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Mayim Chaya Bialik (/ ˈ m aɪ ɪ m b i ˈ ɑː l ɪ k / MY-im bee-AH-lik; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, author and former game show host. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom.
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- She is a second-generation Jewish immigrant. Like many Ashkenazi Jews in the U.S., Mayim’s grandparents immigrated from Poland, Hungary and then-Czechoslovakia.
- Her name has many layers of Jewish meaning. Mayim’s full name — Mayim Chaya Bialik — carries serious Jewish meaning. Her first name, Mayim, means “water” in Hebrew.
- Mayim identifies as Modern Orthodox. Although she was raised in a Reform Jewish family, Mayim has become more religiously observant as an adult and now identifies as Modern Orthodox.
- She was the first woman in her family to become a bat mitzvah. When Mayim spoke at the National Museum of American Jewish History’s celebration marking the 90th anniversary of the first bat mitzvah ceremony in the United States, we learned that Mayim was the first woman in her family to have a bat mitzvah.
Actress. Producer. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 351. Play trailer 1:13. Call Me Kat (2021–2023) 28 Videos. 99+ Photos. Mayim Bialik grew up in San Diego and got her first acting job ( Pumpkinhead (1988)) when she was just 12 years old.
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Jun 23, 2021 · Actor, writer, and neuroscientist Mayim Chaya Bialik was born December 12, 1975, in San Diego, California, to a primarily Eastern European Jewish family. Her parents, Barry Bialik and Beverly Winkleman, grew up in The Bronx, where their own parents had landed after immigrating from Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
Aug 11, 2021 · Here are some things to know about Bialik’s Jewish identity: Mayim Chaya Bialik was born on December 12, 1975 in San Diego, California. She was born to Barry and Beverly Bialik. Is anyone else surprised they didn’t give their daughter a name that starts with a B? Her family were Jewish immigrants
Mayim Chaya Bialik (MY-im bee-AH-lik) (born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, game show host, neuroscientist, and author. She's known for her roles as the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom, neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, young CC Bloom in Beaches (1988), and the title character in Call ...
Bialik shared hosting duties of Jeopardy! with Ken Jennings on a rotating basis between August 2021 and December 2023. Mayim Chaya Bialik is an American actress, author and former game show host. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom Blossom.