Nicholle Tom (born March 23, 1978 in
Hinsdale,
Illinois) is an
American actress, most famous for her role as
Margaret Sheffield on
The Nanny.
Private Life
Her twin brother, actor
David Tom, and older sister (by two years),
Heather Tom, have both won Emmys for their performances on CBS's
The Young and the Restless (1973).
Career
Nicholle Tom currently stars in the
IFC original
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman as Tara, an underling at a film production company.
Before her fame on
The Nanny, she was known for playing the role of Scott Scanlon's sister Sue on
Beverly Hills 90210 during its earlier years on the air.
Also, in the early 1990s, she played 'Ryce' in the successful family movie
Beethoven and the sequel
Beethoven's 2nd. She did not appear in
Beethoven's 3rd and
Beethoven's 4th as she had grown up too much for her specific role.
She recently provided the voice for
Supergirl in the
DC Animated Universe. In 2000, she played Sarah Bryan in the Fox Family TV film
Ice Angel as well as Tracy in
Panic. In 2001, she portrayed a teen reporter named Cassie in
The Princess Diaries.
Tom played a small but important role in an episode of
Burn Notice that originally aired on September 20, 2007. The episode was entitled "Loosed Ends," and her character was named Melissa.
[TV Guide December 2008]
She starred in the
Lifetime movie Her Only Child, which premiered on March 22, 2008. She guest starred alongside brother David (who played her character's brother) in an episode of
Criminal Minds which originally aired on April 2, 2008.
[www.imdb.com/title/tt1197560/fullcredits] She also guest starred on an episode of
Cold Case which aired on May 4, 2008.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
- Young Star Awards
- Nominated, 1995, for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series
- Nominated, 1997, for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Made For TV Movie
- Young Artist Awards
- Nominated, 1993, for Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
- Nominated, 1994, for Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series
- Nominated, 1994, for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series (shared with Benjamin Salisbury and Madeline Zima)
- Nominated, 1995, for Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Television Series (shared with Benjamin Salisbury and Madeline Zima)
- Nominated, 1995, for Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture (shared with Christopher Castile and Sarah Rose Karr)
- Nominated, 1996, for Best Performance by a Young Actress - TV Comedy Series
- Nominated, 1997, for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actress
