Heather Tom is an award-winning actress, honored twice with Daytime Emmys for her work on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Tom earned her Emmy awards in 1993 and 1999 as Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, and received eight consecutive nominations in the same category.
Among her television credits are starring roles in the made-for-television movies Deadly Whispers on CBS, and I'll Take Romance, and guest-starring roles on Who's the Boss?, Trial By Jury, Kids Inc., and Divorce Court.
Heather had featured roles in the theatrical motion pictures Lookin' Good and Lessie Rainbow. Her stage credits include a lead role in Pinocchio II for Center Stage USA. She also starred in the Los Angeles stage premiere of The Glass Menagerie as well as the Los Angeles production of Gila.
Heather's stage credits also include starring roles in Out of Gas on Lover's Leap and Vanities at the Creative Outlet Theater in Los Angeles, a company which she co-founded. She produced both productions, as well as Scooter Thomas Makes It To the Top of the World, for the theater.
Heather was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, and raised in a suburb of Chicago, before moving to Seattle, Washington, where she performed with the Seattle Children's Theatre and the Pacific Northwest Ballet and studied piano at the Academy of Music and Dance. She also studied at the famed Strasberg Institute with coach Margrit Pollak, and took lessons with Diane Hardin at the Young Actor's Space.
The Bold and the Beautiful
Katie Logan
August 30, 2007 to Present [contract]
The Wedding Bells
Laurie Hill
2007
Monk
Linda Riggs
2007
All My Children
Kelly Cramer
March 22 to 23, 2004;
March 29, 2004;
April 6, 2004;
July 6 to 7, 2004;
September 17, 2004;
September 24, 2004;
October 8, 2004;
November 12, 2004;
December 17, 2004 to
December 20, 2004;
January 7, 2005;
February 10, 2005;
February 18, 2005 to
February 21, 2005
One Life to Live
Kelly Cramer
December 11, 2003 to
December 14, 2006
Deadly Whispers
Kathy Acton
1995
The Young and the Restless
Victoria Newman
February 1991 to April 1997; October 1997 to November 2003
She'll Take Romance
Caroline
1990
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (
2012,
2013,
2020; for The Bold and the Beautiful)
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (
2011; for The Bold and the Beautiful)
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (1993, 1999; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (
2012,
2013,
2014,
2017,
2020; for The Bold and the Beautiful)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (
2008,
2011; for The Bold and the Beautiful)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (
2005,
2007; for One Life to Live)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996,
1997,
1998,
1999,
2000,
2004; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2012, 2013,
2014,
2015,
2017; for The Bold and the Beautiful)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (
2008,
2009,
2010,
2011; for The Bold and the Beautiful)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (
2005,
2007; for One Life to Live)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (
2003,
2004; for The Young and the Restless)
Soap Opera Digest Awards Winner, Best Younger Leading Actress (1993, 1997)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hinsdale, Illinois
DATE OF BIRTH: November 4, 1975
HEIGHT: 5'7"
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Blue
News Archive: Heather Tom inks two-year deal with Y&R. [May 10, 1999]
News Archive: Heather Tom announces she'll leave Y&R. [Sep 22, 2003]
News Archive: Tom to take over role of Kelly on OLTL. [Oct 27, 2003]
News Archive: Tom decides not to renew OLTL contract. [Aug 27, 2006]
News Archive: B&B snags Heather Tom for short-term role. [Jul 30, 2007]
News Archive: Tom inks multi-year contract with B&B. [Jan 11, 2008]
