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.[3]
1977–1996: Early work and The Young and the Restless
Tom's acting career began at the age of two with television commercials and modeling. On stage, she spent a summer performing in a West Coast tour of Pinocchio II for Center Stage USA.[3] 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][4]
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.[4] For her role on The Young and the Restless, she received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1995 and also 1996.[12][13]
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.[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.[14]
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.[15] Tom won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress in 1997.[16] She received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1997 and 1998.[17][18]
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.[19] 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.[20][21][22] Tom won her second Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress for her role on The Young and the Restless in 1999.[23] She received a nomination in the same category in 2000.[24]
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.[25]
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.[15] Tom joined the cast of the ABC soap opera One Life to Live as Kelly Cramer, first airing December 11, 2003.[26] She was involved in a crossover storyline with All My Children, making appearances on that show.
On television, Tom made a guest appearance on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[4] She starred on stage as Jenn in Happy Hour at 12 Miles West in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The play opened in May 2005.[32] She appeared in the short films Beyond the Ladies Room Door and Delusion.[20]
Tom decided to leave One Life to Live, last airing December 14, 2006.[36] She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role on OLTL in 2007.[37]
2006–2013: The Bold and the Beautiful
Tom appeared in the short film When We're Old and Love Means Nothing.[20] She played Jennifer Adams in the 2006 thriller film The Rival, co-starring with Tracy Nelson.[38] In 2007, Tom guest starred on The Wedding Bells with her sister Nicholle Tom. She also guest starred on Monk.[6] Tom played Marsha in the film City Teacher.[39]
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.[51][20] In 2014, Tom co-starred with her sister, Nicholle Tom, and Sonia Satra in a national tour of the play Vanities.[52] For her role on The Bold and the Beautiful, she received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress.[53]
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.[60] She has also directed the video short Bigfoot's Love Slave and the short films Blink and Serenity.[20]
Personal life
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.[61] They were married on September 17, 2011.[62] Their son, Zane Alexander Achor, was born on October 28, 2012 in Los Angeles. Tom chose to have a drug-free birth.[63] Zane appeared occasionally on The Bold and the Beautiful as her on-screen son, Will Spencer, until he was old enough to attend kindergarten.[41]
Tom announced in February 2024 that her mother had died. She and her siblings were at their mother's bedside during her last moments.[64]
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