Background
Scott was born Melody Ann Thomas in Los Angeles, California.
Scott was born Melody Ann Thomas in Los Angeles, California.
Her first film cr was as a child actress in the 1964 Alfred Hitchcock movie Marnie. After parts in television and movies in the mid-1970s (most notably in John Wayne"s final film, The Shootist in 1976), she was offered parts on nighttime series such as, The Rockford Files, Charlie"s Angels, and a recurring role on The Waltons In 1979, at the age of 23, left The Waltons to take over the role of Nikki Reed, a poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks, on the daytime serial The Young and the Restless, choosing the part over a sitcom pilot that in the end was not picked up. She was a replacement for the previous Nikki, who had lasted six months. has said, "lieutenant"s a miracle for an actor to have a job last 35 years.
I am so blessed.".