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Heather Tom (born November 4, 1975) 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. 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.
When Tom was eleven, her family moved from Chicago to Seattle, 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.
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 Emancipation 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.
In 1995, she guest starred as herself in an episode of . She starred as Kathy Acton in the CBS movie Deadly Whispers, co-starring with Tony Danza and Ving Rhames. For her role on The Young and the Restless, she received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1995 and also 1996.
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.
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. 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.
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 . She starred on stage as Jenn in Happy Hour at 12 Miles West in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The play opened in May 2005. 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. She appeared in the film Undone, produced by her One Life to Live co-star Kassie DePaiva and directed by James DePaiva. The film co-starred Timothy D. Stickney, Forbes March, and Ricky Paull Goldin. 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, 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 played Lexi in the 2010 film Suicide Dolls. 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. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 and 2013. Tom starred on stage as Catherine in The Heiress at the Pasadena Playhouse in April and May 2012. She co-starred with Richard Chamberlain.
She played Officer Victoria in the 2016 horror film Little Dead Rotting Hood. She had a recurring role on Lucifer and guest starred on Unforgettable. Tom played Anna Garrett in the 2017 Lifetime film Mommy, I Didn't Do It. She guest starred with her sister, Nicholle Tom, on Hollywood Darlings. In 2019, Tom played Marilyn Bishop in the horror film Animal Among Us.
Tom received Daytime Emmy Award nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actress category for The Bold and the Beautiful in 2017 and 2019. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2020.
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.
Tom announced in February 2024 that her mother had died. She and her siblings were at their mother's bedside during her last moments.
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.
Tom is a supporter of LGBT movements and abortion rights. 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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" |
| 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 |
| +List of acting awards and nominations for Heather Tom | |||||
| 1993 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1993 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1993 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1994 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1994 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1994 | Young Artist Award | Best Youth Actress in a Soap Opera | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1995 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1996 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1996 | Young Artist Award | The Young and the Restless | |||
| 1997 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1997 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Leading Actress | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1998 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 1999 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 2000 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 2004 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | ||
| 2005 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | One Life to Live | ||
| 2005 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress | One Life to Live | ||
| 2007 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | One Life to Live | ||
| 2008 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | ||
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | ||
| 2012 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | ||
| 2013 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | ||
| 2014 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | ||
| 2017 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | ||
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | ||
| 2020 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Various citations concerning the nominations for the 47th Daytime Emmy Awards: |
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