Mayim Bialik - wikipedia Mayim Bialik Mayim Bialik Bialik at PaleyFest 2013 for The Big Bang Theory Mayim Chaya Bialik ( 1975 - 12 - 12 ) December 12, 1975 ( age 41 ) San Diego, California, U.S. Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles ( BS, PhD ) Occupation Actress, neuroscientist, author Years active 1987 -- present Television Blossom The Big Bang Theory Spouse ( s ) Michael Stone ( m. 2003 ; div. 2012 ) Children Website mayimbialik.net groknation.com Mayim Chaya Bialik ( / ˈmaɪ. əm biˈɑːlɪk /, MY - əm bee - AH - lik ) ( born December 12, 1975 ) is an American actress and neuroscientist. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of NBC 's Blossom. Since 2010, she has played Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler -- like the actress, a neuroscientist -- on CBS 's The Big Bang Theory, a role for which she has been nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and won a Critic 's Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Other works and writings 3.1 GrokNation 3.2 Books 4 Personal life 5 Awards and nominations 6 Filmography 7 Written works 8 References 9 External links Early Life Mayim Chaya Bialik was born on December 12, 1975, in San Diego, California, to Barry ( d. 2015 ) and Beverly ( née Winkleman ) Bialik. Three of her four grandparents emigrated from Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. Bialik was raised as a Reform Jew, but now considers herself to be Orthodox Jewish. Her personal name, Mayim, originates in a mispronunciation of Miriam, her great - grandmother 's name. It also means `` water '' in Hebrew. Bialik attended Walter Reed Junior High School ( now Walter Reed Middle School ) and graduated from North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, California, as part of the class of 1993. At the end of Blossom, she chose to attend UCLA, although she also had been accepted at 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. Bialik earned a B.S. degree in neuroscience, with minors in Hebrew and Jewish studies, and went on to study for a doctorate in neuroscience. She took a break from studies in 2005 to return to acting. Bialik returned to earn her Ph. D. in neuroscience from UCLA, in 2007. Her dissertation was an investigation of hypothalamic activity in patients with Prader -- Willi syndrome, entitled `` Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive - compulsive, affiliative and satiety behaviors in Prader -- Willi syndrome. '' 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 horror film Pumpkinhead ( 1988 ), her first acting job, and guest appearances on The Facts of Life and Beauty and the Beast. It was for her Beauty and the Beast work, 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. She appeared in three episodes of MacGyver as Lisa Woodman. 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 the former. When Molloy folded after its six episodes, Blossom premiered as a mid-season replacement on January 3, 1991, and aired until May 22, 1995. She had a major part in the Woody Allen comedy film Do n't Drink the Water in 1994. 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 game show `` Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego ? ''. Between 1995 and 2005, Bialik mostly did voice - over 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 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 and made a guest appearance in an episode of Saving Grace. Bialik at the 36th Annual Gracie Awards, in 2011. She had a recurring role as the high school guidance counselor in ABC Family 's The Secret Life of the American Teenager. In 2009, Bialik was nominated by Clinton Kelly for a makeover on TLC 's What Not To Wear. She joined the cast of The Big Bang Theory as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler. 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 Season 4, Episode 8, she became part of the main cast. Amy is a neurobiologist, which is a field related to Bialik 's real - life academic career 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. 