Vail Bloom

Vail MacMillan Bloom is an American actress. She portrayed the character Heather Stevens on The Young and the Restless, for which she received a Daytime Emmy nomination.^[1] Bloom has also appeared in television guest roles, independent films, and reality television series Vanderpump Rules. Bloom graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor's Degree in architecture.

Vail Bloom
Vail attending Maxim Magazine's 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration, Santa Monica, CA on May 13, 2009
Born	Vail MacMillan Bloom Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Children	2

Early life and education

Bloom was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Connecticut and Florida.^[2] The daughter of a high school counselor and businessman/college professor,^[2] Bloom graduated from Princeton University in 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in architecture.^[3]

In 2003, Bloom placed third in Maxim's list of "Hometown Hotties".^[4][3] She became interested in acting when a fellow student at Princeton asked her to star in a short film.^[5]

Career

Bloom played the role of assistant district attorney Heather Stevens on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, a role for which she received a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2008.^[1] In March 2009, she appeared on the web series Angel of Death.^[6]

Bloom appeared in the 2015 film Too Late.^[7]

Personal life

In 2014, Bloom admitted that she had a drug problem during her years on The Young and the Restless.^[8][9] "I was on The Young and the Restless for just under three years and I was starting to get into this whole like… what seemed like the Hollywood lifestyle, and I was starting to get into a little bit of trouble with drugs," Bloom said in an episode of Vanderpump Rules.^[10]

In February 2018, Bloom filed for a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend Hayes Stuppy. Bloom claimed that she only dated Stuppy for three weeks in 2017 and that the reason for the restraining order was because he had sent her several unwanted emails and has a history of stalking.^[11][12]

Bloom has two children, Charlie (born in August 2018)^[13][14] and Jack (born in January 2020).

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Las Vegas	Woman #2	Episode: "Delinda's Box, Part 1"
2007–2010 2023–2024	The Young and the Restless	Heather Stevens	Role from: July 13, 2007 – April 6, 2010, Recurring: February 15, 2023 – September 26, 2024
2007	Finishing the Game	Cassie	Film
2008	Time	Annie	Short film
2009	Angel of Death	Regina Downes	Web series
2009	Entourage	Amy's assistant	Episode: "One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car"
2009	Fantasy Over Reality	Whole Foods Sarah	Television film
2009	Cold Case	Alyssa Lane	Episode: "Forensics"
2010	The Somnambulist	Irene Bailey	Film
2011	Your Love Never Fails	Beth	Video
2011	Life at the Resort	Allison	Film
2012	Hollywood Heights	Bree	Episode: "The Text Spoof"
2012	Aspen the Series	Madison Hartman	6 episodes
2013	Castle	Tiffany Shaw	Episode: "Death Gone Crazy"
2013	Hello Ladies	Ashley	Episode: "The Limo"
2014	Overwatch	Megan	Short film
2014–2015	Vanderpump Rules	Herself	Reality series
2015	Too Late	Janet Lyons	Film
2016	Style Queens	Herself	Also producer
2018	Surviving the Wild	Rachel	Film; also executive producer
2018	The Ghost Beyond	Jennifer Burrows	Film
2018	Orphan Horse	Caroline Crowley	Film

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2008	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Nominated	[15]