"I don't think any actor in this business ever thinks they'll be playing the same role for 40 years," Melody Thomas Scott tells PEOPLE ... penning a letter to her grandchildren about the details ...

Melody Thomas Scott survived years of abuse by her late grandmother and sexual assault at the hands of several men, but The Young and the Restless star says family and becoming a mother have been ...

Melody Thomas Scott received a special honor at this year's Daytime Emmys, as she was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the ceremony on Friday, June 7. The 51st Annual Daytime ...

"The Young and the Restless" icon Melody Thomas Scott, veteran soap opera producer ... since 1985 and have three daughters ...

Melody Thomas Scott is an American actress known for portraying Nikki Newman on The Young and the Restless. Nikki's character was introduced in 1978 and her story revolved around the Newman family.