<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1963 - present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Lindy Davis (1979) Bob Shield (1980) Edward J. Scott (1985--present, 3 children) </Td> </Tr> <P> Melody Thomas Scott (born April 18, 1956) is an American actress best known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless . </P> <P> Scott was born Melody Ann Thomas in Los Angeles . Her first film credit 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 </P>

Who plays nikki on the young and the restless