Melody Thomas Scott (born April 18, 1956) is an American actress best
known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera The Young and the
Restless.Scott was born Melody Ann Thomas in Los Angeles. Her first
film credit was as a child actress in the 1964 Alfred Hitchcock movie
Marnie. After parts in television and movies in the mid-1970s (most
notably in John Wayne's final film, The Shootist in 1976, in which she
becomes the last actress to exchange lines with Wayne), she was
offered parts on nighttime series such as, The Rockford Files,
Charlie's Angels, and a recurring role on The Waltons.In 1979, at the
age of 23, she left The Waltons to take over the role of Nikki Reed, a
poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks, on the daytime serial The
Young and the Restless, choosing the part over a sitcom pilot that in
the end was not picked up. She was a replacement for the previous
Nikki, who had lasted six months. Over time, her character reformed
and became an important part of Genoa City society, as she married
Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). Scott has said, "It's a miracle for an
actor to have a job last 35 years. I am so blessed."
known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera The Young and the
Restless.Scott was born Melody Ann Thomas in Los Angeles. Her first
film credit was as a child actress in the 1964 Alfred Hitchcock movie
Marnie. After parts in television and movies in the mid-1970s (most
notably in John Wayne's final film, The Shootist in 1976, in which she
becomes the last actress to exchange lines with Wayne), she was
offered parts on nighttime series such as, The Rockford Files,
Charlie's Angels, and a recurring role on The Waltons.In 1979, at the
age of 23, she left The Waltons to take over the role of Nikki Reed, a
poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks, on the daytime serial The
Young and the Restless, choosing the part over a sitcom pilot that in
the end was not picked up. She was a replacement for the previous
Nikki, who had lasted six months. Over time, her character reformed
and became an important part of Genoa City society, as she married
Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). Scott has said, "It's a miracle for an
actor to have a job last 35 years. I am so blessed."
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