Heather Tom
Heather Tom | |
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Born | Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. | November 4, 1975
Alma mater | Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute Young Actors Space |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1989–present |
Known for | Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live and All My Children Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful |
Spouse |
James Achor (m. 2011) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives |
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Heather Marie Tom (born November 4, 1975)[1] is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her roles as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless (1990 to 2003) Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live and All My Children (2003 to 2006), and Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful (2007 to present). On The Bold and the Beautiful she has earned four Daytime Emmy Awards and a total of six in her career, tying her for the most wins by a soap actress.[2] In addition to her acting work, she has directed episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Dynasty, and Good Trouble.
Early life[edit]
Tom is the oldest of three children. Her younger siblings are twins David Tom and Nicholle Tom, who are also actors. Her brother played Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless and also co-starred with her on One Life to Live as her half brother, Paul Cramer. In 2000, she and David became the first brother and sister nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards in the same year.[3] Tom guest-starred with her sister on The Wedding Bells in 2007 and Hollywood Darlings in 2017.[4][5]
When Tom was eleven, her family moved from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington, because her father's work transferred him. A year later, her mother brought the three children to Los Angeles for pilot season. They relocated there permanently, with Tom's father staying behind in Seattle and her parents divorcing.[6] While in Seattle, she performed at the Seattle Children's Theatre and the Pacific Northwest Ballet and studied piano at the Academy of Music and Dance. After moving to California, she studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and the Young Actor's Space.[1] At age fourteen, she took a part time job baking cookies at a store in Los Angeles called Hungry Bear Cookies. She was emancipated from her parents while she was a teen.[6]
Career[edit]
Tom's acting career began at the age of two with TV commercials and modeling. On stage, she spent a summer performing in a West Coast tour of Pinocchio II for Center Stage USA.[6] After moving to Los Angeles, she landed guest-starring roles on Who's the Boss?, Kids Incorporated, Divorce Court, and Trial by Jury. Tom played Caroline in the ABC movie She'll Take Romance.[1][7]
She debuted as Victoria Newman on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless in December 1990.[8] Tom won two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 1993 and 1999. She also received nominations from 1994 to 1998 and in 2000. She left the show in April 1997 and returned several months later. She stayed with the role until December 17, 2003, citing creative differences as her reason for leaving.[9]
In 1995, she guest starred as herself in an episode of Diagnosis Murder. She starred as Kathy Acton in the CBS movie Deadly Whispers, co-starring with Tony Danza and Ving Rhames.[7] She co-founded the Creative Outlet Theater in Los Angeles, producing and starring in Out of Gas on Lover's Leap and Vanities. She also produced Scooter Thomas Makes It To the Top of the World for the theater.[1]
On July 31, 1998, she began a one-month run in The Glass Menagerie at The Stella Adler Theatre in Los Angeles. Tom starred as Laura, with Barbara Babcock co-starring as Amanda.[10] From September 9-November 15, 1998, she starred in Gila at The Odyssey Theater in Los Angeles, co-starring with Phyllis Frelich.[11][12] The play was renamed Prymate and opened on Broadway for a brief run at the Longacre Theatre in May 2004.[13]
In 2004, she starred in stage productions of Proof at Montclair State University's TheatreFest.[14] She also had a role in Moonchild at the Access Theater, as part of New York International Fringe Festival.[15] Tom guest starred on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[7]
After leaving The Young and the Restless, she joined ABC's One Life to Live as Kelly Cramer, first airing December 11, 2003.[16] She was involved in a crossover storyline with All My Children, making appearances on that show. She received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role on OLTL in 2005 and 2007.[17][18] Tom decided to leave OLTL, last airing December 14, 2006.[19]
Tom played Jennifer Adams in the 2006 thriller film The Rival, co-starring with Tracy Nelson.[20] In 2007, she guest starred on The Wedding Bells with her sister Nicholle Tom. She also guest starred on Monk.[5] Tom played Marsha in the film City Teacher.[21]
In 2007, it was announced that she would be joining The Bold and the Beautiful as Katie Logan.[22] Her first airdate was August 30, 2007. [23] She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2011, after being nominated in the same category in 2008. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2012, 2013, and 2020. She was also nominated in the Lead Actress category in 2014, 2017, and 2019.
