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United States Melissa Rauch is an actress, writer, and producer known for her impactful roles in television and film, making her a compelling figure for diverse brand collaborations.
Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch executive produce via their After January production company, in association with Warner Bros. Television, which also produced the 'Night Court' revival.
Melissa Rauch partnered with Quaker for an ad campaign, expressing appreciation for their Rice Snacks and the brand's philanthropic efforts.
Rauch rallied major corporate partners, including Pepsi, to financially support the Oscar's Kids initiative.
Rauch rallied major corporate partners, including Samsung, to financially support the Oscar's Kids initiative.
Rauch rallied major corporate partners, including Warner Bros., to financially support the Oscar's Kids initiative. She also executive produces via her After January production company, in association with Warner Bros. Television.
LILYSILK partnered with Melissa Rauch to raise awareness and funds for child cancer research as part of her Oscar's Kids initiative.
Carvel is a participating sponsor for Oscar's Kids, an initiative founded by Melissa Rauch to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer.
Melissa Rauch participated in a national commercial campaign for Staples.
Melissa Rauch signed with WME in 2012 for representation, following her previous management arrangement.
Melissa Ivy Rauch was born on June 23, 1980, in Marlboro, New Jersey. She developed an early interest in acting after seeing Broadway shows, often recreating them at home. Rauch pursued her passion by attending Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting in 2002. During her time in college, she also performed stand-up comedy across Manhattan, establishing herself in the city’s comedy scene. Her one-woman show, “The Miss Education of Jenna Bush,” where she portrayed Jenna Bush Hager, received critical recognition and played to sold-out audiences, earning the Outstanding Solo Show and TheaterMania’s Audience Favorite Award at the New York International Fringe Festival and HBO’s US Comedy Arts Festival.
Rauch gained widespread recognition for her role as Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” which she joined in 2009. Initially a recurring character, she was promoted to a series regular, a role she maintained until the show’s conclusion in 2019. Her performance earned her a nomination for the Critics’ Choice Television Award in 2013, and she shared six Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with her cast members. Beyond acting, Rauch has proven her capabilities as a writer and producer. She co-wrote and co-produced the 2015 sports comedy-drama film “The Bronze,” in which she also starred as Hope Ann Greggory. The film opened the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, with Variety magazine noting her performance as a significant comedic breakthrough.
Her career includes voice acting roles, such as Harley Quinn in the 2017 animated film “Batman and Harley Quinn,” Francine in “Ice Age: Collision Course” (2016), and Gwen the Cat in “Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite!” (2020). She also appeared in supporting roles in films like “I Love You, Man” (2009), “Flock of Dudes” (2016), “Ode to Joy” (2019), and played Meryl Streep’s daughter Melanie in Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat” (2019). Most recently, Rauch starred in and executive produced the revival of “Night Court” from 2023 to 2025, where she played Judge Abby Stone. Alongside her husband and writing partner, Winston Rauch, she co-produced this series and founded Oscar’s Kids, a pediatric cancer charity.
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