Dr. Beverly Hofstadter
Beverly Hofstadter regarded her son, Leonard, as more of a mental canvas than as a human being, according to her. She humiliated Leonard on numerous occasions as a subject in her parenting experiments when he was a child. The two had a difficult time bonding; Leonard had spent his entire life attempting to gain her favor.
Played By Christine Baranski
In addition to her outstanding performance on The Big Bang Theory, Christine Baranski also has a number of other tricks up her sleeve in the real world. A number of musicals, notably the film versions of Mama Mia! and Chicago, have featured her as a performer. Baranski has been nominated for a total of fifteen Emmy Awards, the most of any actor.