She has guest starred on The Mentalist and Ugly Betty.[7]
Tom and husband James Achor started a design business, Tight Rope Designs, redecorating several homes in the Los Angeles area. Their work was featured in InStyle and Elle Decor magazines. In the summer of 2013, she starred in a reality TV miniseries for HGTV, Renovation Unscripted.[24]
While working on The Bold and the Beautiful, she began shadowing directors and eventually directed the show herself. She has since directed episodes of Good Trouble and Dynasty.[25]
Personal life[edit]
In August 2011, Tom announced her engagement to her partner of 15 years, James Achor.[26] On September 17, 2011, they were married.[27] On October 28, 2012, Tom gave birth to their son, Zane Alexander.[28] Zane appeared occasionally on The Bold and the Beautiful as her on-screen son, Will Spencer, until he was old enough to attend kindergarten.[23]
Tom announced in February 2024 that her mother had died. She and her siblings were at their's mother bedside when she passed away.[29]
She has competed many times in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon, raising money for Children's Hospital Los Angeles.[30]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Delusion | Veronica Farrow | Short film |
2005 | Beyond the Ladies Room Door | Jody | Short film |
2006 | When We're Old and Love Means Nothing | Sarah | Short film |
2006 | Undone | ||
2007 | City Teacher | Marsha | |
2010 | Stiffs | Lauren | |
2010 | Suicide Dolls | Lexi | |
2010 | The Putt Putt Syndrome | Vicki | |
2011 | Mamitas | Casandra | |
2015 | The Adventures of Sam Wolf | Dianne | Short film |
2015 | Animal Among Us | Marilyn Bishop | |
2016 | Little Dead Rotting Hood | Officer Victoria | Straight-to-DVD |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Who's the Boss? | Heather | "Heather Can Wait" |
1989 | Kids Incorporated | Not Listed | "Elementary, My Dear Kids" |
1990 | She'll Take Romance | Caroline | TV film |
1990–2003 | The Young and the Restless | Victoria Newman | Regular role |
1995 | Deadly Whispers | Kathy Acton | TV film |
2003–2006 | One Life to Live | Kelly Cramer | Regular role |
2004–2005 | All My Children | Kelly Cramer | Recurring role |
2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Solwey's Assistant | "Painless" |
2006 | The Rival | Jennifer Adams | TV film |
2007 | Monk | Linda Riggs | "Mr. Monk Is on the Air" |
2007 | The Wedding Bells | Laurie Hill | "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Partly Cloudy, with a Chance of Disaster" |
2007–present | The Bold and the Beautiful | Katie Logan | Regular role |
2008 | Ugly Betty | Holly Wright | "Filing for the Enemy", "Crimes of Fashion" |
2010 | The Mentalist | Marva | "Red Moon" |
2011 | Rizzoli & Isles | Mrs. Tolliver | "Living Proof" |
2011 | Criminal Minds | Connie Barton | "From Childhood's Hour" |
2012 | Imaginary Friend | Grace | TV film |
2013 | Renovation Unscripted | TV miniseries | |
2016 | Unforgettable | Lt. Shanna Coates | "Bad Company" |
2016 | Lucifer | Mel Graham | Two Episodes |
Directorial work[edit]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2016–2021 | The Bold and the Beautiful | 23 episodes |
2017 | Bigfoot's Love Slave | video short |
2018 | Blink | short film |
2019 | The Young and the Restless | "Episode 11731" |
2020-2021 | Good Trouble | 2 episodes |
2020-2022 | Dynasty | 5 episodes |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
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1993 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Won | [31] |
1993 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [citation needed] |
1993 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [32] |
1994 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [33] |
1994 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [citation needed] |
1994 | Young Artist Award | Best Youth Actress in a Soap Opera | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [34] |
1995 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [35] |
1996 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [36] |
1996 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [37] |
1997 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [38] |
1997 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Leading Actress | The Young and the Restless | Won | [39][40] |
1998 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [41] |
1999 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Won | [42] |
2000 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [43] |
2004 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [44] |
2005 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | One Life to Live | Nominated | [17] |
2005 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress | One Life to Live | Nominated | [citation needed] |
2007 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | One Life to Live | Nominated | [18] |
2008 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [45] |
2011 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [46] |
2012 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [47] |
2013 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [48] |
2014 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [49] |
2017 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [50] |
2019 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated | [51] |
2020 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Won | [52] |
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