Mayim Bialik is a very interesting Hollywood actress who refutes all stereotypes. She became famous for playing the role of a neuroscientist in the TV series The Big Bang Theory, however, her employment on the set didn’t prevent her from making a serious scientific career and getting a doctorate in her life. Photos of Mayim Bialik in life are very different from her on-screen image, as in reality she is a pretty girl.
Childhood on the set
The future doctor of science and actress was born in 1975 in San Diego, California. Mayim Bialik grew up in an intelligent Jewish family that adheres to Judaism, but not in its orthodox version. Her parents were engaged in teaching and documentary.
A cheerful girl got to the set at the age of 12 and since then has not left for a long time. She began by working on television, playing in the TV series Facts from Life, Secret Agent McGwire, Beauty and the Beast. As a teenager, she had a chance to work together with the famous comedian actress Beth Midler. In the film “On the Beach”, Mayim Bialik played the heroine of Midler in her childhood.
In 1990, she begins filming at once in two television series - Molloy and Blossom. The first project did not arouse much interest and successfully closed after several episodes, but Blossom proved to be more successful, holding out until 1995. All this time, one of the leading actresses of the project worked as a native of San Diego.
The list of films by Mayim Bialik in 1994 was supplemented by a picture of Woody Allen himself. The venerable director noticed a young, non-standard actress and invited to his project “Do not drink water” for the role of Susan.
Another hypostasis of the actress
Like every child from a Jewish family, Mayim Bialik is not used to spending time in idleness. Despite the heavy workload on the set, she studied hard and graduated from high school with good grades. The doors of such prestigious educational institutions as Yale and Harvard opened before the gifted girl, but she did not want to be separated from her family and chose the University of California to continue her education.
The girl successfully fit into the student environment and began to study the difficult specialty of a neurologist. In 2000, Mayim Bialik defended her diploma with honors and left the university with a bachelor's degree. This seemed to her not enough, and she continued her education in Los Angeles, worked on her scientific work. Seven years later, Mayim Bialik defended her doctoral dissertation with brilliance, the main theme of which was violations in adolescents suffering from specific hereditary diseases.
"The Big Bang Theory"
Having successfully worked in the research field, the doctor of natural sciences returns to the work of the actress. In 2005, Mayim Bialik played in the comedy Kalamazoo. Here she played the role of one of her friends who conspired to destroy the memories of her classmates about the dreams and hopes of youth in order to get rid of the disappointment of oppressive reality.
In addition, Mayim Bialik appeared in the TV show "The Secret Life of an American Teenager," where she played the role of an adviser to the school principal.
However, the girl’s main acting success was her participation in the cult TV series The Big Bang Theory.
She joined the ensemble in 2010, receiving the role of a friend of the protagonist of the project - the physicist Sheldon. The neuroscientist Amy Fowler performed by Mayim Bialik was a huge success with the audience and since the fourth season has become one of the main characters of The Big Bang Theory. The ratings of the series have not been falling for many years, and he continues to act in films and gather a huge audience.
Personal life
In 2003, the actress officially formalized her relationship with Michael Stone, with whom she lived for ten years. During the marriage, she became the mother of two boys - Michael Roosevelt and Frederick Heschel. The venerable mother of the family decided on an unusual experiment and met the birth of her children in her own house.
An inquisitive scientist, even considering the feeding and development of her children, she considered from a scientific point of view and presented her thoughts on this subject in a separate publication.
Unfortunately, even the most enduring marriages sometimes break up, Mayim Bialik and her husband did not escape this, they broke up in 2013.
In 2012, the actress had a terrible car accident. She was seriously injured, but managed to recover and returned to active work.