Melissa Rauch
An immensely gifted comedienne and actress, Melissa Rauch delighted fans in any project in which she appeared. Born June 23, 1980 in Marlboro, NJ, Melissa Ivy Rauch began doing stand-up comedy while studying acting in college, and developed an impressive reputation. She broke through with a one-woman show, "The Miss Education of Jenna Bush," which put her on the radar of casting directors and led to her making her screen debut in the Steve Buscemi oddity "Delirious" (2006). During this period, she also became a frequent presence on weekly pop culture wrap-up "Best Week Ever" (VH1 2004-09). She filmed a recurring role on the highly anticipated series "12 Miles of Bad Road" (HBO), but despite intense curiosity surrounding the project and a dream cast, it never actually aired. Rauch made more industry headway with a recurring role as Tina, frenemy to Selma Blair's high-strung Kim, on the American reboot of the Australian smash "Kath & Kim" (NBC, 2008-09). She shot a cameo for the Jason Segel/Paul Rudd comedy hit "I Love You, Man" (2009) before she achieved stardom as Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski, the squeaky-voiced microbiologist who wins the heart and eventually the hand of engineer Howard (Simon Helberg) on "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS, 2007- ). With her killer comic timing and acting chops, Rauch proved a wonderful addition to the series, becoming a series regular and sharing a Best Ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award nomination with her cast mates. She also charmed in a recurring role as Summer, a quirky doll collector who nursed an enormous crush on Hoyt (Jim Parrack) on "True Blood" (HBO, 2008-2014).
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Filmography
Movies
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self | - | 2023 |
11% |
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Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! | Gwen the Cat (Voice) | - | 2020 |
48% |
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Ode to Joy | Bethany (Character) | $17.0K | 2019 |
50% |
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Batman and Harley Quinn | Harley Quinn (Voice) | - | 2017 |
36% |
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Flock of Dudes | Jamie (Character) | - | 2016 |
18% |
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Ice Age: Collision Course | Francine (Voice) | $64.0M | 2016 |
37% |
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The Bronze |
Hope Annabelle Greggory (Character), Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
$615.7K | 2015 |
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In Lieu of Flowers | Carrie (Character) | - | 2013 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 56% | Night Court |
Abby Stone (Character), Executive Producer |
2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2012 2016 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2014 2016 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Jeopardy! | Guest | 2022 |
81% | 84% | The Big Bang Theory |
Bernadette Rostenkowski (Character), Bernadette (Guest Star) |
2009-2019 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2016 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marvel's Ant-Man Shorts | Wasp (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2012-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Sofia the First | Tizzy (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 91% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2014 |
100% | 78% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Mollie (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2012-2013 |
68% | 72% | True Blood | Summer (Guest Star) | 2010 |
81% | 89% | The Office | Cathy (Guest Star) | 2010 |
20% | No Score Yet | Kath & Kim | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008-2009 |