Raegan Revord

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Raegan Revord
Born (2008-01-03) January 3, 2008 (age 17)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2012–present
Known for

Raegan Revord (born January 3, 2008) is an American actress known for her role as Missy Cooper in the television series Young Sheldon .

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Early life

Raegan Revord was born on January 3, 2008, in San Diego, California and was raised in Los Angeles when her family moved there when she was three and a half years old. [1] She was a junior ambassador for Children's Hospital Los Angeles. [2] She is an only child. [3]

Career

Revord began modeling work for print advertisements and appeared in commercials at age four. She was cast as Megan in Modern Family at six. She had minor roles in Grace and Frankie , With Bob & David , and Teachers . [2] [4] [5] She did voice work for the radio play Nilsa and the Troll. [6]

In March 2017, Revord was cast as Missy Cooper, Sheldon Cooper's twin sister in The Big Bang Theory spin-off Young Sheldon. [7] The character had been used sparingly on The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019), which, according to Revord, gave her more room to make the character her own. [8] One of the key characters of Young Sheldon, [9] Missy Cooper has been described as adding a "much-needed spunk to the plot but also serves as the perfect foil to her academically-gifted twin brother, Sheldon." [10] Screen Rant said in 2024 "For the longest time, Missy was Young Sheldon's best character, even though she was mostly sidelined." [11] Revord picked up her Texan accent by watching Laurie Metcalf play an older version of her character's mother on The Big Bang Theory. [12] She appeared in the Young Sheldon spin-off series Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage . [13]

In 2019, Revord created Read with Raegan, an online book club which as of 2024 had 55,000 followers on Instagram. She wrote Rules for Fake Girlfriends, a young-adult novel schedueled to be published by Wednesday Books in fall 2025. [14] [15]

Personal life

Revord and her mother were involved in a car accident in early 2023, and she said in March of that year that she has been suffering from panic attacks since the incident. [16] [17]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesReference
2014; 2016 Modern Family Megan2 episodes [18] [19]
2015 W/ Bob & David Greg's daughterSeason 1 episode 3 [2] [4]
2016 Grace and Frankie Episode "The Vitamix" [16] [4]
2017 Teachers Episode "School Sweet School" [4]
2017–2024 Young Sheldon Missy CooperMain cast [16]
2019 Alexa & Katie AinsleyEpisode "Always Something There to Remind Me" [16] [4]
2022 The Price Is Right at Night HerselfSeptember 30, 2022 [20]
2024 Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage Missy CooperRecurring [21]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesReference
2015TortiseShort film [4]
2017I See YouAmyShort film [4]
2017StrayZoe AckertShort film [4]
2017 Wish Upon Young Clare [2]

Awards

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
2018 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress Missy Cooper in Young Sheldon Nominated [22]
2023Family Film AwardOutstanding Young ActorWon [22]

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