The cast of The Big Bang Theory’s transformation over the years

Melissa Rauch had just a handful of on-screen credits to her name before joining The Big Bang Theory in season 3. Best known as Howard’s love interest, the pint-sized and high-pitched Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz, the actress has since accrued multiple other acting, writing, and producing gigs in collaboration with her writer husband, Winston Rauch (né Beigel). Prior to welcoming their daughter, Sadie, in 2017 (via HuffPost), the multi-talent officially proved her star power in their 2015 film The Bronze. According to Variety, Rauch “[delivered] the best breakthrough comedic performance by an actress since Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids.”

In addition to Rauch’s return to the big screen in 2019’s Ode To Joy and The Laundromat, her other post-Big Bang stints will include a guest starring role on Showtime’s Black Monday (via Deadline). However, she will undoubtedly miss her TV family when the show comes to an end. “A lot of us hang out. It’s just a close-knit group,” Rauch told People in 2014, adding, “We all get along, and it’s a nice family feel.”