- Nació el 1971-07-01 en Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Melissa Margaret Peterman (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress and comedienne who is best-known for her role as Barbara Jean in the television comedy series Reba. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in suburban Burnsville. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melissa Peterman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.