--- description: "The Big Bang Theory family has lost a beloved member today" title: Carol Ann Susi, Actress Behind ‘Big Bang Theory’ Voice, Dies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Pop Culture](/tag/pop-culture/) ## Pop Culture Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Carol Ann Susi, Actress Behind 'Big Bang Theory' Voice, Dies by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 12, 2014 11:43 AM CUT by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 12, 2014 11:43 AM CUT The actress best known for her role as the voice of a lead character’s mother on the hit comedy “The Big Bang Theory” died Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives said. Carol Ann Susi played the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz, Howard Wolowitz’s mom, on the program. “The Big Bang Theory family has lost a beloved member today with the passing of Carol Ann Susi, who hilariously and memorably voiced the role of Mrs. Wolowitz,” Warner Bros. Television, CBS and the show’s producers said in a statement. [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/carol-ann-susi-actress-behind-big-bang-theory-voice-dies-n246646?cid=par-time-article%5F20141112 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3580610/carol-ann-susi-actress-behind-big-bang-theory-voice-dies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3580610/carol-ann-susi-actress-behind-big-bang-theory-voice-dies/"},"headline":"Carol Ann Susi, Actress Behind 'Big Bang Theory' Voice, Dies","datePublished":"2014-11-12T11:43:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:22:52.538Z","description":"\"The Big Bang Theory family has lost a beloved member today\"","url":"https://time.com/3580610/carol-ann-susi-actress-behind-big-bang-theory-voice-dies/","keywords":["Pop Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/pop-culture/","name":"Pop Culture"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3580610/carol-ann-susi-actress-behind-big-bang-theory-voice-dies/","name":"Carol Ann Susi, Actress Behind 'Big Bang Theory' Voice, Dies"}}]}] ```