Melissa Reeves
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Melissa Reeves is a long-time American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Jennifer Horton
, a role she originated in 1985 on the long-running NBC series Days of our Lives
(1985–1995, 2000–2006, 2010-)
.
Since March 1990, Reeves has been married to soap opera actor Scott Reeves
. They have 2 children: Emily Taylor Reeves (born June 23, 1992) and Lawrence "Larry" David Reeves (born August 4, 1997).
from 1984 to 1985. She originated the role of the adult Jennifer Horton
(later Jennifer Deveraux) on Days of our Lives
in 1985 (prior to which the character had been a young child played by a young actress) and Reeves remained in the role until 1995. Reeves was involved in an affair with her Days co-star Jason Brooks
and was caught by her husband Scott Reeves
. He demanded that she leave the show in order to save their marriage. She abruptly left Days during the show's thirtieth anniversary, and Corday Productions and Sony TV Entertainment sued her for breach of contract. The matter was settled out-of-court with Reeves paying an unspecified sum, which Days Executive Producer Ken Corday
donated to pediatric AIDS research. The role of Jennifer had quickly been recast with actress Stephanie Cameron, who remained on the show until 1998.
In 1999, Melissa and Scott Reeves starred in the made for TV movie Half a Dozen Babies
.
In 2000, Days producers rehired Reeves and she made a return to the show. Reeves did a six years stint with the show this time, and then confirmed that she was leaving and she and her family moved to Tennessee
.
Reeves has returned to Days of Our Lives since June 9, 2010 and continues to play the role of Jennifer Horton.
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Soap Opera Digest Awards
Young Artist Award
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Jennifer Horton
Jennifer Rose Horton is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running dramatic serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem. Jennifer was created by scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith, and executive producer Betty Corday...
, a role she originated in 1985 on the long-running NBC series Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
(1985–1995, 2000–2006, 2010-)
Personal life
She was born in Eatontown, New JerseyEatontown, New Jersey
Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 12,709.What is now Eatontown was originally incorporated as Eatontown Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1873, from portions of Ocean Township and...
.
Since March 1990, Reeves has been married to soap opera actor Scott Reeves
Scott Reeves
Gregory Scott Reeves is an American actor and country music singer. He is known for his role as Ryan McNeil on The Young and the Restless and for his role as Dr...
. They have 2 children: Emily Taylor Reeves (born June 23, 1992) and Lawrence "Larry" David Reeves (born August 4, 1997).
Career
Her first television role was as Jade Perkins on Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
from 1984 to 1985. She originated the role of the adult Jennifer Horton
Jennifer Horton
Jennifer Rose Horton is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running dramatic serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem. Jennifer was created by scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith, and executive producer Betty Corday...
(later Jennifer Deveraux) on Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
in 1985 (prior to which the character had been a young child played by a young actress) and Reeves remained in the role until 1995. Reeves was involved in an affair with her Days co-star Jason Brooks
Jason Brooks
Jason Maxwell Brooks is an American actor. He is most known for playing Peter Blake on the soap opera Days of our Lives and Sean Monroe on Baywatch Hawaii. Jason also had a recurring guest appearance on the television show The Pretender, playing Thomas Gates. He played on The Suite Life of Zack...
and was caught by her husband Scott Reeves
Scott Reeves
Gregory Scott Reeves is an American actor and country music singer. He is known for his role as Ryan McNeil on The Young and the Restless and for his role as Dr...
. He demanded that she leave the show in order to save their marriage. She abruptly left Days during the show's thirtieth anniversary, and Corday Productions and Sony TV Entertainment sued her for breach of contract. The matter was settled out-of-court with Reeves paying an unspecified sum, which Days Executive Producer Ken Corday
Ken Corday
Ken Corday is an American television soap opera producer and music composer. He is the son of the late Ted and Betty Corday...
donated to pediatric AIDS research. The role of Jennifer had quickly been recast with actress Stephanie Cameron, who remained on the show until 1998.
In 1999, Melissa and Scott Reeves starred in the made for TV movie Half a Dozen Babies
Half a Dozen Babies
Half a Dozen Babies is a 1999 American drama ABC Family TV film. It stars Scott and Melissa Reeves. It is rated TV-PG. The runtime is 89 mins. A young couple have been struggling to have a baby for years, unsuccessfully. Then, suddenly, one day, they find out that they are having sextuplets...
