Melissa Reeves - wikipedia Melissa Reeves This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( March 2013 ) Melissa Reeves Reeves ( left ) with Ty Treadway in 2010 Melissa Brennan ( 1967 - 03 - 14 ) March 14, 1967 ( age 51 ) Eatontown, New Jersey, U.S. Other names Melissa Brennan Missy Brennan Melissa B. Reeves Melissa Brennan Reeves Missy Reeves Occupation Actress Years active 1983 -- present Spouse ( s ) Scott Reeves ( m. 1990 ) Children Melissa Reeves ( née Brennan, born March 14, 1967 ) is an American actress, known for playing Jennifer Horton on - off since 1985 on the NBC series Days of Our Lives ( 1985 -- 1995, 2000 -- 2006, 2010 - ) Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 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. ( Need reference ) 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 Somewhere, Tomorrow Georgina Summer Camp Nightmare Heather Days of our Lives : One Stormy Night Jennifer Horton Television film Days of our Lives : Night Sins Jennifer Horton Television film 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 - 1986 ) 1985 - 1995, 2000 - 2006, 2010 - Days of Our Lives Jennifer Horton Contract role Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Daytime Super Couple ( shared with Matthew Ashford ) Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Daytime Wedding ( shared with Matthew Ashford ) Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Primetime or Daytime Love Story ( shared with Matthew Ashford ) 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 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 See also Days of Our Lives Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton References Jump up ^ `` Melissa Reeves ''. IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2014. Jump up ^ Kroll, Dan J. `` Reeves Trading Salem for Nashville ''. Soapcentral. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 10. External links Melissa Reeves on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Reeves&oldid=854523664 '' Categories : 1967 births Living people 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from New Jersey American child actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses People from Eatontown, New Jersey Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from March 2013 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español فارسی Nederlands Polski Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 12 August 2018, at 00 : 19 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who plays jen on days of our lives
Answer: Melissa Reeves