Holly Robinson Peete

Born

1964-09-18

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete (born September 18, 1964) is an American actress and singer. She's known for her roles as Judy Hoffs on the Fox police drama 21 Jump Street, Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Billie Blessings in the Morning Show Mysteries movie series, Christina on Mike & Molly, Clea on Love Inc., Tanya Ward on Like Family, Dr. Malena Ellis on the NBC/The WB sitcom For Your Love, and Diana Ross in the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream. She was one of the original co-hosts of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk. She and her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, hosted two reality shows, Meet the Peetes and For Peete's Sake, which followed daily life with their family. They also host the reality dating show Queens Court (2023). She has been married to Rodney Peete since 1995; they have 4 children. A children's book by Peete, My Brother Charlie, won her an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in March 2011. Her father, Matt Robinson was the original Gordon on Sesame Street.