Kim Richards
Kim Richards | |
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Born | Kimberly Richards September 19, 1964 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1970–1990; 2002–present |
Spouse(s) | Monty Brinson (m. 1985-1988; 1 child) Greg Davis (2 children) |
Children | Brooke, unnamed daughter, Whitney, Chad |
Relatives | Kyle Richards (sister), Kathy Hilton (half-sister), Richard Hilton (brother-in-law), Paris Hilton (niece), Nicky Hilton (niece) |
Kimberly "Kim" Richards (born September 19, 1964) is an American actress. She is best known for being a former child actress, and a television personality.[1]
Biography
Early life
Kim Richards was born in Mineola, New York, the daughter of Kenneth E. Richards (1917–1998) of Scottish and German ancestry and Kathleen Dugan (1933–2002) who was Irish Catholic .[1] The couple separated in 1972 and Kathleen later remarried. Richards' sisters are the actresses Kathy Hilton (born 1959) and Kyle Richards (born 1969). Socialites Nicky and Paris Hilton are her nieces, daughters of her half-sister, Kathy.[1]
Career
Her career began during her childhood in the early 1970s.[1] From 1970–1971, she starred as Prudence Everett in the television series Nanny and the Professor, with costars Richard Long of , Juliet Mills, Trent Lehman and David Doremus.[1] She also starred in several Disney films, including Escape to Witch Mountain, No Deposit, No Return and Return from Witch Mountain.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] With one leg shorter than the other, she starred in an episode of Little House on the Prairie as Olga Nordstorm, Laura Ingalls' friend, whom her Pa fitted with a handmade wooden shoe that allowed her to run and play normally with the other children.[1]
In 1976, she also appeared in Disney's Whiz Kid Capers series (The Whiz Kid And The Carnival Caper, The Whiz Kid And The Mystery at Riverton) a two-part TV Movie for The Wonderful World of Disney.[1] In 1977, she and her sister Kyle both appeared as the daughters of James Brolin in The Car.[1] By 1978, she teamed up once again with Witch Mountain co-star Ike Eisenmann for the made-for-television movie Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell. In the John Carpenter film Assault on Precinct 13, she played a young girl who was brutally murdered when a gang member fired a round into her chest. She later starred in the short-lived series Hello, Larry and appeared as a guest on numerous episodes of popular American television shows including Diff'rent Strokes, Alice, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, CHiPs, Magnum, P.I., James at 16 The Dukes of Hazzard and The Rockford Files.[8][9][10] As a young adult, she appeared in the films Meatballs Part II, Tuff Turf and Escape.[1] In addition, she also co-produced Escape along with then-husband G. Monty Brinson.[11] After 1990, she went into semi-retirement.
In 2006, she appeared in a supporting role as Christina Ricci's estranged mother in Black Snake Moan. She made a cameo appearance in 2009's Race to Witch Mountain, playing a waitress named "Tina," a minor variation from the character "Tia" she played in the 1975 and 1978 films.[2][3][12] Since October 2010, she has starred as a full cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alongside her sister Kyle.
Personal life
She married G. Monty Brinson, with whom she had a daughter, Brooke. In 1991, she was engaged to commodities salesman John J. Collett. He was murdered by hit man Marva DeCarlo "The Pigsty" Johnson, who was later sentenced to 30-years-to-life for a business deal gone awry involving cold-blooded murder.[13] She then married Gregory Davis, with whom she had two children, Whitney and Chad, and subsequently divorced him. She also has a daughter named Kimberly from John Jackson with whom she was in a long term relationship. It should be noted that John Jackson has 2 younger daughters with his present wife, thus saying, that Kimberly has 2 younger half sisters, in addition to her 2 older half sisters and one older half brother through Kim.
In December 2011, she entered rehab, and left in early January 2012.[14][15][16][17] Shortly after, she admitted to being an alcoholic.[15][18][19][20]
Filmography
- 2010 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (TV series)
- 2009 Race to Witch Mountain- Tina
- 2006 Black Snake Moan - Sandy
- 2002 The Blair Witch Mountain Project (short) - Tia
- 1990 Escape (1990 film) - Brooke Howser
- 1985 Tuff Turf - Frankie Croyden
- 1984 Meatballs Part II - Cheryl
- 1984 The Mississippi-"Informed Consent" (TV series)
- 1983 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series) - Nancylou - "Cooter's Girl"
- 1983 Lottery! (TV series) - Valerie
- 1982 Magnum, P.I. (TV series) - Carrie Reardon - "Mixed Doubles"
- 1982 Alice (TV series) - Lisa - "Not with My Niece, You Don't"
- 1982 CHiPs (TV series) - Sheila - "Tight Fit"
- 1982 The Love Boat (TV series) - Gail / Lilian Gerbert
- 1981 Why Us? (TV short) - Holly Sanborn
- 1979-1980 Hello, Larry (TV series) - Ruthie Alder (35 episodes)
- 1979 Diff'rent Strokes (TV series) - Ruthie Alder - "Thanksgiving Crossover" Part 1 & Part 2, "Feudin' and Fussin'" Part 1 & Part 2, and "The Trip" Part 1
