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Melissa Rauch Biography

Birth Name:
Melissa Ivy Rauch
Birth Place:
Marlboro, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actor, Comedian

Fast Facts

  • Began her career as a comedian and had a one-woman show, The Miss Education of Jenna Bush, in which she played the daughter of former president George W
  • Bush
  • Cowrote, directed and starred in the comedic short The Condom Killer
  • Toured with the political-satire group Gross National Product
  • Performs with The Realest Real Housewives show, in which comedians read transcripts from the Real Housewives franchise
  • Was a recurring guest star on season 3 of The Big Bang Theory before joining the cast as a series regular in season 4

Awards

  • 2016Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated

Relationships

  • Ben Rauch -- Brother
  • David Rauch -- Father
  • Winston Rauch -- Husband
  • Susan Rauch -- Mother