Kyle Richards
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| Kyle Richards | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1969 Hollywood, California |
| Spouse(s) | Mauricio Umansky |
Kyle E. Richards[1] (born January 11, 1969) is an American actress.
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[edit] Personal life
Richards was born in Hollywood, California, the daughter of Kenneth Edwin Richards (1917 - 1998)[2] and Sharon Kathleen (née Dugan; 1938 — died of breast cancer in 2002). The couple separated in 1972 and Kathleen later remarried. Richards' siblings are the actresses Kathy Richards (born 1959) and Kim Richards (born 1964).[3] Socialites Nicky and Paris Hilton are her nieces, daughters of her sister, Kathy.
Richards is married to Mauricio Umansky; the couple has four daughters, Farrah, Alexia, Sophia, and Portia.
[edit] Career
Richards began acting in 1975, playing Alicia Sanderson Edwards on the television series Little House on the Prairie; throughout the 1970s, she appeared in several television series and in horror films: The Car, Eaten Alive and Halloween, where she played Lindsey Wallace (the character that Nancy Loomis' character is babysitting). In 1980, she appeared opposite Bette Davis and Lynn-Holly Johnson in the Disney children's horror film, The Watcher in the Woods, playing a terrorized young girl. Although she made a cameo appearance in Halloween II, most of her 1980s roles were minor, and included made-for-television or video work.
Her recent acting roles include playing the part of Nurse Dori on the hit television series, ER and playing Lisa, a minor character in the film National Lampoon's Pledge This!. She has also appeared in episodes of her niece Paris Hilton's reality series The Simple Life and My New BFF.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Car | Debbie | |
| Eaten Alive | Angie | ||
| 1978 | Halloween | Lindsey Wallace | |
| 1980 | The Watcher in the Woods | Ellie Curtis | |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Lindsey Wallace | Archival Footage |
| 1989 | Curfew | Stephanie Davenport | |
| 1990 | Escape | Lydia | |
| 2006 | Pledge This! | Lisa |
[edit] Notable television appearances
- Down to Earth - Elizabeth "Lissy" Preston
- Little House on the Prairie - Alicia Sanderson Edwards
- Fantasy Island - "Cornelius and Alfonse" and "The Choice" - Season 2 Episode 23 - 1979 - The little girl Rebecca
[edit] References
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
- ^ http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1998/May-02-Sat-1998/news/7420604.html
- ^ Ancestry of Paris Hilton
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