Holly Robinson Peete

Holly Elizabeth RobinsonPeete is an American actress, model and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Judy Hoffs on the Fox TV police dramaJump Street, Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom Hangin with Mr. Cooper, and Dr. Malena Ellis on the NBCWB sitcom For Your Love.

Peete was born in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Dolores and Matt Robinson . Her mother was a school teacher, in public relations, and later a personal talent manager, and her father a producerwriter. She has an older brother named Matthew Thomas III. She attended Greene Street Friends School in nearby Germantown. In 1974, her family moved to California. Peete graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, where her classmates included Rob Lowe. Peete graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a degree in psychology and French. Peete studied abroad for a year at the Sorbonne, and is fluent in French. While there she sang in Paris nightclubs, including a memorable performance with jazz legend Lionel Hampton at the Hotel Meridian Jazz Club.

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