If you ask the name Melissa Rauch in public, few likely know who you’re talking about, including fans of The Big Bang Theory . However, if you were to mention the name Bernadette Wolowitz, hardly would you finish the second name before fans of the actress would give you a big hug. The quirky, short actress has defined a role and while her birth certificate names her Melissa Rauch, to the rest of the world she will always be Bernadette. However, her name isn’t the only fact that’s elusive for the average fan of the CBS hit sitcom. For more information about the actress, her professional career and early life, read on.
Melissa Rauch’s bio
Many may not have noticed, but Melissa isn’t just an actress who gets paid to deliver funny lines, she’s a real comedian. She began her comedic career in stand-up bars in New York.
The actress was born on June 23, 1980 into a Jewish family in New Jersey. She has a brother named Ben Rauch who she grew up with. She showed her potential as a future actor from an early age, but as the daughter of Jewish parents, formal education was more important. For her education, Melissa attended Marlboro High School in her hometown, New Jersey. After graduating from high school, she was confident in her talent and passion for acting and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.
Melissa, whose professional comedy days began out of college, continued to perform in New York City. During her time as an active comedian, she starred in a solo show about the social life of former US President George W. Bush’s daughter. She dubbed the show Jenna Bush’s Miss Education.
Rauch’s onscreen career began on VH1’s Best Week Ever comedy television show. She burst into the spotlight in 2009 with the role she would become famous for, Bernadette Rostenkowski on The Big Bang Theory. She was originally scheduled to make a few guest appearances during the show’s third season, but fans loved her character and she became a permanent fixture on the show. Since joining the show, her performances have garnered high praise from fans and critics alike. Subsequently, Melissa, along with her co-stars, was nominated four times for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
While the Big Bang Theory was her favorite, Melissa has remained a significant and popular project to date, and has appeared in a number of other film and television projects since she burst into the spotlight. She has been in projects like True Blood , the fantasy horror series in which she had a recurring role. She also has in The Office . In film, she appeared in live-action and animated films. She appeared in the 2009 film, I Love You Man , starring Paul Rudd and her voiced characters in animated films such as Harley Quinn in Batman and Harley Quinn and Francine in Ice Age: Collision Course .So far she has acted in ten films and 14 TV shows and has also appeared on stage. She was part of the comedic stage show The Realest Real Housewives and her only foray into film production to date was The Bronze which she co-wrote and co-produced. The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and was well received by critics. Sony Pictures, the film studio, bought the film in September 2015.
Family – husband, children
Melissa is married to Winston RauchMelissa to marry took the unconventional route and took her name. The couple met at Marymount Manhattan College, which they both attended. Winston, who is also a film writer, has worked on several projects with his wife, including Melissa’s one-woman show. They both have a child named Sadie who was born on December 4, 2017 after previously suffering a miscarriage.
Body measurements – height, weight
One of the running jokes about Bernadette, played by Melissa, is her tiny size. The Jewish actress is 5 feet tall and weighs 57 kg. She is busty and not afraid to show off. Her body measurements are 36-27-35 inches and she wears a shoe size of 6.5 US.
