Heather Tom
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Heather Tom (born November 4, 1975) is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Hinsdale, Illinois.
She is well known to American daytime drama fans for her role as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless on CBS. She played the role from 1991 until December 2003, when she left for a new role as Kelly Cramer Buchanan on ABC's soap One Life to Live. She has also played Kelly on another soap opera, All My Children. She is the third actress to portray Kelly Cramer Buchanan.
She won two Daytime Emmy awards in 1993 and 1999 for "Outstanding Younger Lead Actress" along with nominations in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2005. Heather Tom holds the record for the most Emmy Award nominations for actresses under the age of thirty.
Her siblings are also actors: her brother David Tom played Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless, and also co-stared with her on One Life to Live as her brother (ironically). Her sister, Nicholle Tom, played Maggie Sheffield on the sitcom The Nanny.
Awards (Won)
- (1999) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1993) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1997) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress for The Young and the Restless
Award (Nominated)
- (2005) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for One Life to Live
- (2004) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (2000) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1998) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (2005) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actress for One Life to Live
- (1994) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Leading Actress for The Young and the Restless
- (1993) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Leading Actress for The Young and the Restless
- (1996) Young Artist Award Best Performance by a Young Actress - TV Drama Series for The Young and the Restless
- (1994) Young Artist Award Best Youth Actress a in a Soap Opera for The Young and the Restless
- (1993) Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series for The Young and the Restless
External links
- Kelly Cramer character profile on SoapCentral (http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/whoswho/kelly.php)
- Victoria Newman character profile on SoapCentral (http://www.soapcentral.com/y&r/whoswho/victoria.php)