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 Ph. D. in neuroscience or something. '' She is cast as one of the guest stars on the Steve Carell 2014 improvisational sketch show Riot. In August 2014, Bialik began hosting a revival of Candid Camera on TV Land alongside Peter Funt. On March 6, 2012, her book, Beyond the Sling : A Real - Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way, was released. Her most recent movie appearance was in a Lifetime Christmas movie, The Flight Before Christmas in 2015. Other works and writings GrokNation In August 2015, Bialik launched her own lifestyle website, GrokNation, which caters to women and includes wide - ranging topics such as religion, popular culture, parenting, and Hollywood. Bialik also mentioned on her interviews that her website 's title was in reference to the classic 1961 sci - fi novel Stranger in a Strange Land and was derived from the word grok, which means to fully grasp something in the deepest way possible. Books Bialik has also written two books with pediatrician Jay Gordon ( as well as one by herself ). Beyond the Sling is about attachment parenting, while Mayim 's Vegan Table contains over one hundred vegan recipes written by Bialik. Her third book is called `` Girling Up '' and is about the struggles and ways in which girls grow up whilst showing the scientific ways in which your body changes too. Personal Life Bialik married Michael Stone on August 31, 2003, in a Victorian - themed ceremony that included traditional Jewish wedding customs. Stone was born into a Mormon family and converted to Judaism. Bialik and Stone have two sons, Miles Roosevelt Bialik Stone ( b. 2005 ) and Frederick Heschel Bialik Stone ( b. 2008 ). In 2010, Bialik returned to television so that she could spend more time with her children and stated, `` 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. '' In November 2012, her marriage ended in divorce. In a 2012 interview, Bialik stated she sees herself as an `` aspiring Modern Orthodox ''. Bialik has also described herself as a `` staunch Zionist ''. She is a self - professed fan of the Orthodox Jewish a cappella group The Maccabeats of Yeshiva University, and appeared with her two sons lighting the menorah in the group 's 2011 Hanukkah music video. During the 2014 Gaza Conflict, she donated money to the IDF for armored vests. She has also 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 encountered with the help of Partners in Torah. Bialik is a celebrity spokesperson for the Holistic Moms Network. In 2014, Bialik was awarded an honorary D.H.L. degree from Boston University. Bialik is a vegan and a founding member of the Shamayim V'Aretz Institute, a Jewish organization that advocates for the ethical treatment of animals. She stated on The Late Late Show with James Corden that she identified herself as a feminist. Awards and nominations Year Award 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 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 Critics Society 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 Critics Society Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Won Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series 2014 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Young Hollywood Awards Best On - Screen Couple ( with Jim Parsons ) TV Guide Awards Favorite Duo ( with Jim Parsons ) 2015 Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 2016 Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Won Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Beaches Young Cecilia `` CC '' Carol Bloom 1988 Pumpkinhead Wallace kid 1990 The Kingdom Chums : Original Top Ten Petey Voice Do n't Drink the Water Susan Hollander 2005 Kalamazoo ? Maggie Goldman 2011 Chicago 8, The The Chicago 8 Nancy Kurshan 2011 The Dog Who Saved Halloween Medusa Voice 2012 Scooby - Doo ! Music of the Vampire Maria Voice 2014 Stan Lee 's Mighty 7 Lady Lightning Voice 2015 The Flight Before Christmas Stephanie Michelle Hunt Television Year Title Role Notes Beauty and the Beast Ellie `` No Way Down '' ( Season 1, Episode 4 ) 1988 Facts of Life, The The Facts of Life Jennifer Cole `` The Beginning of the Beginning '' ( Season 9, Episode 23 ) `` The Beginning of the End '' ( Season 9, Episode 24 ) 1988 -- 89 Webster Frieda Recurring role ( Season 6 ) 1989 -- 90 Empty Nest Laurie Kincaid `` The R.N. Who Came to Dinner '' ( Season 2, Episode 8 ) `` Harry Knows Best '' ( Season 3, Episode 11 ) 1989 -- 90 MacGyver Lisa Woodman `` Cease Fire '' ( Season 5, Episode 4 ) `` Hearts of Steel '' ( Season 5, Episode 19 ) `` Twenty Questions '' ( Season 6, Episode 4 ) 1990 Doogie Howser, M.D. Candace `` Ask Dr. Doogie '' ( Season 2, Episode 3 ) 1990 Molloy Molloy Martin Lead role 1990 Murphy Brown Natalie `` I Want My FYI '' ( Season 2, Episode 16 ) 1990 The Earth Day Special Herself Television special 1990 -- 95 Blossom Blossom Russo Lead Role 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. Also features blind actor / singer Tom Sullivan and artist / inventor Remo Saraceni. 