Melissa Peterman

Acting

Melissa Peterman

Born July 1, 1971Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA44 credits

Melissa Peterman (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress and comedian, who is best known for her role as Barbra Jean in the television comedy series Reba (2001-2007). She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in suburban Burnsville.

Known For

All's Fair in Love and Mahjong

Movie

2026

Haul Out the Halloween
6.3

Haul Out the Halloween

Movie

2025

Finding Mr. Christmas

Finding Mr. Christmas

TV

2024

Happy's Place
6.2

Happy's Place

TV

2024

Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
6.1

Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up

Movie

2023

Yuletide the Knot
5.5

Yuletide the Knot

Movie

2023

Filmography

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2026All's Fair in Love and MahjongMovie
Haul Out the Halloween
2025Haul Out the Halloweenas Pamela BevansMovie
Finding Mr. Christmas
2024Finding Mr. Christmasas Self - JudgeTV
Happy's Place
2024Happy's Placeas GabbyTV
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
2023Haul Out the Holly: Lit Upas PamelaMovie
Yuletide the Knot
2023Yuletide the KnotMovie
Reba McEntire's The Hammer
2023Reba McEntire's The Hammeras Kris WheelerMovie
Haul Out the Holly
2022Haul Out the Hollyas PamelaMovie
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022Celebrity Jeopardy!as SelfTV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Sherri
2022Sherrias Self - GuestTV
Pictionary
2022Pictionaryas SelfTV
Person Place or Thing
2022Person Place or Thingas SelfTV
Name That Tune
2021Name That Tuneas Self - ContestantTV
I Can See Your Voice
2020I Can See Your VoiceTV
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas Self - Special GuestTV
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2019Nashville Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
Sydney to the Max
2019Sydney to the Maxas Mrs. HarrisTV
A Gingerbread Romance
2018A Gingerbread Romanceas LindaMovie
25 Words or Less
201825 Words or Lessas SelfTV
Cook-Off!
2017Cook-Off!as Nancy ShmaedekeMovie
Young Sheldon
2017Young Sheldonas Brenda SparksTV
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016The $100,000 Pyramidas SelfTV
Muffin Top: A Love Story
2014Muffin Top: A Love Storyas KimMovie
Deal With It
2013Deal With Itas SelfTV
Here Comes the Boom
2012Here Comes the Boomas Lauren VossMovie
Baby Daddy
2012Baby Daddyas Bonnie WheelerTV
Last Man Standing
2011Last Man Standingas Celia "CeCe"PowersTV
Working Class
2011Working Classas Carli MitchellTV
Worst Cooks in America
2010Worst Cooks in Americaas Self - ContestantTV
Surviving Suburbia
2009Surviving SuburbiaTV
Girl Camp
2007Girl Campas Avon LadyMovie
T
2007The Singing BeeTV
The Megan Mullally Show
2006The Megan Mullally Showas Self - GuestTV
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004Ned's Declassified School Survival Guideas Mrs. SplitzTV
Recipe for Disaster
2003Recipe for Disasteras Gigi GrantMovie
T
2003The Pittsas Shelly / ShirleyTV
Pet Star
2002Pet Staras Self - JudgeTV
How High
2001How Highas Mrs. Sheila CainMovie
Reba
2001Rebaas Barbra Jean Booker HartTV
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilbornas SelfTV
Johnny Bravo
1997Johnny Bravoas Becky (voice)TV
Just Shoot Me!
1997Just Shoot Me!as ClaireTV
Fargo
1996Fargoas Hooker #2Movie