Cast & creator
Holly Robinson Peete
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Kelly Clarkson Show
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.
Also known as: Holly Robinson, Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete
31
film credits
49
television credits
78
1962–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (80)
Showing 80 of 80 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rachel
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The View
Self
1997
Chicago Fire
Tamara Jones
2012
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
The Talk
Self - Host
2010The Talk
Self
2010
Touched by an Angel
Vanessa Hamilton
1994
Strong Medicine
Halle Ellis
2000
Good Day Live
Self
2001
21 Jump Street
Judy Hoffs
1987
The Masked Singer
Fairy
2019The Masked Singer
Self - Video Message
2019
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
The Neighborhood
Katrina
2018
Pacific Blue
Gina Galindo
1996
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
American Housewife
Tami Gaines
2016
Mike & Molly
Christina
2010
The Real Daytime
2014
Steve
Self
2017
American Idol
Self - Guest
2018
One on One
Stacy
2001
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Vanessa Russell
1992
Celebrity Name Game
Self
2014
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant
2021
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Product Purger
2019
21 Jump Street
Officer Judy Hoffs
2012
Booker
Judy Hoffs
1989
Blue
Holly
2012
Say Yes to the Dress
Self
2007
Kids' Choice Awards
Herself - Host
1987
LEGO Masters
Self
2020
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Self - Guest
2016
For Your Love
Malena Ellis
1998
Instant Mom
Kimberly Phillips
2013Love, Inc.
Clea
2005
Like Family
Tanya Ward
2003
Kocktails With Khloé
Herself
2016
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Diana Ross
1992
Howard the Duck
K.C.
1986
Weather Hunters
Dot Hunter (voice)
2025
Queens Court
Self - Host
2023
Kings Court
Self - Host
2025
Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
Michelle
2019
Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa
Michelle
2018
Hats Off to Love
Rosalind
2025
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self
2021
Christmas in Evergreen
Michelle
2017
Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design
Billie Blessings
2019
Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After
Billie Blessings
2021
Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
Michelle Lansing
2020
Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind
Billie Blessings
2019
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Self
2005
Meet the Peetes
Self
2018
Dummy
Genettia Lang
1979
For Peete's Sake
Herself
2016
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
Self
2011
The Christmas Doctor
Dr. Zoey
2020
Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder
Billie Blessings
2019After All
Michelle Troussaint
1999
Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps
Billie Blessings
2018
Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu
Billie Blessings
2018
Matters of Life & Dating
Nicole Banning
2007
Lorca and the Outlaws
Schoolchild
1984
Holiday Heritage
Micah Chapel
2022
Our Christmas Journey
Lena
2021Our Christmas Journey
Writer
2021Our Christmas Journey
Executive Producer
2021
A Family Christmas Gift
Amber
2019
Killers in the House
1998
Angel of Christmas
Yvette
2015
Speed-Dating
Gayle
2010
The Journey Ahead
Madeline
2022Hearts All Aglow
Tasha
2026