Reagan Gomez-Preston
Reagan Gomez-Preston | |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse | DeWayne Turrentine (1999–present) |
Website | Reagan Gomez |
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Reagan Gomez-Preston (born April 24, 1980[citation needed]) is an American actress.
Biography
Gomez-Preston was born in Detroit to a Puerto Rican American mother, Cheryl Gomez, and an African-American father, Bennett Preston.[citation needed] She has a younger brother named Kyle.[citation needed]
When Gomez-Preston was young her mother worked for the Detroit Police Department.[1] Cheryl Gomez was one of the first women assigned to street patrol.[citation needed] Due to verbal abuse, written racist epithets, death threats, and a commanding officer expressing interest in a relationship with her, she quit, and filed a sexual harassment suit against the Detroit Police Department[1], which she won, receiving an award somewhere between $800,000 and $1.2 million.[2] After this Cheryl Gomez moved the family to Philadelphia. There Gomez-Preston was enrolled in acting, dancing, and singing lessons at Philadelphia's Freedom Theatre.[citation needed] Her parents eventually divorced. In 1994, she moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles with her mother and Kyle, so that Gomez-Preston could pursue an acting career.[citation needed]
Gomez-Preston is a writer of feature films, with her own business and production company. Cheryl Gomez lives in California, where she and her daughter run Chery Creative Concepts.com. Gomez-Preston's father, Bennett Preston, is a medical examiner/pathologist in Philadelphia.[citation needed]
Career
Gomez-Preston began her career in The Parent 'Hood, as Zaria Peterson. She guest starred on UPN's One on One as Flex's younger sister/Brianna's Aunt. She also played Francine opposite Holly Robinson Peete in the short-lived UPN sitcom, Love Inc. She is also a former cast member of The Amanda Show.
She has been featured in King magazine twice, first in the September 2003-October 2003 issue, and again in the December 2006-January 2007 issue. She was one of five cover girls in her second appearance.
She also appeared in music videos "Sorry 2004" by Ruben Studdard[3], "No Better Love" by Young Gunz[4], and "Whatever You Like" by T.I.[5].
She is currently in the animated series The Cleveland Show as Roberta Tubbs, Cleveland's stepdaughter. Gomez-Preston replaced actress Nia Long.
Personal life
Since 1995, Gomez-Preston had dated model DeWayne Turrentine. Turrentine was at one time in the group Quo. Four years, later they married in 1999[6]. In early 2007, their daughter Scarlett Annette Turrentine was born[citation needed].
Filmography
- The Cleveland Show (Episode 14–present as Roberta)
- Sweet Justice (2009, as Asia Sterling)
- Elbows & Vogues (2009, as Julia)
- 'Til Death (2007, as Deb)
- Love, Inc. (2005-2006, as Francine)
- Beauty Shop (2005, as a customer)
- Trois 3: The Escort (2004, as Lena)
- Hair Show (2004, as Fiona)
- Doing Hard Time (2004, as Rayvon Jones)
- Never Die Alone (2004, as Juanita)
- One on One (2003, as Bernadette Washington)
- Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003, as Olivia)
- Off Centre (2002, as Sherry)
- Dead Above Ground (2002, as Latrisha McDermont)
- That's Life (2001, as Barbie)
- That '70s Show (2001, as Melissa)
- Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001, as Caela)
- Martial Law (2000, as an extra)
- Felicity (1999, as a student)
- The Amanda Show (1999, as a regular)
- Undressed (1999, as Jackie)
- Smart Guy (1997, as Nina Duberly)
- Moesha (1996, as Geneva)
- Jerry Maguire (1996, as Tidwell's twin)
- Freaky Friday (1995, as Heather)
- The Parent Hood (1995-1999, as Zaria Peterson)