Melody Thomas Scott
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| Melody Thomas Scott | |
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 Melody Thomas Scott in 2007. Photo credit to JPI Studios |
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| Born | Melody Ann Thomas April 18, 1956  Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Edward J. Scott |
Melody Thomas Scott (born April 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress best known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.[1]
Her first film credit was as a child actress[1] in the 1964 Alfred Hitchcock movie Marnie. After bit parts in movies the mid-'70s ( most notably in John Wayne's final film The Shootist in 1976), she was offered bit parts on nighttime series such as The Waltons, The Rockford Files, and Charlie's Angels.
In 1979, at the age of 23,[1] she began playing the part of stripper Nikki Reed on the daytime serial The Young and the Restless, choosing the part over a sitcom pilot that in the end was not picked up.[1] She was a replacement for the previous Nikki, who had lasted six months.[1] Over time, her character reformed and became an important part of Genoa City society, as she married Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). Thomas Scott has said, "It's a miracle for an actor to have a job last 28 years," although she finds it frustrating to go through periods when she doesn't have a storyline.[1]
Thomas Scott was parodied in the satire publication The Onion in 1999, in which a picture was edited to show her holding a Daytime Emmy (that year, Susan Lucci won the Emmy after 19 nominations). The caption read: "Awards Given Out Randomly To Skinny Blonde Women".
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[edit] Personal life
She has been married to the supervising producer of Y&R, Edward J. Scott,[1] since October 1985. The couple, who have three daughters, Elizabeth, Alexandra, and Jennifer,[1] renewed their vows in an elaborate ceremony that doubled as their 20th wedding anniversary in June 2005.
Thomas Scott has said that her closest friend on the set is Sharon Case.[1]
[edit] Roles
- Dirty Harry - Ann Mary Deacon [photographs] (uncredited) (1971)
- The Young And The Restless - Nikki Reed Newman (February 1979 - Present)
- Posse - Laurie (1975)
- The Beguiled - Abigail (1971)
- Marnie - Young Marnie (1964)
- Piranha - Laura Dickinson (1978)
- The Car - Girl on bike (1977)
- The Paradise Virus (written by Peter Layton, co-starring Lorenzo Lamas, and directed and produced by Brian Trenchard-Smith)
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress (1999)
- Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress (2005, 2008)
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