ACTOR

Melissa Peterman

1971 - Today

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Melissa Peterman (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress, television host and comedian. She has played the role of Barbra Jean in the television comedy series Reba, appeared as Bonnie Wheeler in the ABC Family/Freeform series Baby Daddy, and was host of ABC Family's Dancing Fools, ABC's Bet on Your Baby, and CMT's The Singing Bee. From 2017 to 2024, she played Brenda Sparks in The Big Bang Theory spinoff series Young Sheldon. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melissa Peterman has received more than 4,081,028 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Melissa Peterman is the 12,033rd most popular actor, the 17,328th most popular biography from United States and the 5,669th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Melissa Peterman ranks 12,033 out of 13,578. Before her are Roger Craig Smith, Aml Ameen, Claudia Jessie, Tusshar Kapoor, April Pearson, and Koharu Kusumi. After her are Sheila Vand, Tanit Phoenix, Jack Whitehall, Keir O'Donnell, Mitch Hewer, and Jackson Robert Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Melissa Peterman ranks 927. Before her are Rennae Stubbs, Kenichiro Tokura, Kim Graham, Ian Walker, Aileen Quinn, and Susan Lynch. After her are Magali Messmer, Melissa Morrison-Howard, Fernando Nicolas Oliva, Sean Spicer, Ramon Vega, and Kaskade.

Others Born in 1971

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melissa Peterman ranks 17,328 out of 20,380. Before her are Cliff Bleszinski (1975), Deborah Birx (1956), Stephen S. Oswald (1951), Dave Mirra (1974), Bonnie "Prince" Billy (1970), and Dylan Penn (1991). After her are Sheila Vand (1985), Chad Gable (1986), J. G. Quintel (1982), Andrew Breitbart (1969), Harry B. Liversedge (1894), and Pete Parada (1973).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Melissa Peterman ranks 5,669. Before her are Michael Stahl-David (1982), Michael Gladis (1977), Coby Bell (1975), Nina Arianda (1984), William Gregory Lee (1973), and Roger Craig Smith (1975). After her are Sheila Vand (1985), Jackson Robert Scott (2008), Jonathan Kite (1979), Sean Maher (1975), Adam Hann-Byrd (1982), and Ashley Park (1991).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Hooker #2
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!
Mar 8o 19967.859 / 10
Here Comes the Boom
Lauren Voss
A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.
Oct 10o 20126.187 / 10
Baby Daddy
Bonnie Wheeler
Baby Daddy follows Ben, a young man in his early 20s living the life of a bachelor in New York City with his buddy, Tucker, and his brother, Danny. Their lives are turned upside down when they come home one day to find a baby girl left on the doorstep by an ex-girlfriend of Ben's. After much deliberation, Ben decides to raise the baby with the help of his friends and his protective and sometimes over-bearing mother, Bonnie, and his close female friend, Riley.
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