.
In 2000, Days producers rehired Reeves and she made a return to the show. Reeves did a six years stint with the show this time, and then confirmed that she was leaving and she and her family moved to Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
.
Reeves has returned to Days of Our Lives since June 9, 2010 and continues to play the role of Jennifer Horton.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Somewhere, Tomorrow | Georgina | |
| 1987 | Summer Camp Nightmare | Heather | |
| 2001 | Basic Training | Shannon | Short film |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984–1985 | Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (TV series) Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California... |
Jade Perkins | 82 episodes |
| 1985 | Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven Highway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.- Season 1 :- Season 2 :- Season 3 :- Season 4 :- Season 5 :... |
Episode: A Song for Jason (1) | |
| 1987 | The Hitchhiker | Denise O'Mell | Episode: Homebodies |
| 1985–1995, 2000–2006, 2010–present | Days of our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
Jennifer Horton Jennifer Horton Jennifer Rose Horton is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running dramatic serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem. Jennifer was created by scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith, and executive producer Betty Corday... |
Role since: 1985 - 1995, 2000–2006, 2010-) |
| 1992 | Days of our Lives: One Stormy Night | Jennifer Deveraux Jennifer Horton Jennifer Rose Horton is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running dramatic serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem. Jennifer was created by scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith, and executive producer Betty Corday... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... TV-Special Television special A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular... |
| 1993 | Days of our Lives: Night Sins | Jennifer Horton Jennifer Horton Jennifer Rose Horton is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running dramatic serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem. Jennifer was created by scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith, and executive producer Betty Corday... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... TV-Special Television special A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular... |
| 1994 | Days of our Lives: Winter Heat | Jennifer Horton Jennifer Horton Jennifer Rose Horton is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running dramatic serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem. Jennifer was created by scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith, and executive producer Betty Corday... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... TV-Special Television special A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular... |
| 1999 | Half a Dozen Babies Half a Dozen Babies Half a Dozen Babies is a 1999 American drama ABC Family TV film. It stars Scott and Melissa Reeves. It is rated TV-PG. The runtime is 89 mins. A young couple have been struggling to have a baby for years, unsuccessfully. Then, suddenly, one day, they find out that they are having sextuplets... |
Becki Dilley | ABC Family ABC Family ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company... TV-Movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
| 2000 | Days of our Lives' 35th Anniversary | Jennifer Horton Jennifer Horton Jennifer Rose Horton is a fictional character on the NBC daytime drama, Days of our Lives, a long running dramatic serial about working class life in the fictional town of Salem. Jennifer was created by scriptwriter Pat Falken Smith, and executive producer Betty Corday... |
NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... TV-Special Television special A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular... |
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy AwardDaytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
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- 1992: Nominated, "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" - Days of Our Lives
Soap Opera Digest Awards
Soap Opera Digest Awards
The Soap Opera Digest Awards were an awards show held by the daytime television magazine Soap Opera Digest. The awards were founded in 1984 to replace the less-lavish Soapy Award; those awards shows had run since 1977. The Soap Opera Digest Awards are meant to promote excellence in the soap opera...
- 1991: Won, "Outstanding Daytime Super Couple" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Matthew AshfordMatthew AshfordMatthew Nile Ashford is an American actor best known for the long running role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives.-Personal life:...
) - 1992: Won, "Best Daytime Wedding" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Matthew AshfordMatthew AshfordMatthew Nile Ashford is an American actor best known for the long running role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives.-Personal life:...
) - 1992: Won, "Best Prime time or Daytime Love Story" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Matthew AshfordMatthew AshfordMatthew Nile Ashford is an American actor best known for the long running role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives.-Personal life:...
) - 1994: Won, "Hottest Female Star" - Days of Our Lives
Young Artist Award
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist...
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- 1985: Nominated, "Best Young Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series" - Santa Barbara
- 1986: Nominated, "Best Young Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series" - Santa Barbara
- 1987: Nominated, "Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Daytime Series" - Days of Our Lives
- 1988: Nominated, "Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series" - Days of Our Lives