Melody Thomas Scott

**Melody Ann Thomas Scott** (b. April 18, 1956) is an American actress who acts in soap operas. She played Nikki Newman on the soap opera _The Young and the Restless_. She also played Darlene Jarvis in _The Waltons_ in the 1970s. She won awards for Outstanding Actress from the 17th Soap Opera Digest Awards for her act as Nikki Newman.

Thomas Scott started her career as a child actress.

Thomas Scott was born in Los Angeles, California.

## Acting roles

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1964|_Marnie_|Young Marnie|Movie (uncredited)||
|1965|_Wagon Train_|Samantha|Episode: "The Katy Piper Story" (as Melody Thomas)||
|1969|_Ironside_|Leslie Richards|Episode: "Goodbye to Yesterday" (as Melody Thomas)||
|1971|_The Beguiled_|Abigail|Movie (as Melody Thomas)||
|1975|_Posse_|Laurie|Movie (as Melody Thomas)||
|1976|_The Shootist_|Girl on streetcar|Movie (as Melody Thomas)||
|1977|_Secrets_|Laura Fleming|TV Movie (as Melody Thomas)||
|1977|_Code R_|Linda|Episode: "The Firebug" (as Melody Thomas)||
|1977|_Fish_|Joanie Kellen|Episode: "The Neighbors" (as Melody Thomas)||
|1977|_The Car_|Suzie Pullbrook|Movie (as Melody Thomas)||
|1977|_The Waltons_|Darlene Jarvis|Episodes: "The Go-Getter" and "The Seashore" (as Melody Thomas)||
|1978|_Charlie's Angels_|Betsy Harper|Episodes: "The Sandcastle Murders" (as Melody Thomas)||
|1978|_The Fury_|LaRue|Movie (as Melody Thomas)||
|1978|_Piranha_|Laura Dickinson|Movie (as Melody Thomas)||
|1979|_Makin' It_|Carol / Paula|Episodes: "Stayin' Alive" and "Tony's Homecoming" (as Melody Thomas)||
|1979|_Billy_|Shirley|Episode: "Computer Dating" (as Melody Thomas)||
|1979|_The Rockford Files_|Sherry|Episode: "Lions, Tigers, Monkeys and Dogs, Part 1" (as Melody Thomas)||
|1979–present|_The Young and the Restless_|Nikki Newman|Series regular||
|1980|_The Scarlett O'Hara War_|Laurie Lee|TV Movie (as Melody Thomas)||
|1985|_Hotel_|Mandy Vinning|Episode: "Sleeping Dogs" (as Melody Thomas)||
|2001|_The King of Queens_|Nikki Newman|Episode: "Inner Tube"||
|2003|_The Paradise Virus_|Linda Flemming|TV movie||
|2005|_Freezerburn_|Jill Renzie the Moviestar|Movie||
|2007|_My Name is Earl_|Pill Popping Mom|Episode: "The Birthday Party"||
|2011|_Castle_|Tonya Wellington|Episode: "Nikki Heat"||
|2014|_The Crazy Ones_|Flora|Episode: "The Monster"||

## Awards and nominations

|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Year|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Award|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Category|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Work|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1991|_8th Telegatto Awards_|Best Actress|_The Young and the Restless_|||||||
|1995|_11th Soap Opera Digest Awards|Outstanding Actress|_The Young and the Restless_|||||||
|1999|_26th Daytime Emmy Awards_|Outstanding Lead Actress|_The Young and the Restless_|||||||
|2001|_17th Soap Opera Digest Awards|Outstanding Actress|_The Young and the Restless_|||||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Melody Thomas Scott
- **image**: Melody Thomas Scott - Monte-Carlo Television Festival.jpg
- **caption**: Scott at the 2013 Monte-Carlo Television Festival
- **birth name**: Melody Ann Thomas
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actress
- **years active**: 1963-present
- **spouse**: Lindy Davis <small>(1979)</small>
Bob Shield <small>(1980)</small>
Edward J. Scott <small>(1985–present, 3 children)</small>