Melissa Rauch Age, Career, Family, Salary and Net Worth

Who is Melissa Rauch?

Melissa Rauch is a prominent American actress, model, and comedian. She is notably 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. She then worked as a regular contributor on the VH1 series Best Week Ever from 2004 to 2008.

Her other acting credits include playing Tina on the American remake of Kath & Kim and Summer on the HBO fantasy horror drama True Blood. Also, she starred in, co-wrote, and co-produced the 2015 sports comedy-drama film The Bronze and provided the voice of the DC character Harley Quinn in the 2017 animated film Batman and Harley Quinn. Moreover, she has 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).

How Old Is Melissa Rauch?

He is 42 years old as of January 2023, having been born on June 23, 1980, in Marlboro Township, New Jersey, U.S. Melissa shares her birthdate with celebrities such as; Elliana Walmsley, Lilliana Ketchman, Brawadis, Taytum Fisher, CloeCouture, and many more.

Melissa Rauch Family

Who are Melissa Rauch’s Parents?

She was born to David Rauch (Father) and Susan Rauch (Mother).

Does Melissa Rauch have Siblings?

She has a younger brother by the name of Ben Rauch, an actor.

A Photo of Melissa Rauch
A Photo of Melissa Rauch

Melissa Rauch Education

She received her high school education at Marlboro High School. After high school, she attended Marymount Manhattan College where she graduated in 2002.

Melissa Rauch Marital Status

She is married to the love of her life Winston Beigel (born on February 20, 1979) a screenwriter. They married in 2007.

Melissa Rauch Kids

She and her husband Winston have two kids. A girl by the name of Sadie Rauch (born on December 4, 2017) and a son by the name of Brooks Rauch (born on May 4, 2020).

Melissa Rauch Career

Some of her early work was as a regular contributor to VH1’s Best Week Ever television show. She then began playing the recurring role of Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz in 2009. The role is a co-worker of Penny’s at The Cheesecake Factory who began to date Howard Wolowitz in the third season of TV’s The Big Bang Theory. The following season, her character became Howard’s fiancee and Melissa was promoted to a series regular.

The characters went on and married in the season five finale. She and her fellow cast members of The Big Bang Theory received the first of four nominations in December 2011 for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Her other acting credits include True Blood (in which she had a recurring role in 2010 as Summer, a girl who likes Hoyt), The Office, the American remake of the Australian TV series Kath & Kim, Wright v Wrong, and the film I Love You, Man.

Moreover, she is part of the cast of the comedic stage show The Realest Real Housewives with Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael, Jessica St. Clair, and Danielle Schneider. In 2011, the show began running at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. She then co-wrote and co-produced the film The Bronze in which she starred as Hope Ann. Her role in the film is a bronze-medal-winning gymnast clinging to her glory days of 12 years earlier. The film opened at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

And Variety said “Mellisa, who co-wrote the screenplay with her husband Winston, has never carried a film before. But she delivers the best breakthrough comedic performance by an actress since Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids”. In September 2015, Sony Pictures Classics acquired the film. In 2017, she voiced Harley Quinn in the animated film Batman and Harley Quinn. She then voiced Light Thief in “Light Riders” from Blaze and the Monster Machines. In 2023, she will star in the sequel/revival 10th season of Night Court with a series of the same name as Abby Stone, the daughter of Harry Stone and Gina Stone from the show. Also, she serves as executive producer.

Melissa Rauch Height and Measurements

Adding up to her well-curved and beautiful body, she stands at a height of 4ft 11 inches (1.52m) and a weight of 60kg (132 lbs).

Melissa Rauch’s Salary and Net Worth

She has a salary of $500,000 and a net worth of $20 million.