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Mayim Bialik goes back to the 'Beaches' with fun throwback pic

So much about the classic film about friendship leaves us in tears, but this photo will have you smiling.
/ Source: TODAY
By Randee Dawn

Before she was brilliant neurobiologist Amy on "The Big Bang Theory" (and had a Ph.D. in neuroscience in real life), Mayim Bialik charmed us all with her all-too-brief appearance in our favorite hard-cry film of all time, 1988's "Beaches."

And to our great delight, Bialik has shared a terrific throwback photo to when they were filming the movie at Brooklyn's Coney Island!

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For those of you itching to write in, Bialik is not smoking an actual cigarette. In "Beaches," she plays C.C. Bloom as a child, a fast-talking, song-belting child performer who runs into a rich little girl named Hillary (played by Marcie Leeds, as shown in the picture) on the beach one day. The two hit it off and spend the day building a friendship that will last all their lives.

mayim bialik and marcie leeds on the set of beaches.
That's the glory of love! Mayim Bialik and Marcie Leeds in a still from "Beaches."Everett

Now, while we would have watched an entire movie about the young girls, most of the movie features them in their adult lives, played by Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. (Who we love, love!)

BEACHES, Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, 1988.
As adults, the "Beaches" ladies were played by Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey.Buena Vista Pictures

Bialik and Leeds charmed us all in August 2016 when the pair hilariously re-created the opening scene from the film and posted it on Facebook:

Bialik continued to act as a young girl, making a big splash on TV as NBC's "Blossom," but she stepped away from acting for a time to earn her degrees, then returned so she would be able to spend more time with her two sons.

Thanks for the photo, Mayim! You truly are the wind beneath our wings. Also, now we know what we'll be watching for the 395th time this weekend: "Beaches"!

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