Tamera Mowry
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| Born | Tamera Darvette Mowry July 6, 1978 Gelnhausen, Germany |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Adam Housley (2011- present) |
Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister (opposite her identical twin sister Tia Mowry). She starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too. She has also made a break into dramatic television, and is also known for her role as Dr. Kayla Thorton on the medical drama Strong Medicine. In 2009, Mowry appeared in the ABC Family series Roommates. Beginning July 2011, the Style Network began airing Tia & Tamera, a reality show which follows the day-to-day lives of the twins, Tia being pregnant and Tamera planning her wedding.
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[edit] Background
Tamera Mowry was born in Gelnhausen, West Germany to Darlene Mowry (née Flowers), who managed her children's careers and also worked as a security guard, and Timothy Mowry, who was in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth and later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department when the family moved to California.[1][2][3]
Darlene, who is Bahamian American, and Timothy, who is British American, met in high school in Miami, Florida. During a live taping of The Wendy Williams Show in 2010, Mowry announced that for years, she and her twin sister believed they were of Italian descent on their father's side; however, after researching their family tree on Ancestry.com, they quickly discovered that he was instead of British descent.[1][2][4] Her family is "close-knit" and "deeply religious",[2] as the sisters became born again Christians when they were eight.[5]
She also has two younger brothers, actor Tahj Mowry and Tavior Mowry, who is not an actor. Tamera is two minutes older than Tia.
[edit] Personal life
Tamera Mowry married Fox News Correspondent Adam Housley[6] after dating for almost six years. Confirmed by Mowry while being interviewed on The Wendy Williams Show, they married on May 15, 2011 and her dress was designed by Carolina Herrera. They married at the Vintage Estate in Yountville, California (Villagio Inn and Spa) in California's Napa Valley.
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | The Hot Chick | Sissie | |
| 2010 | Double Wedding | Danielle Warren | Lifetime TV Movie Also Producer |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Flesh'n Blood | Penelope | 1 episode |
| 1992 | True Colors | Lorae | 44 episodes |
| Full House | Denise | 1 episode | |
| 1994–1999 | Sister, Sister | Tamera Campbell | 119 episodes |
| 1995 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Evil Chameleon | 1 episode |
| 1996 | All That | Herself | Along with Tia Mowry |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Roxanne | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Blues Clues | Herself | One episode |
| 1999 | Detention | Orangejella LaBelle | 13 episodes |
| 2000 | Something to Sing About | Lily | Television movie |
| How I Loved A Macho Boy | Jamal Santos | 3 episodes | |
| Seventeen Again | Young Cat Donovan | Television Movie | |
| 2004–2006 | Strong Medicine | Dr.Kayla Thorton | 37 episodes |
| 2005 | Twitches | Camryn Barnes/Apolla | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2006–2007 | Family Guy | Esther | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Twitches Too | Camryn Barnes/Apolla | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2009 | Roommates | Hope | 13 episodes |
| 2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Misty Knight | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Tia & Tamera | Herself | Lead Role |
| 2011 | Things We Do for Love | Lead Role | |
| 2011 | Access Hollywood Live | Herself | Co-Host |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 1996: Nominated - Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 1999: Won - Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 2000: Won - Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 2011: Nominated - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special for Double Wedding
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
- 1995 - Won - Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 1996 - Won - Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 1997 - Won - Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 1998 - Nominated - Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 1998: Won - Hall of Fame Award (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 1995 - Nominated - Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 1996 - Nominated - Best Performance by a Young Actress - TV Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry
- 1997 - Nominated - Best Performance in a TV Comedy - Leading Young Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
- 2001 - Nominated - Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) - Leading Young hi Actress for Seventeen Again (shared with Tia Mowry)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Interviews". Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080801000033/http://www.geocities.com/tiaandtameramowryonline/pw_interview1994.html. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c Tia, Tamera And Tahj Mowry Keep Laughter In The Family With Hit TV Shows 'Sister, Sister' And 'Smart Guy'
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/8/Tamera-Mowry.html
- ^ Double Devotion - Today's Christian
- ^ TV's tantalizing twins: Tia and Tamera Mowry share 'Sister Sister' sitcom, schoolwork and singing
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20459457,00.html Tamera's engagement to marry Housley
[edit] External links
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Gelnhausen
- African American actors
- American people of British descent
- American people of Bahamian descent
- American people of Caribbean descent
- American people of English descent
- American Christians
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Identical twin actors
- Military brats
- The Voices members
- Twin people from the United States
