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| Heather Tom | |
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 Tom in June 2009 |
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| Born | Heather Marie Tom November 4, 1975 Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989— |
| Partner | James Achor (m. 2011—) |
| Children | 1 (currently expecting) |
Heather Marie Tom[1] (born November 4, 1975) is an American soap opera actress. She is best known for her roles on CBS soap operas, as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless from 1991 to 2003, and as Katie Logan Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful since 2007. She may also be known for her role as Kelly Cramer on ABC's now-concluded One Life to Live.
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[edit] Career
Very early in her career, she played Heather Harper (Jonathan Bower's love interest) on an episode of Who's The Boss?.
She is well known to American daytime drama fans for her role as Victoria Newman, daughter of the powerful Victor (Eric Braeden) and Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) on CBS' The Young and the Restless. She played the role from 1991 until December 2003. She won two Daytime Emmy awards in 1993 and 1999 for "Outstanding Younger Lead Actress" along with nominations in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008. In 2012, she received her first nomination in the Lead Actress category for her role as Katie Logan Spencer. Heather Tom holds the record for the most Emmy Award nominations for actresses under the age of thirty.
In 2003, she took on a new role as Kelly Cramer Buchanan on ABC's soap opera One Life to Live. She also made a handful of guest appearances on All My Children in 2004 playing the Kelly Cramer Buchanan character. She is the third actress to portray Kelly Cramer Buchanan after Gina Tognoni and Tracy Lindsey Melchior. In August 2006, Tom announced she had decided not to renew her contract with One Life to Live after three years. She last aired in December 2006.
In February 2007, she guest starred on Monk and in March 2007, she and her sister Nicholle Tom guest starred on The Wedding Bells. In October 2008, she guest starred in two episodes of Ugly Betty as a woman assisting Daniel Meade in gaining custody of his son.
In August 2007, she took over the role of Katherine "Katie" Logan (previously played by Nancy Sloan), the younger sister of Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang), Donna (Jennifer Gareis) and Storm Logan (William deVry), on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Tom has also worked extensively in theater, both in New York and on the West Coast.
[edit] Private life
Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois. Her younger siblings are: actor David Tom and his twin sister actress Nicholle Tom. David also played Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless and also co-starred with her on One Life to Live as her brother, Paul Cramer. Nicholle also played Maggie Sheffield on The Nanny.
In August 2011, Tom announced her engagement to her partner of 15 years, James Achor.[2] On September 17, 2011, the pair married.[3] On May 19, 2012, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child together.[4] Tom later confirmed she was due around October and was expecting a boy.[5]
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | She'll Take Romance | Caroline | |
| 1995 | Deadly Whispers | Kathy Acton | |
| 2004 | Delusion | Veronica Farrow | |
| 2005 | Beyond the Ladies Room Door | Jody | |
| 2006 | The Rival | Jennifer | |
| When We're Old and Love Means Nothing | Sarah | ||
| Undone | Unknown | ||
| 2007 | City Teacher | Marsha | |
| 2010 | Stiffs | Lauren | |
| Suicide Dolls | Lexi | ||
| The Putt Putt Syndrome | Vicki | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Who's The Boss | Heather Harper | One episode |
| 1991–97 1997–2003 |
The Young and the Restless | Victoria Newman | Role from: February 1991 to April 1997 Role from: October 1997 to December 17, 2003 |
| 2003–06 | One Life to Live | Kelly Cramer | Role from: December 11, 2003 to December 14, 2006 |
| 2004 | SVU | Dr. Solwey's Assistant | One episode |
| 2007 | Monk | Linda Riggs | One episode |
| The Wedding Bells | Laurie Hill | Two episodes | |
| The Bold and the Beautiful | Katie Logan Spencer | Role: August 30, 2007 to present | |
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | Holly | One episode |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Shannon's Mother | One episode- "From Childhood's Hour" |
[edit] Awards (Won)
- (2011) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Bold and the Beautiful
- (1999) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1993) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1997) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress for The Young and the Restless
[edit] Award (Nominated)
- (2012) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The Bold and the Beautiful
- (2008) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Bold and the Beautiful
- (2007) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
- (2005) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
- (2004) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (2000) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1998) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1997) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1996) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1995) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1994) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
[edit] References
- ^ Owens, Devin. "In the Middle." http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/middle-0
- ^ "Wedding Bells Are Ringing For B&B Star". Soaps In Depth. 2011-08-25. http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2011/08/wedding-bells-are-ringing-for.html. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "Two Soap Stars Marry". Soaps In Depth. 2011-09-22. http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2011/09/two-soap-stars-marry.html. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "B&B's Tom Is Going to Be A Mom!". Soaps In Depth. 2012-05-19. http://cbs.soapsindepth.com/2012/05/bbs-tom-is-gonna-be-a-mom.html. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "It's A Boy for Heather Tom". Soap Opera Digest. 2012-05-24. http://soapoperadigest.com/content/its-boy-heather-tom. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
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| Preceded by Tracy Melchior |
Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live December 11, 2003–December 14, 2006 |
Succeeded by Gina Tognoni |
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