Mostly Credited As: Melissa Rauch Birth Name: Melissa Ivy Rauch Date Of Birth: June 23, 1980 (Age 35) Country Of Birth: USA Birth Place: Marlboro Township, New Jersey Height: 4' 11" (1.49 m)
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Melissa Rauch, born Melissa Ivy Rauch, on June 23, 1980. Was raised in New Jersey, and decided she wanted to be a performer at Marlboro High School. She went on to get her Bachelor in Fine Arts degree in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College. While in school she started doing stand up comedy around New York City, and earned critical acclaim for her one-woman show ’The Miss Education of Jenna Bush’. She spent a short amount of time on film before getting the role of Bernadette Rostenkowski, on ‘The Big Bang Theory’ in 2009. That role has quickly progressed to a main cast billing, and she’s still with it in 2013.
TV Appearances |
The View (1997)
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• Melissa Rauch |
19x127: (Mar/17/2016) |
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Herself, [Interviewees] |
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• Season 16, Episode 105 |
16x105: (Feb/14/2013) |
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Herself, [Interviewees] |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
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• William H. Macy, Melissa Rauch, Isaac Mizrahi |
02x51: (Mar/17/2016) |
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Herself, [Interviewees] |
Conan (2010)
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• Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch |
06x27: (Feb/24/2016) |
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Herself, [Interviewees] |
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• Edward Norton, Melissa Rauch, Andrew Santino |
05x29: (Feb/25/2015) |
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Herself, [Interviewees] |
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• Will Arnett, Melissa Rauch, Ryan Hamilton |
04x85: (May/12/2014) |
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Herself, [Interviewees] |
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• Bridesmaids Revisited |
02x62: (Mar/07/2012) |
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Herself, [Interviewees] |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
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• Bob Newhart, Melissa Rauch |
11x42: (Nov/05/2014) |
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Herself, [Interviewees] |
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• Melissa Rauch, Breckin Meyer |
09x59: (Apr/17/2013) |
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Herself, [Interviewees] |
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• RZA, Melissa Rauch |
08x03: (Jan/04/2012) |
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Herself |
True Blood (2008)
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• Evil is Going On |
03x12: (Sep/12/2010) |
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Summer |
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• Fresh Blood |
03x11: (Aug/29/2010) |
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Summer |
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• I Smell a Rat |
03x10: (Aug/22/2010) |
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Summer |
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• Everything is Broken |
03x09: (Aug/15/2010) |
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Summer |
The Office (US) (2005)
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• The Delivery (Part 2) |
06x18: (Mar/04/2010) |
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Cathy |
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
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• The Einstein Approximation |
03x14: (Feb/01/2010) |
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Bernadette Rostenkowski |
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• The Psychic Vortex |
03x12: (Jan/11/2010) |
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Bernadette Rostenkowski |
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• The Gorilla Experiment |
03x10: (Dec/07/2009) |
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Bernadette Rostenkowski |
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• The Vengeance Formulation |
03x09: (Nov/23/2009) |
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Bernadette Rostenkowski |
Kath & Kim (US) (2008)
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• Respect |
01x02: (Oct/16/2008) |
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Tina |
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Trivia
Says the voice she uses on The Big Bang Theory is based on her mother's.
Her brother Ben Rauch is also an actor.
Collaborates with her husband, Winston Biegle, on projects. EX: 'The Condom Killer' and Her one-woman show 'The Miss Education of Jenna Bush'
Melissa Rauch Quotes
I was kind of like the Rhea Perlman of the bar. I was like "Carla" on "Cheers" (1982). People were more afraid of me. There was a point where I got a little surly. There were only so many chicken wings I could serve before losing the smile on my face.
My fear is that, had I stayed in Jersey, I would have become Snooki because I'm just a bottle of hair dye away.
We must take down the carnies. I think we need to start a campaign to defeat their scamming ways. I never win the boardwalk basketball game.
I knew from a young age that I wanted to perform. I went to an arts camp called Brookdale Arts Camp, in New Jersey, from the time I was 6, and then I was a counselor there through high school.