Melissa Rauch
Birth Name:
Melissa Ivy Rauch
Birth Place:
Marlboro Township, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack, Producer, Writer
Fast Facts
- Won the New York International Fringe Festival's Outstanding Solo Show award for her production "The Miss Education of Jenna Bush․"
- Earned a bachelor's degree in acting from Marymount Manhattan College
- Married writer Winston Beigel in 2007
- Gained widespread attention with her one-woman show "The Miss Education of Jenna Bush․"
- Intersted in comedy at a young age, she performed a Ellen DeGeneres stand-up routine for a school talent show
- Quote: "[On her love of acting] "I was a super shy, awkward kid, and performing was a comfortable and joyful way of expressing myself that allowed me the freedom to do so․ The passion for acting grew from there․ From the time I was little, being on the stage or inhabiting a character was always where I was happiest․""
- Best known for her role in the series "The Big Bang Theory․"
Awards
- 2012Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2013Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2013Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2014Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2014People's Choice Award - Favorite TV Gal Pals:Nominated
- 2015Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2016Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2016OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2017Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2018BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria - Merit - Honorary Award:Winner