1993 The Hidden Room Jillie `` Jillie '' ( Season 2, Episode 6 ) 1994 -- 95 John Larroquette Show, The The John Larroquette Show Rachel `` The Book of Rachel '' ( Season 2, Episode 8 ) `` Rachel and Ton '' ( Season 2, Episode 21 ) `` Rachel Redux '' ( Season 3, Episode 3 ) 1995 -- 96 Adventures of Hyperman, The The Adventures of Hyperman Brittany Bright Voice ; Main role 1999 Hey Arnold ! Maria Voice ; `` 6th Grade Girls / The Baseball '' ( Season 1, Episode 5 ) `` Dinner for Four / Phoebe Skips '' ( Season 4, Episode 5 ) Aaahh ! ! ! Real Monsters Cindy Voice ; `` Wake Me When It 's Over '' ( Season 3, Episode 12 ) Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Lucy / Julia Voice ; `` Assault on Questworld '' ( Season 1, Episode 8 ) `` The Alchemist '' ( Season 1, Episode 12 ) 1997 2000 Recess Kirsten Kurst Voice ; `` The Break - In '' ( Season 1, Episode 1 ) `` The Girl Was Trouble '' ( Season 2, Episode 9 ) `` The Ratings Game '' ( Season 3, Episode 16 ) 1997 Johnny Bravo Tour Guide Voice ; `` Going Batty '' ( Season 1, Episode 11 ) 1997 Extreme Ghostbusters Girl in Future Voice ; `` Ghost Apocalyptic Future '' ( Season 1, Episode 18 ) 1998 Welcome to Paradox Rita `` Alien Jane '' ( Season 1, Episode 7 ) 2001 -- 02 Lloyd in Space Mean Cindy Voice ; Recurring role ( Season 1 -- 2 ) 2003 7th Heaven Cathy `` Dick '' ( Season 7, Episode 20 ) Kim Possible Justine Flanner Voice ; `` Partners '' ( Season 2, Episode 22 ) 2005 Katbot Paula Voice ; Recurring role 2005 Fat Actress Herself `` The Koi Effect '' ( Season 1, Episode 3 ) `` Holy Lesbo Batman '' ( Season 1, Episode 4 ) 2005 2007 Curb Your Enthusiasm Jodi Funkhauser `` The Bowtie '' ( Season 5, Episode 2 ) `` The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial '' ( Season 6, Episode 3 ) `` The TiVo Guy '' ( Season 6, Episode 7 ) 2009 Saving Grace Esther `` Mooooooooo '' ( Season 3, Episode 5 ) 2009 Bones Genie Gormon `` The Cinderella in the Cardboard '' ( Season 4, Episode 20 ) 2009 ' Til Death Herself `` The Break - Up '' ( Season 4, Episode 13 ) `` Merit Play '' ( Season 4, Episode 19 ) `` Baby Steps '' ( Season 4, Episode 32 ) The Secret Life of the American Teenager Dr. Wilameena Bink Recurring role ( Season 2 -- 3 ) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? Herself / Expert Season 8 2010 -- present Big Bang Theory, The The Big Bang Theory Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler Guest role ( Season 3 ) Main role ( Season 4 -- present ) 2013 Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time B.O.O.T.H. Voice ; `` Second Season Prequel '' ( Season 2, Episode 7 ) 2014 Candid Camera Host Season 38 2015 Blaze and the Monster Machines Great Sphinx Voice ; `` Race to the Top of the World '' ( Season 2, Episodes 4 -- 5 ) 2016 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Willoughby Voice ; `` Fetch '' ( Season 2, Episode 16 ) 2017 MasterChef Junior ( U.S. season 5 ) Herself Guest judge, `` Batter Hurry Up '' ( Season 5, Episode 4 ) Web Year Title Role Notes 2016 YidLife Crisis Chaya `` The Double Date '' ( Season 2, Episode 3 ) 2017 Good Mythical Morning Herself `` What 's On My Head ? Challenge ? ( Episode 1,083 ) Video games Year Title Role Notes 2003 X2 : Wolverine 's Revenge Bush Pilot / May Deuce Voice Written works Bialik, Mayim ( 2007 ). Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive - compulsive, affiliative, and satiety behaviors in Prader - Willi syndrome ( Doctoral Dissertation ). Los Angeles : UCLA Proquest. p. 285. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 28. 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. 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. Bialik, Mayim ( 2017 ) Girling Up : How to be Strong, Smart and Spectacular. Philomel Books. ISBN 9780399548604. References Jump up ^ Russo, G. ( 2012 ). `` Turning point : Mayim Bialik. Actress makes the shift from television to neuroscience and then back again ''. Nature. 