Gina Tognoni

Gina Tognoni
Born	November 28, 1973 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation	Actress businesswoman
Years active	1995–present
Television	Guiding Light One Life to Live The Young and the Restless
Spouse(s)	Joseph Chiarello (m. 2009)

Gina Tognoni /toʊnˈjoʊni/ (born November 28, 1973) is an American actress, best known for her work with American daytime soap operas. Her most notable performances include Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live and Dinah Marler on Guiding Light. She is currently starring as Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless.

Career

Tognoni is known for her roles on daytime television soap operas. In 1995, she made her soap debut as Kelly Cramer in ABC's One Life to Live. She appeared on the show until 2001. In April 2001, it was announced that Tognoni, after six years with the show, had decided not to renew her contract with the series.^[1] Tognoni returned to daytime television as Dinah Marler on CBS's Guiding Light in July 2004, and won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2006 for her work on the show. In 2007, she was nominated again in the same category but lost to Genie Francis. She won her second Emmy in 2008, becoming only the second actress to be a repeat winner in the Supporting Actress category.

In 2009, after CBS canceled Guiding Light, Tognoni returned to her role as Kelly Cramer on One Life to Live. Also it was reported that Tognoni was in talks with several soaps for her post-Guiding Light gig.^[2] Following the April 2011 cancelation of One Life to Live and All My Children,^[3] it was announced that Tognoni and co-star Tom Degnan, who was portraying Joey Buchanan at the time, would exit the series before its January 2012 finale.^[4][5] In addition to her career on soaps, Tognoni had guest-starring roles in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Sopranos, and co-starred in a number of television shows and independent films.

On May 22, 2014, it was announced that Tognoni was cast as Phyllis Summers in CBS's The Young and the Restless, replacing Michelle Stafford. Tognoni made her debut on August 11, 2014.^[6][7]

Personal life

Tognoni was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She has won Miss Rhode Island Teen USA in 1991 and Miss Rhode Island Teen All-American in 1993.^[8] Tognoni became engaged to Joseph Chiarello on November 21, 2007. She was introduced to him by her co-star Beth Ehlers. The two were married May 16, 2009.

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	One Life to Live	Kelly Cramer	Series regular; 1995–2002, 2010–11
2002	Pride & Loyalty	Stephanie
2003	Fastlane	Gabriella	One episode: "Iced"
2003	This Time Around	Cara Cabot	Television film
2003	Phenomenon II	Officer Claire	Television film
2004	Guiding Light	Dinah Marler	Series regular; 2004–09
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Officer Kristen Vaill	One episode: "Goliath"
2005	Art	Barbara	Short film
2006	The Sopranos	Catherine Lipman	One episode: "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh"
2009	Venice: The Series	Sami Nelson	Web series
2011	In the Family	Nurse Jackson
2014	The Young and the Restless	Phyllis Summers	Series regular; 2014–

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1996	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Female Newcomer	One Life to Live	Nominated
1997	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Younger Lead Actress	One Life to Live	Nominated
1998	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Younger Lead Actress	One Life to Live	Nominated
2005	Soap Opera Digest Award	Favorite Return	Guiding Light	Nominated
2006	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Guiding Light	Won	[9]
2007	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Guiding Light	Nominated	[10]
2008	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Guiding Light	Won	[11]
2015	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated	[12]

References

1. Kroll, Dan J. (2001-04-01). "Tognoni to end six-year stay in Llanview". SoapCentral. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
2. Kroll, Dan J. (2009-06-08). "Gina Tognoni close to deciding on her post-GL career". SoapCentral. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
3. "AMC and OLTL Canceled". Soap Opera Digest. Soapoperadigest.com. 2011-04-14. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
4. Kroll, Dan J. (2011-06-07). "Gina Tognoni, Tom Degnan exiting OLTL this summer". SoapCentral. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
5. Fairman, Michael (2011-05-31). "Is Gina Tognoni headed out of One Life to Live early?". Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
6. SOD (May 22, 2014). "GINA TOGNONI IS Y&R'S NEW PHYLLIS!". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
7. Logan, Michael (May 22, 2014). "Exclusive: Gina Tognoni Joins The Young and the Restless". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
8. "Gina Tognoni: Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
9. "Ellen DeGeneres repeats sweep of Daytime Emmys". Kentucky New Era (Los Angeles: Taylor W. Hayes). Associated Press. May 1, 2006. p. 8. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
10. Bonawitz, Amy (February 11, 2009). "34th Annual Daytime Emmy Winners". New York City: CBS News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
11. Silverman, Stephen M. (June 21, 2008). "Ellen DeGeneres, Tyra Banks Win Daytime Emmys". People. New York City: Time Inc. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
12. "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

External links

• Gina Tognoni at the Internet Movie Database