Heather Tom

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Heather Tom
Tom in June 2009
Born (1975-11-04) November 4, 1975 (age 48)
Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materLee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Young Actors Space
Occupations
Years active1989–present
Known forVictoria Newman on The Young and the Restless
Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live and All My Children
Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful
Spouse
James Achor
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(m. 2011)​
Children1
Relatives

Heather Marie Tom (born November 4, 1975)[1] is an American actress and director. She is best known for her roles as Victoria Newman on The Young and the Restless (1990 to 2003), Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live and All My Children (2003 to 2006), and Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful (2007 to present). On The Bold and the Beautiful she has earned four Daytime Emmy Awards and a total of six in her career, tying her for the most wins by a soap actress.[2] In addition to her acting work, she has directed episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Dynasty, and Good Trouble.

Early life[edit]

Tom is the oldest of three children. Her younger siblings are twins David Tom and Nicholle Tom, who are also actors. Her brother played Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless and also co-starred with her on One Life to Live as her half brother, Paul Cramer. In 2000, she and David became the first brother and sister nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards in the same year.[3] Tom guest-starred with her sister on The Wedding Bells in 2007 and Hollywood Darlings in 2017.[4][5]

When Tom was eleven, her family moved from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington, because her father's work transferred him. A year later, her mother brought the three children to Los Angeles for pilot season. They decided to stay there permanently, with Tom's father remaining in Seattle and her parents divorcing. Her mother got a job as a speech therapist for the Pasadena school system, while the children auditioned for acting roles.[6]

While in Seattle, Tom performed at the Seattle Children's Theatre and the Pacific Northwest Ballet and studied piano at the Academy of Music and Dance. After moving to California, she studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and the Young Actor's Space.[1] At age fourteen, she took a part time job baking cookies at a store in Los Angeles called Hungry Bear Cookies. She was emancipated from her parents while she was a teen.[6]

Career[edit]

Tom's acting career began at the age of two with TV commercials and modeling. On stage, she spent a summer performing in a West Coast tour of Pinocchio II for Center Stage USA.[6] After moving to Los Angeles, she landed guest-starring roles on Who's the Boss?, Kids Incorporated, Divorce Court, and Trial by Jury. Tom played Caroline in the ABC movie She'll Take Romance.[1][7]

She debuted as Victoria Newman on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless in December 1990.[8] Tom won two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 1993 and 1999. She also received nominations from 1994 to 1998 and in 2000. She left the show in April 1997 and returned several months later. She stayed with the role until December 17, 2003, citing creative differences as her reason for leaving.[9]

In 1995, she guest starred as herself in an episode of Diagnosis Murder. She starred as Kathy Acton in the CBS movie Deadly Whispers, co-starring with Tony Danza and Ving Rhames.[7] She co-founded the Creative Outlet Theater in Los Angeles with actor Chad Allen, producing and starring in Out of Gas on Lover's Leap and Vanities. She also produced the play Scooter Thomas Makes It To the Top of the World.[1] In 1996, Tom and Allen produced Biloxi Blues for the theater. She starred as Daisy in the play, alternating the role with her sister, Nicholle Tom. The production earned five Drama-Logue Awards.[10]

On July 31, 1998, she began a one-month run in The Glass Menagerie at The Stella Adler Theatre in Los Angeles. Tom starred as Laura, with Barbara Babcock co-starring as Amanda.[11] From September 9-November 15, 1998, she starred in Gila at The Odyssey Theater in Los Angeles, co-starring with Phyllis Frelich.[12][13]

In May 2004, Tom made her Broadway debut in Prymate (previously titled Gila). The play opened at the Longacre Theatre for a brief run in May 2004.[14] She starred in a stage production of Proof at Montclair State University's TheatreFest.[15] Tom also had a role in Moonchild at the Access Theater, as part of New York International Fringe Festival in August 2004.[16] She guest starred on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[7]

Tom joined the cast of the ABC soap opera One Life to Live as Kelly Cramer, first airing December 11, 2003.[17] She was involved in a crossover storyline with All My Children, making appearances on that show. She received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role on OLTL in 2005 and 2007.[18][19] Tom decided to leave OLTL, last airing December 14, 2006.[20]

Tom played Jennifer Adams in the 2006 thriller film The Rival, co-starring with Tracy Nelson.[21] In 2007, she guest starred on The Wedding Bells with her sister Nicholle Tom. She also guest starred on Monk.[5] Tom played Marsha in the film City Teacher.[22]

In 2007, it was announced that she would be joining The Bold and the Beautiful as Katie Logan.[23] Her first airdate was August 30, 2007. [24] She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2011, after being nominated in the same category in 2008. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2012, 2013, and 2020. She was also nominated in the Lead Actress category in 2014, 2017, and 2019.

