Gina Tognoni - wikipedia Gina Tognoni Gina Tognoni ( 1973 - 11 - 28 ) November 28, 1973 ( age 43 ) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Occupation Actress businesswoman Years active 1995 -- present Television Guiding Light ( 2004 -- 2009 ) One Life to Live ( 1995 -- 2002, 2010 -- 2011 ) The Young and the Restless ( 2014 -- present ) Spouse ( s ) Joseph Chiarello ( m. 2009 ) Gina Tognoni / toʊnˈjoʊni / ( born November 28, 1973 ) is an American actress, best known for her work with American daytime soap operas. Her most notable performances include Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live and Dinah Marler on Guiding Light. She is currently starring as Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Career Tognoni is known for her roles on daytime television soap operas. In 1995, she made her soap debut as Kelly Cramer in ABC 's One Life to Live. She appeared on the show until 2001. In April 2001, it was announced that Tognoni, after six years with the show, had decided not to renew her contract with the series. Tognoni returned to daytime television as Dinah Marler on CBS 's Guiding Light in July 2004, and won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2006 for her work on the show. In 2007, she was nominated again in the same category but lost to Genie Francis. She won her second Emmy in 2008, becoming only the second actress to be a repeat winner in the Supporting Actress category. In 2009, after CBS canceled Guiding Light, Tognoni returned to her role as Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live. Also it was reported that Tognoni was in talks with several soaps for her post-Guiding Light gig. Following the April 2011 cancelation of One Life to Live and All My Children, it was announced that Tognoni and co-star Tom Degnan, who was portraying Joey Buchanan at the time, would exit the series before its January 2012 finale. In addition to her career on soaps, Tognoni had guest - starring roles in Law & Order : Special Victims Unit and The Sopranos, and co-starred in a number of television shows and independent films. On May 22, 2014, it was announced that Tognoni was cast as Phyllis Summers in CBS 's The Young and the Restless, replacing Michelle Stafford. Tognoni made her debut on August 11, 2014. Personal Life Tognoni was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She has won Miss Rhode Island Teen USA in 1991 and Miss Rhode Island Teen All - American in 1993. Tognoni became engaged to Joseph Chiarello on November 21, 2007. She was introduced to him by her co-star Beth Ehlers. The two were married May 16, 2009. Filmography List of acting performances in film and television Year Title Role Notes 1995 One Life to Live Kelly Cramer Series regular ; 1995 -- 2002, 2010 -- 11 2002 Pride & Loyalty Stephanie 2003 Fastlane Gabriella One episode : `` Iced '' 2003 This Time Around Cara Cabot Television film 2003 Phenomenon II Officer Claire Television film Guiding Light Dinah Marler Series regular ; 2004 -- 09 2005 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Officer Kristen Vaill One episode : `` Goliath '' 2005 Art Barbara Short film 2006 The Sopranos Catherine Lipman One episode : `` The Fleshy Part of the Thigh '' 2009 Venice : The Series Sami Nelson Web series 2011 In the Family Nurse Jackson 2014 The Young and the Restless Phyllis Summers Series regular ; 2014 -- Awards and nominations List of acting awards and nominations Year Award Title Result Ref. Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Female Newcomer One Life to Live Nominated Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress One Life to Live Nominated 1998 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress One Life to Live Nominated 2005 Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Return Guiding Light Nominated 2006 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Guiding Light Won 2007 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Guiding Light Nominated 2008 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Guiding Light Won 2015 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated 2017 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won References Jump up ^ Kroll, Dan J. ( 2001 - 04 - 01 ). `` Tognoni to end six - year stay in Llanview ''. SoapCentral. Retrieved June 28, 2012. Jump up ^ Kroll, Dan J. ( 2009 - 06 - 08 ). `` Gina Tognoni close to deciding on her post-GL career ''. SoapCentral. Retrieved June 28, 2012. Jump up ^ `` AMC and OLTL Canceled ''. Soap Opera Digest. Soapoperadigest.com. 2011 - 04 - 14. Retrieved June 28, 2012. Jump up ^ Kroll, Dan J. ( 2011 - 06 - 07 ). `` Gina Tognoni, Tom Degnan exiting OLTL this summer ''. SoapCentral. Retrieved June 28, 2012. Jump up ^ Fairman, Michael ( 2011 - 05 - 31 ). `` Is Gina Tognoni headed out of One Life to Live early ? ''. Michael Fairman On - Air On - Soaps. Retrieved June 28, 2012. Jump up ^ SOD ( May 22, 2014 ). `` GINA TOGNONI IS Y&R 'S NEW PHYLLIS ! ''. Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2014. Jump up ^ Logan, Michael ( May 22, 2014 ). `` Exclusive : Gina Tognoni Joins The Young and the Restless ''. TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 22, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Gina Tognoni : Biography ''. TV Guide. Retrieved 7 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ellen DeGeneres repeats sweep of Daytime Emmys ''. Kentucky New Era. Los Angeles : Taylor W. Hayes. Associated Press. May 1, 2006. p. 8. Retrieved May 6, 2013. Jump up ^ Bonawitz, Amy ( February 11, 2009 ). `` 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Winners ''. New York City : CBS News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013. Jump up ^ Silverman, Stephen M. ( June 21, 2008 ). `` Ellen DeGeneres, Tyra Banks Win Daytime Emmys ''. People. New York City : Time Inc. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations '' ( PDF ). New York : emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015. Jump up ^ `` The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations '' ( PDF ). New York City : emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017. External links Gina Tognoni on IMDb Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Suzanne Rogers ( 1979 ) Francesca James ( 1980 ) Jane Elliot ( 1981 ) Dorothy Lyman ( 1982 ) Louise Shaffer ( 1983 ) Judi Evans ( 1984 ) Beth Maitland ( 1985 ) Leann Hunley ( 1986 ) Kathleen Noone ( 1987 ) Ellen Wheeler ( 1988 ) Nancy Lee Grahn / Debbi Morgan ( 1989 ) Julia Barr ( 1990 ) Jess Walton ( 1991 ) Maeve Kinkead ( 1992 ) Ellen Parker ( 1993 ) Susan Haskell ( 1994 ) Rena Sofer ( 1995 ) Anna Holbrook ( 1996 ) Michelle Stafford ( 1997 ) Julia Barr ( 1998 ) Sharon Case ( 1999 ) Sarah Joy Brown ( 2000 ) Lesli Kay ( 2001 ) Crystal Chappell ( 2002 ) Vanessa Marcil ( 2003 ) Cady McClain ( 2004 ) Natalia Livingston ( 2005 ) Gina Tognoni ( 2006 ) Genie Francis ( 2007 ) Gina Tognoni ( 2008 ) Tamara Braun ( 2009 ) Julie Pinson ( 2010 ) Heather Tom ( 2011 ) Nancy Lee Grahn ( 2012 ) Julie Berman ( 2013 ) Amelia Heinle ( 2014 ) Amelia Heinle ( 2015 ) Jessica Collins ( 2016 ) Kate Mansi ( 2017 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gina_Tognoni&oldid=805745292 '' Categories : 1973 births Living people Miss Teen USA 1993 delegates American soap opera actresses American people of Italian descent Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winners Daytime Emmy Award winners 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses of Italian descent American television actresses Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch 한국어 Italiano Nederlands Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 17 October 2017, at 10 : 55. 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Question: who plays phyllis on the young and the restless
Answer: Gina Tognoni