Melissa Reeves Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for two Young Artist Awards for "Days of Our Lives" for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in 1987 and Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Series in 1988
• Was nominated for two Young Artist Awards for "Santa Barbara" for Best Young Actress in 1985 and Outstanding Young Actress - Regular Daytime Serial in 1986
• Won four Soap Opera Digest Awards for "Days of Our Lives" for Outstanding Super Couple in 1991, Best Love Story and Best Wedding in 1992, and Hottest Female Star in 1994
• Studied dance with Phil Black and theater at the Lee Strasberg Institute
• Met her husband, Scott Reeves, on the set of "Days of Our Lives" when he was cast as Jake Hogansen in 1988
• Made her acting debut in the HBO movie "Somewhere, Tomorrow" in 1983
• Best known for her role as Jennifer Horton on "Days of Our Lives" and as Jade Perkins in "Santa Barbara․"
• Was 18 years old when she got the role of Jennifer Horton in "Days of Our Lives" in 1985