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Smart Celebs: Dr. Mayim Bialik (aka) Amy Farrah Fowler

Mayim Bialik is best known for her portrayal of the young Bette Midler in 1989′s “Beaches” and went on to star in the popular sitcom “Blossom” from 1990-1994.

Bialik plays neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler on the hit TV show The Big Bang Theory. Ironically, Bialik holds a real PhD in Neuroscience from UCLA, specializing in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in adolescents with Prader-Willi syndrome. (MayimBialik.net)