Personal life

Melissa Reeves was born in Eatontown, New Jersey.

Since March 1990, Reeves has been married to soap opera actor and country music singer Scott Reeves. They have 2 children: Emily Taylor Reeves (born June 23, 1992) and Lawrence "Larry" David Reeves (born August 4, 1997).

Career

Reeves' first television role was as Jade Perkins on Santa Barbara 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 abruptly left Days during the show's thirtieth anniversary season, 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-year stint with the show this time, and then she confirmed that she was leaving and she and her family moved to Tennessee.

Reeves returned to Days of Our Lives on June 9, 2010 and continues to play the role of Jennifer Horton.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Somewhere, Tomorrow	Georgina
1987	Summer Camp Nightmare	Heather
1992	Days of our Lives: One Stormy Night	Jennifer Horton	Television film
1993	Days of our Lives: Night Sins	Jennifer Horton	Television film
1994	Days of our Lives: Winter Heat	Jennifer Horton	Television film
1999	Half a Dozen Babies	Becki Dilley	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984-1985	Santa Barbara	Jade Perkins	Contract role Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Daytime or Nighttime Television Series
1985-1995, 2000-2006, 2010-	Days of Our Lives	Jennifer Horton	Contract role Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Daytime Super Couple Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Daytime Wedding Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Primetime or Daytime Love Story Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series Nominated — Young Artist Award for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Daytime Series Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series
1987	The Hitchhiker	Denise O'Mell	Episode: "Homebodies"

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

• 1992: Nominated, "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" - Days of Our Lives

Soap Opera Digest Awards

• 1991: Won, "Outstanding Daytime Super Couple" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Matthew Ashford)
• 1992: Won, "Best Daytime Wedding" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Matthew Ashford)
• 1992: Won, "Best Prime time or Daytime Love Story" - Days of Our Lives (shared w/Matthew Ashford)
• 1994: Won, "Hottest Female Star" - Days of Our Lives

Young Artist Awards

• 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

[ Source: Wikipedia ]