- 1979 Fantasy Island (TV series) - Rebecca – "Cornelius and Alphonse/The Choice"
- 1979 Hizzonner (TV series) - Jamie – "Mizzonner"
- 1978 Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (TV movie) - Bonnie Barry
- 1978 Project UFO (TV series) - Amy Forman
- 1978 Return from Witch Mountain - Tia Malone
- 1977-1978 James at 16 (TV series) - Sandy Hunter (20 episodes)
- 1977 The Car - Lynn Marie
- 1977 Police Story (TV series) - Melanie – "Stigma" (1977)
- 1973-1977 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
- "The Horrible Honchos" (1977) - Minnow/Missey
- "The Incredible, Indelible, Magical Physical, Mystery Trip" (1973) - Missey
- 1976 Assault on Precinct 13 - Kathy
- 1976 Family (TV series) - Laura Richardson – "Monday Is Forever"
- 1976 Medical Center (TV series) - Penny – "If Wishes Were Horses"
- 1976 Police Woman (TV series) - Kerry McGuire – "Father to the Man" (1976)
- 1976 No Deposit, No Return - Tracy
- 1976 Raid on Entebbe (TV movie) - Alice
- 1976 The Rockford Files (TV series) - Marin Rose Gaily – "The Family Hour"
- 1976 Sara (TV series) Maude – "Code of the West"
- 1976 Special Delivery Juliette
- 1971-1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
- Daphne 'Daffy' Fernald - "Girl Outside Mayor's House"
- Leroy McClaren – "The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper: Part 2" (1976)
- Daphne 'Daffy' Fernald – "The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper: Part 1" (1976)
- Daphne 'Daffy' Fernald – "Return of the Big Cat: Part 2" (1974)
- Leroy McClaren – "Return of the Big Cat: Part 1" (1974)
- Leroy McClaren – "Hog Wild: Part 2" (1974) … Sara Melborne
- 1976 The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper (TV movie) - Daphne 'Daffy' Fernald
- 1975 Escape to Witch Mountain - Tia Malone
- 1975 Medical Story (TV series) - "Million Dollar Baby"
- 1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series) - Julie Todd – "River of Fear"
- 1974 Emergency! (TV series) Melissa – "How Green Was My Thumb?"
- 1974 Hog Wild (TV movie) - Sara Melborne
- 1974 Little House on the Prairie (TV series) - Olga Nordstrom – "Town Party-Country Party"
- 1974 The New Temperatures Rising Show (TV series) - Little Girl
- 1974 Police Story (TV series) - Melanie – "The Wyatt Earp Syndrome" (1974)
- 1974 Return of the Big Cat (TV movie) - Amy McClaren
- 1974 The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (TV movie) - Daphne 'Daffy' Fernald
- 1973 Alvin the Magnificent (TV movie)
- 1973 Here We Go Again (TV series) - Jan Standish
- 1973 The Picture of Dorian Gray (TV movie) - Beatrice as a child
- 1972-1973 The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (TV series) - Prudence Everett – "Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus"
- 1972 The F.B.I. (TV series), "Dark Christmas" episode - Barbie Ghormley
- 1970-1971 Nanny and the Professor (TV series) - Prudence
- 1971 The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (TV movie) - Girl outside mayor's house (uncredited)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kim Richards at IMDb
- ^ a b Barbara Vancheri, 'Primer for previous 'Witch' versions', in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 13, 2009 [1]
- ^ a b Derrick J. Lang, 'Witch Mountain' gets a 21st-century makeover in Reading Eagle, 3/16/2009 [2]
- ^ Perry Fulkerson, 'Surprisingly Good', in Evening Independent, March 27, 1975 [3]
- ^ Beth Slocum, 'New Disney Picture Strictly for the Young', in Milwaukee Journal, March 28, 1975 [4]
- ^ 'Rialto Theatre', in Southeast Missourian, March 28, 1975 [5]
- ^ Bob Thomas, 'Christopher Lee in Disney Film', in The Free Lance-Star, April 28, 1978 [6]
- ^ Jerry Buck, 'Country's McLean Stevenson Always Top Ten Gets His New TV Series', in The Robesonian, February 7, 1979 [7]
- ^ Howard Rosenberg, 'Hello McLean Stevenson', in The Los Angeles Times, January 26, 1979
- ^ Howard Rosenberg, 'McLean Stephenson: Rejection doesn't bother him--he's used to it', The Spokesman-Review, [8]
- ^ Escape imdb.com entry
- ^ Hollywood Reporter Two 'Witch Mountain' vets return: Actors who played kids in original are back for the remake 29 April 2008 Retrieved 30 April 2008
- ^ Howard Breuer, 'INSIDE STORY: The Brutal Murder in Real Housewives Star Kim Richards's Past', in People Magazine, 11 November 2010 [9]
- ^ Liz Raftery, Aili Nahas, 'Kim Richards Leaves Rehab', in People Magazine, January 09, 2012 [10]
- ^ a b Katie Kindelanm '‘Housewives’ Kyle Richards Reveals What Sent Kim to Rehab', on ABC News, January 27, 2012 [11]
- ^ Joyce Chen, 'Kim Richards feeling 'phenomenal' after rehab', in New York Daily News, January 18, 2012 [12]
- ^ Kyle Johnson, 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Star Kim Richards Leaves Rehab', in US Weekly, January 9, 2012 [13]
- ^ 'Kim Richards on 'Housewives' reunion: 'I'm an alcoholic', on The Huffington Post [14]
- ^ Brian Orloff, 'Kim Richards Admits, 'I'm an Alcoholic' on Real Housewives Reunion', in People Magazine, January 26, 2012 [15]
- ^ Kate Ward, 'Kim Richards on 'Housewives' reunion: 'I'm an alcoholic', on CNN, January 26, 2012 [16]