Career

Tognoni is known for her roles on daytime television soap operas. In 1995, she made her soap debut as Kelly Cramer in ABC's One Life to Live. She appeared on the show until 2001. In April 2001, it was announced that Tognoni, after six years with the show, had decided not to renew her contract with the series. Tognoni returned to daytime television as Dinah Marler on CBS's Guiding Light in July 2004, and won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2006 for her work on the show. In 2007, she was nominated again in the same category but lost to Genie Francis. She won her second Emmy in 2008, becoming only the second actress to be a repeat winner in the Supporting Actress category.

In 2009, after CBS canceled Guiding Light, Tognoni returned to her role as Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live. Also it was reported that Tognoni was in talks with several soaps for her post-Guiding Light gig. Following the April 2011 cancelation of One Life to Live and All My Children, it was announced that Tognoni and co-star Tom Degnan, who was portraying Joey Buchanan at the time, would exit the series before its January 2012 finale. In addition to her career on soaps, Tognoni had guest-starring roles in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Sopranos, and co-starred in a number of television shows and independent films.

On May 22, 2014, it was announced that Tognoni was cast as Phyllis Summers in CBS's The Young and the Restless, replacing Michelle Stafford. Tognoni made her debut on August 11, 2014.

Personal life

Tognoni was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She has won Miss Rhode Island Teen USA in 1991 and Miss Rhode Island Teen All-American in 1993. Tognoni became engaged to Joseph Chiarello on November 21, 2007. She was introduced to him by her co-star Beth Ehlers. The two were married May 16, 2009.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	One Life to Live	Kelly Cramer	Series regular; 1995-2002, 2010-11
2002	Pride & Loyalty	Stephanie
2003	Fastlane	Gabriella	One episode: "Iced"
2003	This Time Around	Cara Cabot	Television film
2003	Phenomenon II	Officer Claire	Television film
2004	Guiding Light	Dinah Marler	Series regular; 2004-09
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Officer Kristen Vaill	One episode: "Goliath"
2005	Art	Barbara	Short film
2006	The Sopranos	Catherine Lipman	One episode: "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh"
2009	Venice: The Series	Sami Nelson	Web series
2011	In the Family	Nurse Jackson
2014	The Young and the Restless	Phyllis Summers	Series regular; 2014-

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1996	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Female Newcomer	One Life to Live	Nominated
1997	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Younger Lead Actress	One Life to Live	Nominated
1998	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Younger Lead Actress	One Life to Live	Nominated
2005	Soap Opera Digest Award	Favorite Return	Guiding Light	Nominated
2006	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Guiding Light	Won
2007	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Guiding Light	Nominated
2008	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Guiding Light	Won
2015	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]