Tom had a recurring role on Ugly Betty in 2008.[7] She played Lexi in the 2010 film Suicide Dolls.[25] She also appeared in the films Stiffs and The Putt Putt Syndrome.[26][27] She guest starred on The Mentalist, Criminal Minds, and Rizzoli & Isles.[28]

Tom and husband James Achor started a design business, Tight Rope Designs, redecorating several homes in the Los Angeles area. Their work was featured in InStyle and Elle Decor magazines. In the summer of 2013, they starred in a reality TV miniseries for HGTV, Renovation Unscripted.[29]

In 2014, she co-starred with her sister, Nicholle Tom, and Sonia Satra in a national tour of Vanities.[30]

She played Officer Victoria in the 2016 horror film Little Dead Rotting Hood.[31] She had a recurring role on Lucifer and guest starred on Unforgettable.[28] Tom played Anna Garrett in the 2017 Lifetime film Mommy I Didn't Do It.[32] She guest starred with her sister, Nicholle Tom, on The Wedding Bells.[5] In 2019, Tom played Marilyn Bishop in the horror film Animal Among Us.[33]

While working on The Bold and the Beautiful, she began shadowing directors and eventually directed the show herself. She has since directed episodes of The Young and the Restless, Good Trouble and Dynasty.[34]

Personal life[edit]

Tom met musician James Achor when she saw his band perform, but he had a girlfriend at the time. They reconnected five years later, when both were single, and started a relationship. After fifteen years together, they announced their engagement in August 2011.[35] They were married on September 17, 2011.[36] Their son, Zane Alexander Achor, was born on October 28, 2012 in Los Angeles. Tom chose to have a drug-free birth.[37] Zane appeared occasionally on The Bold and the Beautiful as her on-screen son, Will Spencer, until he was old enough to attend kindergarten.[24]

Tom announced in February 2024 that her mother had died. She and her siblings were at their mother's bedside when she passed away.[38]

She is a regular competitor in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon, raising money for Children's Hospital Los Angeles.[39] She has also competed in the Miami Triathlon in Miami, Florida.[30]

Tom is a supporter of LGBT equality and abortion rights.[30] She is on the board of advocates for Planned Parenthood and she founded Daytime for Planned Parenthood. She has worked with the non-partisan Get out the vote organization She Votes.[40]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

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
Undone
2007 City Teacher Marsha
2008 This is Not a Test Herself
2010 Stiffs Lauren
Suicide Dolls Lexi
The Putt Putt Syndrome Vicki
2011 Mamitas Casandra
2015 The Adventures of Sam Wolf Dianne Short film
2016 Little Dead Rotting Hood Officer Victoria Straight-to-DVD
2019 Animal Among Us Marilyn Bishop
2020 The Billionaire The Woman

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Who's the Boss? Heather Episode: "Heather Can Wait"
Kids Incorporated Not Listed Episode: "Elementary, My Dear Kids"
1990 She'll Take Romance Caroline Television film
1990–2003 The Young and the Restless Victoria Newman Contract role
1995 Deadly Whispers Kathy Acton Television film
Diagnosis: Murder Herself Episode: "Death in the Daytime"
2003–2006 One Life to Live Kelly Cramer Contract role
2004–2005 All My Children Kelly Cramer Recurring role
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Solwey's Assistant Episode: "Painless"
2006 The Rival Jennifer Adams Television film
2007 Monk Linda Riggs Episode: "Mr. Monk is on the Air"
The Wedding Bells Laurie Hill 2 episodes
2007–present The Bold and the Beautiful Katie Logan Contract role
2008 Ugly Betty Holly Wright 2 episodes
2010 The Mentalist Marva Episode: "Red Moon"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Mrs. Tolliver Episode: "Living Proof"
Criminal Minds Connie Barton Episode: "From Childhood's Hour"
2012 Imaginary Friend Grace Television film
2013 Renovation Unscripted Herself Television miniseries
2016 Unforgettable Lt. Shanna Coates Episode: "Bad Company"
Lucifer Mel Graham 2 episodes
2017 Mommy, I Didn't Do It Anna Garrett Television film
Hollywood Darlings Herself Episode: "The Bev Witch Project"

Director[edit]

Year Title Notes
2016–2024 The Bold and the Beautiful 34 episodes
2017 Bigfoot's Love Slave Video short film
Serenity Short film

Also executive producer

2018 Blink Short film

Also executive producer

2019 The Young and the Restless Episode: "11731"
2020-2021 Good Trouble 2 episodes
2020-2022 Dynasty 6 episodes

Awards and nominations[edit]

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 [41]
1993 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [citation needed]
1993 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [42]
1994 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [43]
1994 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [citation needed]
1994 Young Artist Award Best Youth Actress in a Soap Opera The Young and the Restless Nominated [44]
1995 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [45]
1996 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [46]
1996 Young Artist Award Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [47]
1997 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [48]
1997 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Leading Actress The Young and the Restless Won [49][50]
1998 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [51]
1999 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won [52]
2000 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [53]
2004 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [54]
2005 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series One Life to Live Nominated [18]
2005 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actress One Life to Live Nominated [citation needed]
2007 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series One Life to Live Nominated [19]
2008 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [55]
2011 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won [56]
2012 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won [57]
2013 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won [58]
2014 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [59]
2017 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [60]
2019 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Nominated [61]
2020 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won [62]

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