Holly Robinson Peete

Holly Robinson Peete was born September 18, 1964, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is an actress, singer, author and television personality. She had leading roles on 21 Jump Street (1987–1991) as Officer Judy Hoffs, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992–1997) as Vanessa Russell, and For Your Love (1998–2002) as Dr. Malena Ellis. She portrayed Diana Ross in the 1992 ABC miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream. She co-hosted CBS Daytime's The Talk for its first season beginning October 2010. Her children's book My Brother Charlie won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in 2011.