Wikipedia's first sentence called it “comedian from marlboro”. Today it says “american actress”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
She is known for playing Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory , for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013.1 From 2004 to 2008, Rauch worked as a regular contributor on the VH1 series Best Week Ever . Rauch's other acting credits include playing Tina on the American remake of Kath & Kim , Summer on the HBO fantasy horror drama True Blood , and currently plays the lead role on NBC 's revival of Night Court . Rauch also starred in, co-wrote, and co-produced the 2015 sports comedy-drama film The Bronze and provided the voice of DC character Harley Quinn in the 2017 animated film Batman and Harley Quinn . Rauch also had supporting roles in I Love You, Man (2009), Ice Age: Collision Course and Flock of Dudes (both 2016), and Ode to Joy and The Laundromat (both 2019).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Melissa Ivy Rauch is a comedian from Marlboro, New Jersey and participant in VH1 's Best Week Ever television show. She has a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College . In 2009, she played the recurring role of Bernadette on The Big Bang Theory .
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Melissa Ivy Rauch ( / ˈ r aʊ ʃ / ; born June 23, 1980) is an American actress and comedian .She is best known for her role as Dr.
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She is known for playing Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory , for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013.
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American actress (born 1980) Melissa Ivy Rauch ( / r aʊ ʃ / ; born June 23, 1980) is an American actress.She is best known for playing Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory from 2009 to 2019, for which she was nominated for the Critics Choice Television Award in 2013. From 2004 to 2008, Rauch worked as a regular contributor on the VH1 series Best Week Ever . Rauch's other acting credits include playing Tina on the American remake of Kath & Kim , Summer on the HBO fantasy horror drama True Blood , and the lead role on NBC 's revival of Night Court from 2023 to 2025. Rauch also starred in, co-wrote, and co-produced the 2015 sports comedy-drama film The Bronze and provided the voice of DC character Harley Quinn in the 2017 animated film Batman and Harley Quinn . Rauch also had supporting roles in I Love You, Man (2009), Ice Age: Collision Course and Flock of Dudes (both 2016), and Ode to Joy and The Laundromat (both 2019).
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comedian from marlboro
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american actress
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