13 Facts About Mayim Bialik

Mayim Chaya Bialik was born on December 12,1975, in San Diego, California, to Beverly and Barry Bialik.

Mayim Bialik graduated in 1993 from North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, California.

Mayim Bialik earned a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience, with minors in Hebrew and Jewish studies, in 2000.

Mayim Bialik took a break from studies in 2005 to return to acting.

Mayim Bialik returned to earn her PhD degree in neuroscience from UCLA in 2007 under Dr James McCracken.

Mayim Bialik started her career as a child actress in the late 1980s.

Mayim Bialik joined the cast of The Big Bang Theory as Dr Amy Farrah Fowler in 2010.

In May 2023, Mayim Bialik competed as a contestant on an episode of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune against Vanna White and Ken Jennings.

Mayim Bialik founded Grok Nation in August 2015 to facilitate conversations among people of different ages and backgrounds about issues.

Mayim Bialik has been vocal since the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel saying she was "speechless" amid the "exceptionally painful" Gaza war.

In 2014, Mayim Bialik was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Boston University.

Mayim Bialik married Michael Stone on August 31,2003; they had a Victorian-themed ceremony that included traditional Jewish wedding customs.

Mayim Bialik returned to television in 2010, as opposed to continuing her scientific career, so she could spend more time with her children.