Her first name means "water" in Hebrew.Was accepted to both Harvard and
Yale, but turned them down to attend UCLA.
Was good friends with the late Bill Bixby.
As he went public with his illness, he directed her sitcom, "Blossom" (1991), and continued
working up until his death on 21 November 1993.
Plays piano, trumpet and bass guitar.
Adopted a whale, a wolf and a manatee.
Is an accomplished dancer. She and "Blossom"
(1991) co-star, Jenna von Oÿ took
lessons in between breaks in the filming season.
On a break from her Ph.D in neuroscience from UCLA (2005).
Gave birth to her first child, a boy. [October 11, 2005]
Contrary to popular belief, did not do her own singing for the role of young C.C. Bloom
in "Beaches." Although Mayim can sing, Bette Midler decided she wanted to
feature a singer who sounded more like she herself did at age eleven, and another singer
was substituted.
Played the recurring role of a lesbian on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" in what is
deemed part of her "comeback" to acting after years of college studies and
motherhood.
One of her ancestors is the famed poet Chaim Nachman Bialik, but she is not related to
Wall Street Journal online columnist Carl Bialik.
Her grandparents were European refugees from the Holocaust, immigrating from Poland and
Czechoslovakia/Hungary. Bialik was raised in the Reform Jewish religion.
Is expecting her second child, due Fall 2008.
