
Holly Robinson Peete
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Our Christmas Journey
2021

Howard the Duck
1986

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021

Lorca and the Outlaws
1984

Matters of Life & Dating
2007

After All
1999

Killers in the House
1998

21 Jump Street
2012

The Journey Ahead
2022

Holiday Heritage
2022

Dummy
1979

Angel of Christmas
2015

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
2011

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
2005

Christmas in Evergreen
2017

Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps
2018

Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu
2018

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa
2018

Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind
2019

Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder
2019

Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design
2019

Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
2019

A Family Christmas Gift
2019

Speed-Dating
2010

The Christmas Doctor
2020

Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
2020

Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After
2021

Hats Off to Love
2025

One on One
2001

21 Jump Street
1987

Touched by an Angel
1994

For Your Love
1998

Tamron Hall
2019

Love, Inc.
2005

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Strong Medicine
2000

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992

Like Family
2003

The Masked Singer
2019

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019

The Masked Singer
2019

Good Day Live
2001

Hollywood Squares
1998

The Talk
2010

Intimate Portrait
1993

For Peete's Sake
2016

Celebrity Name Game
2014

Name That Tune
2021

Chicago Fire
2012

Blue
2012

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016

Meet the Peetes
2018

The Real
2014

Celebrity Family Feud
2015

The View
1997

Kocktails With Khloé
2016

Queens Court
2023

Kids' Choice Awards
1987

Mike & Molly
2010

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992

Pacific Blue
1996

American Housewife
2016

LEGO Masters
2020

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

Say Yes to the Dress
2007

Kings Court
2025

Instant Mom
2013

The Neighborhood
2018

Booker
1989

Weather Hunters
2025

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962