Reagan Gomez-Preston

In the 2005–2006 season as Francine.

• Name — Reagan Gomez-Preston • Born — 24 April 1980 • Birthplace — Detroit, Michigan, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1994–present • Children — 2

Gomez-Preston was born in Detroit, Michigan to a Puerto Rican mother, Cheryl Gomez and an African American father, Dr. Bennett Preston. She has a younger brother named Kyle. When Gomez-Preston was young, her mother worked for the Detroit Police Department. Due to verbal abuse, written racist epithets, death threats, and a commanding officer expressing interest in a relationship with her, she filed a sexual harassment suit against the Detroit Police Department, which she won, receiving an award somewhere between $800,000 and $1.2 million. After this Cheryl Gomez moved the family to Little Rock, Arkansas, then to Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, Gomez-Preston was enrolled in acting, dancing, and singing lessons at Philadelphia's Freedom Theatre.

At 14 years old, Gomez-Preston began her acting career in The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood, as Zaria Peterson. She guest starred on UPN's One on One as Flex's younger sister/Breanna's aunt, Bernadette. Also, she was a guest host of the weekly music series Soul Train, aired in December 1995. She also played Francine opposite Holly Robinson Peete in the short-lived UPN sitcom, Love Inc. She is also a former cast member of Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show. She has been featured in King magazine twice, first in the September/October 2003 issue, and again in the December 2006/January 2007 issue. She was one out of five cover girls in her second appearance. She also appeared in music videos such as "Sorry 2004" by Ruben Studdard, "No Better Love" by Young Gunz, and "Whatever You Like" by T.I. Gomez-Preston is a writer of feature films, with her own business and production company. She voiced Roberta Tubbs (replacing actress Nia Long), Cleveland Brown's stepdaughter on the FOX animated sitcom The Cleveland Show from 2009 until the show's cancellation in 2013. Since Cleveland returned to Family Guy in the 2014 episode "He's Bla-ack!", Roberta has not had a single line. She had a recurring voice-over role as the twin sisters Jenny and Kiki Pizza on the animated Cartoon Network television series Steven Universe and in 2016, she began a recurring role on the OWN television drama Queen Sugar as Chantal Williams.

Gomez-Preston began dating model DeWayne Turrentine in 1995. Turrentine was a member of the hip hop duo Quo. The couple married on November 10, 1999. They have two children, a daughter named Scarlett Annette Turrentine (born May 13, 2007) and a son named Tyger Attila Turrentine (born April 2, 2011).

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995–1999 — The Parent 'Hood — Zaria Peterson — Main role • 1996 — Moesha — Geneva — Episode: "Hakeem's New Flame" • 1997 — Smart Guy — Nina Duperley — Episode: "Love Letters" • 1998 — Cousin Skeeter — Binaqua — Episode: "Blast from the Past" • 1999 — Undressed — Jackie — Recurring role, season 1 • Felicity — Student — Episode: "Ancient History" • 2000 — Martial Law — Mary — Episode: "Scorpio Rising" • The Amanda Show — Shelia — Episode: "Episode #2.39" • 2001 — That '70s Show — Melissa — Episode: "Hyde Gets the Girl" • 2002 — Strong Medicine — Briette — Episode: "Trauma" • Off Centre — Sherry — Episode: "The Deflower Half-Hour" • 2003 — One on One — Bernadette — Episode: "Daddy's Other Girl" • ER — Gayla — Episode: "No Strings Attached" • JAG — Cassie Dupree — Episode: "Pulse Rate" • 2004 — She Spies — Kanesha Hamilton — Episode: "The Gift" • 2005–2006 — Love, Inc. — Francine — Main cast • 2007 — Til Death — Deb — Episode: "Performance Anxiety" • 2010–2013 — The Cleveland Show — Roberta Tubbs — Voice, main role • 2011–2014 — Love That Girl! — Jasmine Russell — Guest: season 2, recurring cast: season 4 • 2012 — The Soul Man — Renee — Episode: "How to Be a Church Lady" • 2013–2014 — Almost Home — Lisa — Main cast • 2014 — Rick and Morty — Jessica's Friend — Voice, episode: "Rick Potion No. 9" • 2014–2019 — Steven Universe — Jenny Pizza, Kiki Pizza — Voice, recurring role • 2015 — Instant Mom — Rhonda — Episode: "How You Bike Me Now" • 2016–2022 — Queen Sugar — Chantal Williams — Recurring role season 1, guest role seasons 2, 4, and 7 • 2019 — Infinity Train — Mikayla — Voice, 2 episodes • 2021 — A Black Lady Sketch Show — Debate Moderator — Episode: "Way to Ruin the Party, Soya!" • Black Monday — Henrietta — Episode: "Eight!" • Ten Year Old Tom — Mrs. Munoz — Voice, 2 episodes • 2025 — Rick and Morty — Alien, additional voices — Episode: "The Curicksous Case of Bethjamin Button" • The Chi — Candice — Episode: "Ready or Not"

• Year — Title — Artist • 2004 — "No Better Love" — Young Gunz • "Sorry 2004" — Ruben Studdard • 2008 — "Whatever You Like" — T.I.