News Archive: The Emmy stylings of Heather Tom. [Mar 19, 2010]
News Archive: LISTEN NOW: Heather Tom discusses Y&R, OLTL, and B&B on Soap Central Live [Mar 19, 2010]
News Archive: Heather Tom wins Supporting Actress Emmy. [Jun 19, 2011]
News Archive: VIDEO: Backstage with Heather Tom after her 2011 Daytime Emmy win. [Jun 19 2011]
News Archive: Heather Tom, husband expecting first child. [May 21, 2012]
News Archive: Tom becomes first to win Emmy in three acting categories. [Jun 23, 2012]
News Archive: Tom's real-life son to appear on B&B. [Mar 14, 2013]
News Archive: Tom has chance for back-to-back Emmy wins with 15th nomination. [May 1, 2013]
News Archive: Heather and David Tom chat it up on The Talk. [Feb 18, 2014]
News Archive: Stars open up about their most life-changing moments [May 6, 2015]
News Archive: Heather Tom directs B&B episode [Jan 6, 2016]
News Archive: Fan favorite Emmy winner back to B&B [Jan 12, 2016]
News Archive: Heather Tom lands primetime role, comments on Katie-Bill-Brooke [Jan 26, 2016]
News Archive: Heather Tom to take another spin as B&B director [Jan 31, 2016]
News Archive: WATCH: B&B's Heather Tom compares reality shows to soaps [Jul 19, 2016]
News Archive: WATCH: B&B's Heather Tom and The Talk's Sheryl Underwood's uncensored chat [Jul 23, 2016]
News Archive: Lifetime casts three soap stars in new film Mommy, I Didn't Do It [Aug 12, 2016]
News Archive: B&B's Heather Tom responds to Twitter hate: "words can hurt" [Sep 14, 2016]
News Archive: Heather Tom addresses her B&B status [Sep 14, 2016]
News Archive: B&B's Heather Tom at work on new film with sister Nicholle Tom [Jul 17, 2017]
News Archive: B&B's Heather Tom talks heroin addiction for her new film, Serenity [Aug 1, 2017]
News Archive: B&B's Heather Tom spills fun teases about Katie and Wyatt's explosive romance [Aug 24, 2017]
News Archive: B&B stars heading to South Africa [Oct 13, 2017]
News Archive: B&B's Heather Tom announces airdate for her film about opioid addiction [Jan 3, 2018]
News Archive: PHOTOS: B&B celebrates 31st anniversary and Daytime Emmy nominations [Mar 23, 2018]
News Archive: B&B's Heather Tom lands coveted spot in CBS directing program [Oct 28, 2018]
News Archive: VIDEO: B&B stars have a little Halloween fun [Oct 29, 2018]
News Archive: B&B's Heather Tom directs Blink, starring Nicholle Tom, Aaron D. Spears, and Alley Mills [Jan 4, 2019]
News Archive: The Bold and the Beautiful's Heather Tom starts work at Dynasty [Mar 18, 2019]
News Archive: 46th Annual Daytime Emmys Reels: Find out which episodes were submitted for Emmy consideration [Apr 22, 2019]
News Archive: Heather Tom returns to The Young and the Restless -- to direct [Jun 17, 2019]
News Archive: The Bold and the Beautiful's Heather Tom directs episode of Good Trouble [Oct 4, 2017]
News Archive: The Bold and the Beautiful's Heather Tom on Katie versus Flo, post her rival's organ donation [Oct 29, 2019]
News Archive: SLAP HAPPY: The Bold and the Beautiful stars teach the art of soap opera slaps [Mar 11, 2020]
News Archive: WATCH: Magic makeup tricks from The Bold and the Beautiful actresses [Apr 16, 2020]
News Archive: WATCH: NATAS releases highlights from the Outstanding Lead Actress reels [Jun 15, 2020]
News Archive: 2020 Daytime Emmys: Heather Tom scores record-tying feat. Jason Thompson wins first Emmy [Jun 26, 2020]
News Archive: INTERVIEW: Heather Tom opens up about her Emmy win and getting back to work at The Bold and the Beautiful [Jun 29, 2020]
News Archive: Heather Tom chats Katie's future, new filming protocols at The Bold and the Beautiful [Jul 16, 2020]
News Archive: The Bold and the Beautiful's Heather Tom hosts Leading Ladies Lunch for 2021 Emmy nominees [Jun 21, 2021]
News Archive: CBS soap stars visit The Price is Right for Daytime Emmys Celebration [Jun 23, 2021]
News Archive: Heather Tom celebrates 15 years as Katie Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful [Sep 8, 2022]
