Melissa Rauch

Melissa Rauch (born June 23, 1980, Marlboro, New Jersey) is an  and. She is best known for her role as Bernadette Rostenkowski on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

Early life and Education
Rauch was born in a family in. She has a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Acting from.

Career
While studying, Melissa performed as a around Manhattan, and soon made a name for herself on the  comedy scene with critically acclaimed appearances like her one-woman show called "The Miss Education of ," in which she portrayed the 's daughter which played to sold out audiences.

In 2009, Rauch played the recurring role of Bernadette on The Big Bang Theory, the girlfriend of Howard Wolowitz. Beginning in 2010, during the fourth season of the show, she was promoted to a series regular and at the end of the fifth season she Howard and became the second Mrs. Wolowitz.

In July, 2014, Melissa is co-writing and starring in the movie, "The Bronze" which is filming in Ohio.