<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Winston Rauch (né Beigel) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Melissa Ivy Rauch (born June 23, 1980) is an American actress and comedian . She is known for playing Bernadette Rostenkowski - Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory . </P> <P> Rauch was born to a Jewish family in Marlboro Township, New Jersey . Her parents are Susan and David Rauch . She has a brother, Ben . She developed an interest in acting while attending Marlboro High School . Rauch graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City in 2002 . </P>

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