American actress Melody Thomas Scott has an estimated net worth of $3 million in 2013. She is best recognized for her appearance in The Young and the Restless, a soap opera where she played the role of Nikki Newman.

Melody Thomas Scott was born on April 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Since 1985, she has been married to Edward J. Scott. She has three daughters named Alexandra, Jennifer, and Elizabeth.

As an actress, she debuted in the 1964 film Marnie. This was followed by her appearance in other films such as The Beguiled (1971), Posse (1975), The Shootist (1976), The Car (1977), The Fury (1978), Piranha (1978), The Nanny (1997), The King of Queens  (2001), The Paradise Virus (2003), and Castle (2010). Since February 1979, Melody Thomas Scott has been seen in The Young and the Restless  where she played the role of the stripper Nikki Reed who married Victor Newman.

Through the years, Scott has appeared in several game shows such as Family Feud, Match Game, Pyramid, and Body Language. In 1991, her performance in The Young and the Restless won Scott a Best Actress award at the 8th Telegatto Awards. The same role won her an Outstanding Actress award at the 17th Soap Opera Digest Awards in 2001.