Heather Tom

Heather Tom (born November 4, 1975) 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 Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois.

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 Theatre and Film Institute and the Young Actors Space. At age fourteen, she took a part time job baking cookies at a store in Los Angeles called Hungry Bear Cookies. She became emancipated from her parents while she was a teen.

She debuted as Victoria Newman on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless in December 1990. Tom won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series in 1993. She was also nominated in the same category in 1994. She received Young Artist Award nominations in 1993 and 1994.

1996–2001: Theatre work Tom 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.

Tom briefly left The Young and the Restless in February 1997 and returned several months later, with the role temporarily recast with Sarah Aldrich during her absence. Tom won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress in 1997. She received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1997 and 1998. From September 9-November 15, 1998, she starred in Gila at The Odyssey Theater in Los Angeles, co-starring with Phyllis Frelich. She received a Robbie Theatre LA Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the play. Tom won her second Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress for her role on The Young and the Restless in 1999. She received a nomination in the same category in 2000.

In August 2001, Tom starred on stage as Betsy in Lemonade, a four-person comedy, at the Tamarind Theater in Los Angeles. She co-starred with Maxwell Caulfield.

2003–2006: One Life to Live Tom decided to leave The Young and the Restless, airing for the last time on December 17, 2003. She cited creative differences as her reason for leaving. She was involved in a crossover storyline with All My Children, making appearances on that show.

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. She starred in a stage production of Proof at Montclair State University's TheatreFest. Tom also had a role in Moonchild at the Access Theater, as part of New York International Fringe Festival in August 2004. She played Chrysothemis in a free staged reading of Electra at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. In October 2004, Tom starred in a production of Hecuba at 45 Bleecker Theatre.

On television, Tom made a guest appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She appeared in the short films Beyond the Ladies Room Door and Delusion.

Tom received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role on One Life to Live in 2005. In November and December 2006, she starred on stage as Marilyn Monroe in The Secret Letters of Jackie and Marilyn at the Pittsburgh Public Theater.

Tom decided to leave One Life to Live, last airing December 14, 2006. She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role on OLTL in 2007. In 2007, Tom guest starred on The Wedding Bells with her sister Nicholle Tom. She also guest starred on Monk. Tom played Marsha in the film City Teacher.

In 2007, it was announced that she would be joining The Bold and the Beautiful as Katie Logan. Her first airdate was August 30, 2007. Tom had a recurring role on Ugly Betty in 2008. She also appeared in the films Stiffs and The Putt Putt Syndrome. She guest starred on The Mentalist, Criminal Minds, and Rizzoli & Isles.

For her role on The Bold and the Beautiful, Tom won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2011, after being nominated in the same category in 2008.

2013–present: Directing and other work 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. For her role on The Bold and the Beautiful, she received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress. She had a recurring role on Lucifer and guest starred on Unforgettable. She guest starred with her sister, Nicholle Tom, on Hollywood Darlings.

Tom received Daytime Emmy Award nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actress category for The Bold and the Beautiful in 2017 and 2019.

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. She has also directed the video short Bigfoot's Love Slave and the short films Blink and Serenity. They were married on September 17, 2011. Their son, Zane Alexander Achor, was born on October 28, 2012 in Los Angeles. Tom chose to have a drug-free birth. Zane appeared occasionally on The Bold and the Beautiful as her on-screen son, Will Spencer, until he was old enough to attend kindergarten.

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

Filmography Film

Television

Director

Awards and nominations