Holly Robinson Peete

About

Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete (born September 18, 1964) is an American actress and singer. She is 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, and Dr. Malena Ellis on the NBC/The WB sitcom For Your Love. She also served as one of the original co-hosts of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk. She is also known for her portrayal of Diana Ross in the 1992 miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, which also aired on ABC.
A children’s book by Peete, My Brother Charlie, won her an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in March 2011.

Holly Elizabeth Robinson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Dolores and Matt Robinson. Dolores was a schoolteacher, in public relations, and later a personal talent manager. Matt was an actor, producer and writer, probably next known as the first actor to play Gordon on the children’s television series Sesame Street. Holly has an older brother, Matthew Thomas Robinson III. She attended Greene Street Friends School in nearby Germantown. In 1974, her family relocated to California.
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