Nicholle Tom

Nicholle Tom (born March 23, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Maggie Sheffield on the CBS sitcom The Nanny (1993–1999). She appeared as Ryce Newton in the film Beethoven (1992), its sequel Beethoven's 2nd (1993), and additionally provided the voice of Ryce for the animated series, Beethoven (1994–1995). She voiced Supergirl in the DC Animated Universe. She also appeared in the role of Tara Wentzel in the sitcom The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006–2007).

Tom was born in Hinsdale, Illinois. She is the twin sister of actor David Tom. They have an older sister, Heather Tom who also acts. She guest starred with her brother on an episode of Criminal Minds in 2008. She has guest starred with her sister on The Wedding Bells and Hollywood Darlings. Her siblings worked together on The Young and the Restless and on One Life to Live.

When Tom was eight, her family moved from Chicago to Seattle because her father transferred because of his job. A year later, her mother brought the three children to Los Angeles for pilot season. They moved there permanently, with Tom's father staying in Seattle; her parents soon divorced. Her mother worked as a speech therapist for the Pasadena school system, while the children started their acting careers.

Tom's early credits include Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories. She made a guest appearance on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1991. She landed her first big break playing Ryce Newton in the 1992 comedy film Beethoven. She received a Young Artist Award nomination for her role in the film.

Tom took on a dramatic recurring role, playing troubled teen Sue Scanlon on Beverly Hills, 90210. She reprised her role as Ryce Newton for the film Beethoven's 2nd in 1993. She received another Young Artist Award nomination for the sequel. Tom also voiced the character of Ryce for the Beethoven animated series. She played Jacy Woodman in the NBC mini-series Bloodlines: Murder in the Family in 1993.

She was cast as Maggie Sheffield, the elder daughter of Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy), on the CBS sitcom The Nanny, playing the role from 1993 until the show's cancellation in 1999. She received four Young Artist Award nominations for her role on the show.

Tom starred in Season of Change, a World War II era drama, in 1994. In 1996, She played the daughter of Mel Harris in What Kind of Mother Are You? She played a teen seduced by an older man (Gary Cole) in For My Daughter's Honor (also titled Indecent Seduction) in 1996. Tom co-starred with Brian Austin Green in Unwed Father in 1997. On stage, she starred as Daisy in a production of Biloxi Blues in 1996, alternating playing the role with her sister, Heather Tom. The play, which was produced by her sister and actor Chad Allen, won five Drama-Logue Awards. In 1998, Nicholle Tom played Delphi B. on the sci-fi series Welcome to Paradox. She received a Young Artist Award nomination for her role on the series.

She voiced Supergirl in The New Batman Adventures (1998) and also Superman: The Animated Series (1998-2000). Tom voiced the role of Kara Kent / Supergirl for the Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D dark ride at Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia as well as the seven Justice League: Battle for Metropolis dark rides across Six Flags theme parks in the United States and Mexico.^{[citation needed]}