Early life

Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, to Charles and Marie Tom. She has a twin brother, David Tom, best known for his role as Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless, and an older sister, Heather Tom, who is best known for her role as Victoria Newman McNeil Howard on The Young and the Restless, and Katie Logan Spencer on "The Bold and The Beautiful".

Career

In 1992, Tom played the small role of Scott Scanlon's sister, Sue, on Beverly Hills, 90210. Also, in 1992 and 1993, Tom played Ryce Newton in the successful family movies Beethoven and Beethoven's 2nd. She did not appear in the subsequent sequels as she had grown out of her specific role, although she did reprise her role as the voice of Ryce in the cartoon spinoff.

From 1993 to 1999, Tom played the role of Mr. Sheffield's eldest daughter, Maggie Sheffield in The Nanny. This is perhaps Tom's best known work as an actress.

From 1998 to 2006, she provided the voice for Supergirl in the DC Animated Universe.

In 2000, Tom played Sarah Bryan in the Fox Family television film Ice Angel as well as Tracy in Panic. In 2001, she portrayed a teen reporter named Cassie in The Princess Diaries.

In 2006, Tom co-starred in the IFC original The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman as Tara, an underling at a film production company. Tom played a small role in "Loose Ends", the September 20, 2007 episode of Burn Notice.

In March 2008, she starred in the Lifetime movie Her Only Child, which premiered on March 22, 2008. She guest starred alongside brother David (who played her character's brother) in "Damaged", the April 2, 2008 episode of Criminal Minds. She also guest starred on the May 4, 2008 episode of Cold Case.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Beethoven	Ryce Newton
1993	Beethoven's 2nd	Ryce Newton
1994	Season of Change	Sally Mae Parker
1996	What Kind of Mother Are You?	Kelly Jameson
1999	Sterling Chase, TheThe Sterling Chase	Alexis
2000	Urban Chaos Theory	The Girl	Short film
2000	Panic	Tracy
2000	Rave	Sadie
2001	Robbie's Brother	Andrea
2001	Princess Diaries, TheThe Princess Diaries	Teen Reporter Cassie
2003	mi amor mi dulce, AA mi amor mi dulce	Chickpea	Short film
2004	The Book of Ruth	Ruth
2005	In Memory of My Father	Nicole
2006	Bottoms Up	Penny Dhue	Video
2006	Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, TheThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Carla Hodgkiss
2010	My Family's Secret	Lara Darcie
2011	Just Like Her	Ashley Marston	Short film
2012	Hang Loose	Nikki
2014	Mi corazón	Becca	Short film
2014	Private Number	Katherine Lane
2014	3's a Couple	Michelle	Post-production
2015	Satan's Return	Katie	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Jim Henson Presents Mother Goose Stories		TV series
1991	Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, TheThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Zoey	Episode: "The Butler Did It"
1992	Beverly Hills, 90210	Sue Scanlon	Episodes: "Song of Myself", "Highwire", "Home and Away", "A Presumption of Innocence"
1993	Bloodlines: Murder in the Family	Jacy Woodman	TV film
1993-1999	Nanny, TheThe Nanny	Margaret 'Maggie' Sheffield	Regular role (141 episodes)
1994	Beethoven	Ryce Newton (voice)	Main role (13 episodes)
1996	For My Daughter's Honor	Amy Dustin	TV film
1997	Unwed Father	Melanie Crane	TV film
1998	Welcome to Paradox	Delphi B.	Episode: "The Girl Who Was Plugged In"
1998	New Batman Adventures, TheThe New Batman Adventures	Kara Kent / Supergirl (voice)	Episode: "Girls' Nite Out"
1998-2000	Superman: The Animated Series	Kara Kent / Supergirl (voice)	Recurring role (5 episodes)
2000	Ice Angel	Sarah Bryan	TV film
2003	Strong Medicine	Cherie / Sharon / Sharona	Episode: "Love and Let Die"
2004	Book of Ruth, TheThe Book of Ruth	Ruth	TV film
2004-2006	Justice League Unlimited	Supergirl / Various (voice)	Recurring role (7 episodes)
2006	Windfall	Elisa	Episodes: "Pilot", "The Getaway", "There and Gone Again"
2006-2007	Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, TheThe Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman	Tara Wentzel	(16 episodes)
2007	Wedding Bells, TheThe Wedding Bells	Laine Hill	Episodes: "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Party Cloudy, with a Chance of Disaster"
2007	Burn Notice	Melissa Fontenau	Episode: "Loose Ends, Part 1"
2008	Her Only Child	Lily Stanler	TV film
2008	Criminal Minds	Connie Galen	Episode: "Damaged"
2008	Cold Case	Priscilla Chapin	Episode: "Ghost of My Child"
2009	Mentalist, TheThe Mentalist	Marilyn Monroe	Episode: "A Dozen Red Roses"
2009	Without a Trace	Molly Samson	Episode: "Labyrinths"
2009	Mental	Melissa Ranier	Episode: "A Beautiful Delusion"
2009	Something Evil Comes	Romy Webster	TV film
2010	Castle	Cindy Mann	Episode: "The Late Shaft"
2011	I Met a Producer and Moved to L.A.	Emily	TV film
2013	Fatal Performance	Dana Tilly	TV film
2013	Masters of Sex	Maureen	Episodes: "Race to Space", "Standard Deviation"
2014	About a Boy	Debby	Episode: "About a Christmas Card"
2015	Stalker	Zoe Parsons	Episode: "My Hero"
2015	Gotham	Miriam Loeb	Episode: "Everyone Has a Cobblepot"
2015	Survivor's Remorse	Hazel-Fay	Episode: "Homebound"

Awards and nominations

• Young Star Awards
  • Nominated, 1995, for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series
  • Nominated, 1997, for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Made For TV Movie
• Young Artist Awards
  • Nominated, 1993, for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
  • Nominated, 1994, for Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series
  • Nominated, 1994, for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series (shared with Benjamin Salisbury and Madeline Zima)
  • Nominated, 1995, for Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Television Series (shared with Benjamin Salisbury and Madeline Zima)
  • Nominated, 1995, for Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture (shared with Christopher Castile and Sarah Rose Karr)
  • Nominated, 1996, for Best Performance by a Young Actress - TV Comedy Series
  • Nominated, 1997, for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress

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