Melissa Ivy Rauch (born June 23, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for playing Bernadette Maryann Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory for which she garnered a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013.

Melissa is a given name for a female. The name comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (mélissa ), "bee," which in turn comes from μέλι (meli ), "honey." In Hittite, melit signifies "honey."

Melissa Marie is a Pornographic Actress.