Melody Thomas Scott Biography (1956-)

Original name, Melody Ann Thomas; born April 18, 1956, in Los Angeles, CA; married Michael Altman, January, 1979 (divorced, July, 1979); married Edward Scott (a producer and director), October 12, 1985; children: Alexandra, Jennifer, Elizabeth Frances Marie. Addresses: Office: c/o The Young and the Restless, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Blvd., Suite 3305, Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Agent: Alan Ellsweig, Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4500 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: April 18, 1956; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Jill Renzie the Moviestar, Freezerburn, Brookturn Co./MUSK Entertainment/Cosmic Audience, 2005
Film Appearances as Melody Thomas
(Uncredited) Young Marnie, Marnie, 1964
Abigail, The Beguiled, Universal, 1971
Ann Mary Deacon, Dirty Harry, Warner Bros., 1971
Laurie, Posse, Gramercy, 1975
Girl on streetcar, The Shootist, 1976
Suzie Pullbrook and cyclist, The Car (also known as Djavulsbilen), Universal, 1977
LaRue, The Fury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
Laura Dickinson, Piranha, New World, 1978
Rape victim, Studs Lonigan, 1978
Television Appearances
Series
Nikki Reed Foster Bancroft DiSalvo Newman Abbott Newman, The Young andthe Restless (also known as Y&R), CBS, 1979-
Host, The Image Workshop, Lifetime, 1991
Movies
(As Melody Thomas) Laura Fleming, Secrets, 1977
(As Thomas) Laurie Lee, The Scarlett O'Hara War (also known as Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara War), 1980
Linda Flemming, The Paradise Virus, PAX, 2003
Episodic
Herself, The $10,000 Pyramid, 1987
Herself, "Death in the Daytime," Diagnosis: Murder, CBS, 1995
Herself, "The Heather Biblow Story," The Nanny, CBS, 1997
Herself, "Inner Tube," The King of Queens, CBS, 2001
Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 2005

Guest panelist for To Tell the Truth, multiple appearances; also frequent guest on other game shows, including Body Language, Celebrity Jeopardy, Family Feud, Hollywood Squares, Password, and Wheel of Fortune.
Television Appearances as Melody Thomas
Episodic
Wagon Train, 1964
Verna Mae Rittenhouse, My Three Sons, 1964
The Tammy Grimes Show, 1965
Leslie Richards, "Goodbye to Yesterday: Part 1," Ironside, 1969
Darlene Jarvis, "The Seashore," The Waltons, CBS, 1977
Darlene Jarvis, "The Go-Getter," The Waltons, CBS, 1977
Betsy, "The Sandcastle Murders," Charlie's Angels, 1978
Fish, multiple episodes, 1978
Hostess, "My Son, the Prom Queen," Eight Is Enough, 1978
Stayin' Alive, multiple appearances, 1978
Billy, 1978
Sherry, "Lions, Tigers, Monkeys, and Dogs: Part 1," The Rockford Files, 1979
Herself, Match Game 73, 1982
Mandy Vinning, "Sleeping Dogs," Hotel, 1985
Television Appearances
Specials
50 Years of Soaps: An All-Star Celebration, CBS, 1994
CBS Soap Break, CBS, 1996
Fall in Love with a Stranger, PAX, 1999
Interviewee, Ray Combs: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
CBS: 50 Years from Television City, CBS, 2002
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Melody Thomas Scott, Lifetime, 2002
Mississippi Rising (benefit concert), 2005
Awards Presentations
The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1989
Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1990
Presenter, Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1992
Presenter, The Ninth Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1993
Host, The 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1996
Presenter, Soap Opera Update Awards, Lifetime, 1997
Presenter, The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1999
Presenter, The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
Stage Appearances
The Vagina Monologues, Los Angeles, 2001
Appeared as Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, Los Angeles; also appeared in Los Angeles production of Talking With...

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Parade, February 24, 2002, p 16
Soap City, February 27, 2004
Soap Opera Weekly, March 25, 2003; September 2, 2003
TV Guide, August 25, 2001, p. 61; March 26, 2004; June 20, 2004, p. 57; October 17, 2004, p. 53; November 2, 2004
Woman's Day, May 4, 2004, pp. 29-32

Electronic

Melody Thomas Scott Official Site, http://www.melodythomasscott.com, December 14, 2005

Other

Intimate Portrait: Melody Thomas Scott (television special), Lifetime, 2002

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