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 2, 2012. Jump up ^ Robinson, Johnny ( September 27, 1974 ). `` Radio and TV plus Video Versions ''. Lewiston Evening Journal. p. 21. Retrieved June 2, 2012. Jump up ^ Drake, Sylvie ( September 16, 1988 ). `` ' Ladies ' Room ' Lives Up to Expectations of Racy Domain ''. Los Angeles Times. p. C6. Retrieved June 2, 2012. Jump up ^ Collins, Scott ( December 19, 1995 ). `` Ollstein 's ' Pot Roast ' Is Rich in Flavor ''. Los Angeles Times. p. F8. Retrieved June 2, 2012. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( November 11, 2014 ). `` Carol Ann Susi, ' Big Bang Theory 's Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead ''. Deadline. Retrieved November 12, 2014. Jump up ^ Swift, Andy ( November 11, 2014 ). `` Carol Ann Susi, Voice Behind Big Bang Theory 's Mrs. Wolowitz, Dead at 62 ''. TV Line. Retrieved November 11, 2014. Jump up ^ Resting Places External links Carol Ann Susi on IMDb WorldCat Identities GND : 1061791513 VIAF : 311656933 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carol_Ann_Susi&oldid=866091528 '' Categories : 1952 births 2014 deaths 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles Actresses from New York City Actresses of Italian descent American film actresses American people of Italian descent American television actresses American voice actresses Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from cancer of unknown primary origin People from Brooklyn Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский Simple English Türkçe 6 more Edit links This page was last edited on 28 October 2018, at 05 : 37 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who played mrs wolowitz on big bang theory
Answer: Carol Ann Susi