485 ( 7400 ) : 669 -- 669. doi : 10.1038 / nj7400 - 669a. ^ Jump up to : Bialik, Mayim Chaya. `` Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive - compulsive, affiliative, and satiety behaviors in Prader - Willi syndrome '' ( PhD Diss., UCLA, 2007 ). Jump up ^ `` Mayim Bialik ''. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Mayim Bialik : Mourning My Father 's Death ''. Kveller. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Obituaries - Obituaries ''. Jewish Journal. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ Berkman, Meredith ( March 8, 1991 ). `` Mayim Bialik : the young feminist ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 February 2015. ^ Jump up to : Stein, Jason ( 2011 ). `` Big Bang Theory star thought she was auditioning for a game show ''. Jewish Telegraph. Retrieved April 7, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Mayim Bialik Discusses Being Orthodox in Hollywood Religious and Reform ''. The Jewish Journal. March 20, 2013. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Mayim Bialik 's Big Bang ''. Haaretz. Retrieved May 27, 2017. Jump up ^ King, Larry ( 6 May 2014 ). `` Mayim Bialik & Melissa Rauch '' ( Video interview ). Larry King Now. Retrieved 18 October 2014. Jump up ^ Kleid, Beth ( February 8, 1993 ). `` Television ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2014. Jump up ^ Carter, Alan ( 1993 - 07 - 16 ). `` Blossom Flowers : Mayim Bialik Grows into Adult Roles ''. Ew.com. Retrieved March 12, 2011. Jump up ^ Hill, Michael E. ( Sep 19, 1993 ). `` Mayim Bialik : Playing the Role Of an American in Paris ''. Washington Post. p. Y. 07. Jump up ^ Biography - official website of Mayim Bialik Jump up ^ Jacobson, Judie. `` Q&A with Mayim Bialik ''. Jerusalem Post. Retrieved on 15 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` Alumni Stories -- Notable Alumni ''. Uclalumni.net. Retrieved March 12, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Biography ''. Mayim Bialik. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Hypothalamic regulation in relation to maladaptive, obsessive - compulsive, affiliative, and satiety behaviors in Prader -- Willi syndrome ( Book, 2007 ) ''. ( WorldCat.org ). 1999 - 02 - 22. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Life After Child Stardom -- Not by the Numbers ''. Abcnews.go.com. 2006 - 11 - 24. Retrieved March 12, 2011. Jump up ^ Pierce, Leonard ( 2009 - 01 - 28 ). `` Mayim Bialik : Random Roles ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 5, 2009. Jump up ^ `` How Did You Get Your SAG - AFTRA Card ? '' TV Guide. January 13, 2014. p. 10. Jump up ^ Patterson, Jean. `` Young ' Blossom ' Fans Soon Can Purchase Her Fashions ''. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2014 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Mayim Bialik Learns What Not to Wear ''. Celebrity-babies.com. 2010 - 11 - 15. Retrieved March 12, 2011. Jump up ^ ( 1 ), additional text. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( 2010 - 11 - 15 ). `` ' Bang Theory ' ups Mayim Bialik to Regular ''. deadline.com. Retrieved January 30, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Perricone, Kathleen ( 2012 - 08 - 28 ). `` Why Mayim Bialik returned to TV after getting her PhD Goddess : Celebrity Moms and Dads - Yahoo Celebrity ''. Omg.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Kroeger, Jake ( April 8, 2014 ). `` Fox Improv Show RIOT Will Feature Steve Carell, Jason Alexander, Cheryl Hines ''. Nerdist. Retrieved April 10, 2014. Jump up ^ Geddes, Robin ( April 8, 2014 ). `` Steve Carell, Big Bang Theory 's Mayim Bialik for new Fox series Riot ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved April 10, 2014. Jump up ^ Swift, Andy ( April 8, 2014 ). `` Exclusive : Steve Carell and Cheryl Hines Among Celebrity Guests in Fox Improv Series Riot ''. TV Line. Retrieved April 10, 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' Big Bang Theory ' Star Mayim Bialik to Host ' Candid Camera ' Reboot ''. TheWrap. July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014. Jump up ^ Weaver, Stephanie ( March 5, 2012 ). `` Actress Mayim Bialik writes book on ' attachment parenting ' ''. USA Today. Jump up ^ `` The Flight Before Christmas ( TV Movie 2015 ) ''. IMDb. