Heather Tom
Tom in June 2009
Born (1975-11-04) November 4, 1975
Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Spouse
James Achor
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(m. 2011)​
Children1
Relatives

Heather Tom[1] (born November 4, 1975) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her acting work on various soap operas. Her best known roles are Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless, Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live and All My Children, and since 2007, Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful. On The Bold and the Beautiful, she has earned a record-tying six Daytime Emmy Awards, the most for a soap actress.[2]

Early years

Tom was the first of three children born to Marie and Charles Tom, who are divorced. Her two younger siblings are twins David and Nicholle Tom, who are also actors. David 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, while Nicholle played Maggie Sheffield on The Nanny, starring Fran Drescher. In 2000, Tom and David became the first brother and sister nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards in the same year.[3]

Career

As a jump start to her career, Tom guest starred on an episode of Who's the Boss? in 1989. In that same year, she guest starred in an episode of Kids Incorporated. She then became well known in the realm of soap operas for her role as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless. Debuting in December 1990, Tom won two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 1993 and 1999, along with nominations in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000. Tom departed from the role of Victoria on December 17, 2003, citing creative differences. Prior to her departure, she began portraying Kelly Cramer on ABC's One Life to Live, also making brief appearances on All My Children until she departed in 2006. Since 2007, Tom has become widely recognized for her role as Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful; she earned nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007 and 2008, with a win in 2011, followed by her first Lead Actress nominations and wins (2012, 2013 and 2020). Tom has also guest starred on Monk, The Mentalist and Ugly Betty and has also worked extensively in theater, both in New York and on the West Coast.

Personal life

In August 2011, Tom announced her engagement to her partner of 15 years, James Achor.[4] On September 17, 2011, they were married.[5] On October 28, 2012, Tom gave birth to her son, Zane Alexander.[6] Zane has appeared occasionally since 2013 on The Bold and the Beautiful, as Tom's on-screen son, Will Spencer.

Heather Tom and James Achor run a design business, Tight Rope Designs; they have redecorated several homes in the Los Angeles area. Their work has also been featured in InStyle and Elle Decor magazines. In the summer of 2013, Heather starred in her own reality TV miniseries for HGTV called "Renovation Unscripted". In September 2016, Tom finished first in the celebrity female division of the 30th Annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon with a time of 2:05:23.63, helping to raise more than $1,226,000 for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Pediatric Cancer Research Program.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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

Year Title Role Notes
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

Year Title Notes
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

List of acting awards and nominations for Heather Tom
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
1993 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won [7]
1993 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
1993 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [8]
1994 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [9]
1994 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
1994 Young Artist Award Best Youth Actress in a Soap Opera The Young and the Restless Nominated [10]
1995 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [11]
1996 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [12]
1996 Young Artist Award Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [13]
1997 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [14]
1997 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Leading Actress The Young and the Restless Won [15][16]
1998 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [17]
1999 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won [18]
2000 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [19]
2004 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [20]
2005 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series One Life to Live Nominated [21]
2005 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actress One Life to Live Nominated
2007 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series One Life to Live Nominated [22]
2008 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [23]
2011 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won [24]
2012 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won [25]
2013 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won [26]
2014 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [27]
2017 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [28]
2019 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [29]
2020 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won [30]

References

  1. ↑ Owens, Devin. "In the Middle".
  2. ↑ Montgomery, Daniel (June 27, 2020). "Top 9 Daytime Emmy records and milestones: Heather Tom, Jason Alexander, 'Jeopardy' and more make history in 2020". GoldDerby. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Heather Tom - The Bold and the Beautiful Cast Member" – via www.cbs.com.
  4. ↑ "Wedding Bells Are Ringing For B&B Star". Soaps In Depth. August 25, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
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  7. ↑ "Emmy award eludes Lucci for 14th time". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications. Associated Press. May 27, 1993. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ "14th Annual Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Lucci fails to land Emmy nomination". Portsmouth Daily Times. Heartland Publications. Associated Press. April 12, 1994. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
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  11. ↑ "This may be the year Lucci wins an Emmy". The Free Lance–Star. April 8, 1995.
  12. ↑ Richmond, Ray (April 5, 1996). "'Y&R' leads Emmy nominations". Observer–Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  13. ↑ "17th Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  14. ↑ "1997 Emmy Winners & Nominees". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Archived from the original on August 18, 2004. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  15. ↑ "'General Hospital' wins Soap Opera awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 1, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Readers just can't cope without scoop on soaps". Sun Journal. March 28, 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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  18. ↑ "Lucci wins!". The Day. The Day Publishing Company. Associated Press. May 22, 1999. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  19. ↑ Havens, Candace (May 12, 2000). "Lead actress Emmy race too close to call". The Union Democrat. Western Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
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  25. ↑ "Daytime Emmy Awards 2012: The Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. June 23, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  26. ↑ "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. emmyonline.org. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  27. ↑ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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  29. ↑ "The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  30. ↑ Various citations concerning the nominations for the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards:
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