Gina Tognoni
Summer 2014 to Present
Gina Tognoni was born in St. Louis, Mo., and went to high school in Rhode Island, where she was discovered while competing in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Prior to The Young and the Restless, she was best known for her role as Kelly Cramer on One Life To Live and as Dinah Marler on Guiding Light, for which she won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in both 2006 and 2008.
Her television credits include "The Sopranos," "Law & Order SVU," "Fastlane," "Phenomenon," and "This Time Around." She appeared in the feature film "Pride" and the Independent Spirit Award-nominated film "In The Family."
In addition to her work as an actress, Tognoni recently launched Sole9, a shoe collection in which a portion of all proceeds benefit women's charities throughout the United States.
She has dedicated her time to philanthropic causes such as the American Red Cross, ASPCA, the Hoboken Homeless Shelter and the Hands on Network which assisted victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Gina enjoys cooking, sketching and golfing with her husband, Joe. She splits her time between Los Angeles and New Jersey.
Her birthday is November 28. Follow her on Twitter at @ginatognoni.
Acting Portfolio
The Young and the Restless
Phyllis Summers
Summer 2014 to Present
Guiding Light
Dinah Marler
July 7, 2004 to
September 18, 2009
One Life to Live
February 17, 1995 to
August 14, 2001;
December 6, 2001;
January 16, 2002 to
January 18, 2002;
February 12, 2010 to
August 24, 2011
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Lead Actress (
2017; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actress (
2006,
2008; for Guiding Light)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress (
2015,
2017; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (
2006,
2007,
2008; for Guiding Light)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress (
2009; for Guiding Light)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress (
2011; for One Life to Live)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress (
2015,
2017,
2018; for The Young and the Restless)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (
2005,
2006,
2007,
2008; for Guiding Light)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (
2012; for One Life to Live)
Soap Opera Digest Awards: Nomination, Outstanding Female Newcomer (1996; for One Life to Live)
Soap Opera Digest Awards: Nomination, Outstanding Younger Lead Actress (1997, 1998; for One Life to Live)
PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Louis, Missouri
DATE OF BIRTH: November 28, 1973
HEIGHT: 5'7"
HAIR: Blonde
EYES: Hazel
MARITAL STATUS: Married to Joseph Chiarello [Engaged: Nov 21, 2007; Married: May 16, 2009]
News Archive: Tognoni's Kelly caught in the cross-fire. [Aug 14, 2000]
News Archive: Tognoni to end six-year stay in Llanview. [Apr 9, 2001]
News Archive: Tognoni to exit OLTL in August. [Aug 13, 2001]
News Archive: OLTL vet to take on GL's Dinah Marler. [May 3, 2004]
News Archive: Tognoni joins first-time Emmy winners' club. [Apr 28, 2006]
News Archive: Tognoni wins second Daytime Emmy in three years. [Jun 20, 2008]
News Archive: Tognoni reportedly receiving offers for post-GL work. [Jun 8, 2009]
News Archive: One Life to Live passes on signing Tognoni. [Jun 15, 2009]
News Archive: All-star cast set to star in new online series. [Sep 21, 2009]
News Archive: Confirmed: Gina Tognoni to return to One Life to Live. [Sep 21, 2009]
News Archive: EXCLUSIVE: Tognoni talks about her return to One Life to Live. [Jan 11, 2010]
News Archive: LISTEN NOW: Gina Tognoni talks about her big return to OLTL on Soap Central Live [Feb 12, 2010]
News Archive: LISTEN NOW: Bradley Cole and Gina Tognoni talk Guiding Light, rock music, and a Red Cross benefit. [Aug 20, 2010]
News Archive: Tognoni, Degnan to exit OLTL before finale. [Jun 7, 2011]
News Archive: Emmy winner Gina Tognoni is Y&R's new Phyllis. [May 22, 2014]
News Archive: Cady McClain dishes Kelly and Phyllis' rivalry. [Feb 5, 2015]
News Archive: Gina Tognoni celebrates first Y&R Emmy nom [Apr 3, 2015]
News Archive: Daytime stars challenge Hollywood celebs to join the genre [May 5, 2015]
News Archive: Y&R reveals new cast photo in celebration of 11,000th episode [Jul 19, 2016]
News Archive: Gina Tognoni chats with soapcentral.com at the 2017 Daytime Emmys [Apr 30, 2017]
News Archive: Gina Tognoni on the struggle involved playing a powerful woman [May 22, 2017]
News Archive: WATCH: Y&R stars crack each other up in co-star quiz [Feb 4, 2019]
News Archive: Michelle Stafford in, Gina Tognoni out as Y&R's Phyllis [Mar 30, 2019]
