Career

As a jump start to her career, Tom guest starred on an episode of Who's The Boss? in 1989.

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 1991, 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 nomination and win in 2012 & 2013. Tom has also guest starred on Monk and Ugly Betty, and has also worked extensively in theater, both in New York and on the West Coast.

Personal life

Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois. Her younger siblings are actor David Tom and his twin sister actress Nicholle Tom. 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. Nicholle played Maggie Sheffield on The Nanny. In 2000, Heather and her brother, David, made Hollywood history as the first brother and sister to be simultaneously nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards in the same year.

In August 2011, Tom announced her engagement to her partner of 15 years, James Achor. On September 17, 2011, the pair married. On May 19, 2012, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child together. Tom later confirmed she was due around October. On October 28, 2012, Tom gave birth to her son, Zane Alexander, weighing 8 lbs.

Heather and James also run a design business, Tight Rope Designs, and 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."

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	Putt Putt Syndrome, TheThe Putt Putt Syndrome	Vicki
2011	Mamitas	Casandra
2015	Adventures of Sam Wolf, TheThe Adventures of Sam Wolf	Dianne	Short film, post-production
2015	Animal Among Us	Marilyn Bishop	Post-production
2016	Little Dead Rotting Hood	Officer Victoria	Straight-to-DVD

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Who's the Boss?	Heather	"Heather Can Wait"
1990	She'll Take Romance	Caroline	TV film
1991-2003	Young and the Restless, TheThe 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	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Solwey's Assistant	"Painless"
2006	Rival, TheThe Rival	Jennifer Adams	TV film
2007	Monk	Linda Riggs	"Mr. Monk Is on the Air"
2007	Wedding Bells, TheThe Wedding Bells	Laurie Hill	"For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Partly Cloudy, with a Chance of Disaster"
2007-	Bold and the Beautiful, TheThe Bold and the Beautiful	Katie Logan	Regular role
2008	Ugly Betty	Holly Wright	"Filing for the Enemy", "Crimes of Fashion"
2010	Mentalist, TheThe 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 (2011 TV series)	Lt. Shanna Coates	"Bad Company"

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1993	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Won
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
1994	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated
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
1995	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated
1996	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated
1996	Young Artist Award	Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated
1997	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated
1997	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Younger Leading Actress	The Young and the Restless	Won
1998	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated
1999	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Won
2000	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated
2004	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated
2005	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	One Life to Live	Nominated
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
2008	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated
2011	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Won
2012	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Won
2013	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Won
2014	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	The Bold and the Beautiful	Nominated

Charities

Heather Tom supports the following charitable cause: Teen Pregnancy.

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