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Kim Richards
Age: 45
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Birth Place: Mineola, New York, USA
Born: Sep. 19th, 1964
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BIOGRAPHY: Kim Richards was one of the most popular and adorable star child actresses of the 70s. Kim was born on September 19th, 1964 in Mineola, New York to Kenneth L. "Ken" Richards and Sharon Kathleen "Kathy" Dugan. She made her TV commercial debut at four months in a diaper ad. By age four and a half Kim had already appeared in 20 TV commercials. Richards made her television series debut in 1970 on the show "Nanny and the Professor" (1970). Kim later had substantial recurring roles on the TV programs "James at 15" (1977) and "Hello, Larry" (1979). Richards achieved her greatest enduring fame as spunky psychic alien girl Tia in the terrific Disney family feature Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and its equally solid sequel Return from Witch Mountain (1978). Kim was likewise memorable as an obnoxious little brat who gets brutally killed in John Carpenter (I)'s fantastic urban action cult gem Assault on Precinct 13 (1976). Among the TV shows Richards has done guest spots on are "Disneyland" (1954), "The Rockford Files" (1974), "Police Woman" (1974), "Little House on the Prairie" (1974), "Family" (1976), "Alice" (1976), "CHiPs" (1977), "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979), "The Love Boat" (1977), "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978), "Project U.F.O." (1978), "Magnum, P.I." (1980) and "Medical Center" (1969). Kim was reunited with her "Witch Mountain" co-star Ike Eisenmann for the hilariously horrible made-for-TV horror howler Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978) (TV) (Richards did a delightful career interview for the recent DVD of this film). A very cute kid, Richards grew up to become a strikingly beautiful woman. Kim played more mature adult roles in the mid 80s movies Meatballs Part II (1984) and Tuff Turf (1985) in which Richards gives an especially sexy performance as a teenage gang leader's brash and enticing girlfriend. Richards took a hiatus from acting to raise her four children Brook, Whitney, Chad and Kimberly. After a regrettably lengthy absence from the big screen, Kim Richards made a welcome and triumphant comeback with a fine portrayal of Christina Ricci's bitter estranged mother in the excellent Black Snake Moan (2006). She's the sister of fellow actress Kyle Richards (I) -- they appeared together in The Car (1977) as James Brolin's daughters -- and Kathy Hilton (II), who is the mother of Paris Hilton.
TRIVIA:
- Sister of 'Kyle Richards (II)' (qv) and 'Kathy Hilton (II)' (qv)
- Is contemplating returning to acting now that her youngest child Kimberly is in school.
- Made 20 TV commercials before she was even four and a half years old.
- Father: Ken, who died in 1998. Mother: Kathleen, or Kathy, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in the same year. They separated in 1972.
- Aunt to 'Nicky Hilton (I)' (qv) and 'Paris Hilton' (qv)
- Sister-in-law of 'Rick Hilton' (qv)
- Child with first husband, 'G. Monty Brinson' (qv): Brooke Ashley, born on February 21, 1986. Children with second husband, Greg Davis: Whitney and Chad. Child with former boyfriend John Jackson: Kimberly.
- Made her acting debut in a diaper commercial when only four months old.
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