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for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Critic's Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Deemed America's #1 comedy, The Big Bang Theory recently wrapped up Season 10 and has been renewed for two more seasons. Fans have watched Amy go from socially awkward and ruled by practicality (remember her girl-crush on Penny and the huge painting of them she gifted her?) to having two best girlfriends, showing immense emotion (how adorably excited was Amy when she received her sparkly tiara from Sheldon?) and exploring her sexuality with Sheldon. On Season 1 of The Big Bang Theory, Raj prophetically mentions Mayim: "You know who's apparently very smart? Is the girl who played TV's Blossom. She got her Ph.D. in neuroscience or something." To which Leonard replies, "Raj, we're not getting TV's Blossom to join our physics bowl team." Despite what you may surmise, this is not how Mayim landed the role. She actually auditioned for it, without knowing about that initial mention, "with a bunch of other talented women, none of whom were scientists in real life," she tells me. Did you being a neuroscientist have anything to do with you playing one on the show? "Bill Prady is quoted as saying that they figured they'd make me something I am so I could fix things if they were wrong," she laughs. With her flawless comedic timing and impressive breadth of talent –which is showcased on the series as she plays the harp, autoharp and sings Sheldon's get-well song, "Soft Kitty" in German and Mandarin, ("That was a fun episode," she muses) —-, she fit right in. Getting to play make-believe every week is her favorite part. "It's kinda nice playing the same character, but with different lines. It's like a different play every week, and we perform live in front of a studio audience, which is very fun and it's a very different way to do comedy, when you really have to work off of the audience," says Mayim, who thinks fans might be surprised to know that she's a nervous performer and still gets butterflies before going on. She tells me that it definitely feels like a family on their onset. "Melissa Rauch and I spend the most time together —our dressing rooms are right next to each other. I think we all feel very grateful just to be employed and to work with writers who understand us so well and who can play all those dynamics so well." The entire cast has excellent chemistry, especially ShAmy (Sheldon and Amy's couple- name, given to them by Penny). What's it like working with Jim Parsons (who plays Sheldon)? "Jim is a many times award-winning performer. He's very professional. Very skilled and he's a very serious coworker, which is great because I'm a pretty serious person, too." Being a part of something that is so monumentally successful and still going strong after ten years is a great honor for her. "It's very different than the way a lot of my acting life was before. People seem to still want to watch us, so we're happy to keep doing it." Mayim also helms GrokNation, her blog that she started over a year ago. The online community is a place "to dive deep into conversation on contemporary issues," as stated on the website, and covers topics that include parenting, culture, faith, and feminism. "It's really grown. We're starting a dedicated YouTube channel, I think,