Melody Thomas Scott, who has portrayed Nikki Newman on “The Young and the Restless” since 1979, has a far more dramatic past than she typically reveals.
Thomas Scott was born in 1956 in Los Angeles, California, and made her debut in the movie “Marnie” when she was only 13 years old. Over the next few years, she had several small roles in films and television shows, including roles alongside such icons as Kirk Douglas and Clint Eastwood. She attended the University …