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Big Bang Theory Star Mayim Balik Launches Lifestyle Site GrokNation - Great Ideas : People.com ''. People Great Ideas. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Mayim Bialik launches own website ''. The Times of Israel. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ Gabe Friedman ( August 11, 2015 ). `` Mayim Bialik Launches Her Own Website, GrokNation ''. The Forward. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ Beyond the Sling : A Real - Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way : Ph. D. Mayim Bialik Ph. D., Dr. Jay Gordon : 9781451662184 : Amazon.com : Books. ASIN 1451662181. CS1 maint : ASIN uses ISBN ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Beyond The Sling - Mayim Bialik - Simon and Schuster ''. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Writing ''. Mayim Bialik. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ Mayim 's Vegan Table : More than 100 Great - Tasting and Healthy Recipes from My Family to Yours : Mayim Bialik, Jay Gordon : 9780738217048 : Amazon.com : Books. ASIN 0738217042. CS1 maint : ASIN uses ISBN ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Mayim Bialik Shares Jewish Wedding Story ''. CelebrityBrideGuide.com. 2009 - 06 - 01. Retrieved December 30, 2016. Jump up ^ Bialik, Mayim ( 2011 - 03 - 09 ). `` Mayim Bialik 's Husband, Mike, was a Mormon ''. Kveller.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Bialik, Mayim. `` From Mormon to Jew - Kveller, Jewish Family & Children ''. Kveller.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Jump up ^ Allin, Olivia ( May 21, 2012 ). `` Mayim Bialik talks about attachment parenting, sharing a family bed ''. ontheredcarpet.com. Jump up ^ `` '' Big Bang Theory '' star Mayim Bialik and husband to divorce after nine years ``. CBS News. 23 November 2012. Jump up ^ Cohen, Marla ( May 2012 ). `` Geek Love, Parenting, and Judaism ''. Jewish Federation of Rockland County. Jump up ^ Bialik, Mayim ( 9 December 2011 ). `` Mayim 's Miracle Maccabeats Debut ''. kveller.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Big Bang ' star Mayim Bialik helps send bulletproof vests to IDF ''. The Washington Times. 2013 - 07 - 30. Jump up ^ `` ' Science vs. Religion : Mayim Bialik and the Other Big Bang Theory ' ''. Jew in the City. October 31, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Mayim Bialik to Guest Star on a Very Special Jew in the City ! ''. Jewinthecity.com. 2009 - 05 - 20. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Meet Mayim Bialik : Actress and Holistic Mom ''. Holistic Moms Network. 2009 - 07 - 07. Retrieved March 12, 2011. Jump up ^ BU to Award Doctor of Humane Letters to Big Bang Theory Star - website of Boston University Jump up ^ Mayim Bialik : My Honorary Degree From Boston University - website Kveller.com Jump up ^ `` Exclusive : Mayim Bialik Gets Her Eco On At The Go Green Expo In Los Angeles ''. Ecorazzi.com. 2010 - 01 - 20. Retrieved March 12, 2011. Jump up ^ `` The Shamayim V'Aretz Institute - A Center For Jewish Spirituality and Leadership - Leadership ''. Shamayimvaretz.com. 2013 - 03 - 21. Retrieved January 25, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Watch The Late Late Show - # Cleavagegate : Mayim Bialik Flashes Hers to Piers Morgan trailer - AT&T U-verse ''. Retrieved March 24, 2016. Jump up ^ `` About the book - BEYOND THE SLING ''. Mayimbialik.net. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Mayim 's Vegan Table ''. Mayimbialik.net. 2014 - 01 - 19. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Detroit Free Press ''. ' Big Bang Theory ' star shares her wisdom in ' Girling Up '. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 28. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Mayim Bialik Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mayim Bialik. Official website GrokNation Mayim Bialik on IMDb Mayim Bialik at AllMovie Mayim Bialik on kveller Interview with Mayim Bialik, September, 2017, USAToday.com, accessed September 17, 2017. 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Question: girl that plays amy on big bang theory
Answer: Mayim Chaya Bialik