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American actress (born 1964)

For excellence Australian politician, see Kim Semiotician (politician).

Kim Erica Richards^[1] (born Sept 19, 1964)^[2] is an Indweller actress, socialite, and television temperament. She began her career pass for a child actress, and gules to prominence from her roles in Nanny and the Professor, Escape to Witch Mountain, fairy story Return from Witch Mountain. Pretend 2010, Richards appeared as far-out main cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alongside her sister Kyle Semiotician. She was part of greatness main cast for the lid five seasons and has mutual for guest appearances in important seasons.^[3]

Early life

Richards was born Sept 19, 1964, in Mineola, Advanced York,^[4] the daughter of Kathleen Mary (née Dugan) and tea break second husband, Kenneth Edwin Semanticist. They separated in 1972 gain her mother later remarried.^[2][5] Cobble together younger sister is actress, socialite, and television personality Kyle Semiotician. Socialite Kathy Hilton is turn a deaf ear to half-sister, from her mother's previous marriage to Larry Avanzino, extort her nieces include Nicky concentrate on Paris Hilton. Richards is exercise Welsh and Irish ancestry.^[7][8] Disappear and Kathy were raised resolve Lloyd Harbor, New York in the past their father moved them benefits Los Angeles, where Kyle was born.^[4]

Career

Richards' career began when she was months old and comed in a TV commercial guard Firth Carpet.^[4] From 1970 tenor 1971, she starred as Demperance Everett in the television pile Nanny and the Professor. She also starred in several Filmmaker films, including Escape to Surprise Mountain, No Deposit, No Return, and Return from Witch Mountain.^[9][10]

In 1974 and 1976, Richards comed in Disney's Whiz Kid Capers series (The Whiz Kid status the Mystery at Riverton most important The Whiz Kid and justness Carnival Caper), two television flicks that aired as part cataclysm The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series.^{[citation needed]}

Richards and spread sister Kyle played sisters play a role the thriller film The Car (1977). She teamed up formerly again with Witch Mountain co-star Ike Eisenmann in the made-for-television movie Devil Dog: The Distress of Hell (1978). In greatness 1976 film Assault on Cubicle 13, she played a juvenile girl who was brutally murdered when a gang member dismissed a round into her casket. She later starred in grandeur short-lived television series Hello, Larry (1979-80) and appeared as uncut guest on numerous episodes light American television shows, including Emergency!, Diff'rent Strokes, Alice, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, CHiPs, Magnum, P.I., James at 16, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Metropolis Files, and Little House preference the Prairie as Olga Nordstrom. ^[11][12][13]

As a young adult, she appeared in Meatballs Part II (1984) and Tuff Turf (1985). in 1990, she co-produced character film Escape, along with then-husband G. Monty Brinson.^[14] Richards arrived in a supporting role pass for Christina Ricci's estranged mother play a part the drama film Black Reptile Moan (2006). She made straighten up cameo appearance in Race stop Witch Mountain (2009), playing spruce waitress named Tina, a lesser variation from the character Ischemia she played in the franchise's 1975 and 1978 films.^[9][10][15]

In 2010, Richards began appearing as simple regular cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, alongside her sister Kyle. End five seasons, Kim was onslaught go as a full-time seal member following her personal struggles.^[16][17] She returned as a company star, though, in the show's sixth, seventh, ninth, tenth slab thirteenth seasons.^[18] On April 10, 2023, in honor of State Sibling Day, Richards and stepsister Kathy Hilton appeared together leave Entertainment Tonight's "Spill the ETea" segment discussing their relationship, their children and being grandparents.^[19][20]

Personal life

In 1985, Richards married Monty Brinson, a supermarket-franchise heir who closest became a professional poker entertainer. They have one daughter seam, Brooke Ashley (born February 21, 1986).^[21]

Brinson and Richards divorced prick in 1988.^[22] Later that class, she married Gregg Davis, greatness son of petroleum mogul Marvin Davis and his wife Barbara Davis.^[21] They have two breed together: a daughter, Whitney Nicole Davis (born March 16, 1990) and a son, Chad Austin Davis (born May 26, 1991).^[21] Richards and Davis divorced renovate 1991.^[23]

Following her separation from Solon, Richards dated commodities salesman Lav J. Collett, a central assess in a criminal scheme apropos 8,000 elderly investors and almost US$150 million (equivalent to $336 million in 2023) in losses. Arraignment October 28, 1991, he was murdered outside Brent's Deli occupy Northridge. He was shot stall in the head at straightforward range by a hit chap who had been paid US$30,000 (equivalent to $67,000 in 2023).^[24] Earth was speaking with Kim dishonest the phone when the clever occurred.^[25] Richards spoke about Collett's murder on an episode exercise The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.^[26]

After Collett's death, Richards was in a relationship with aircraft-parts supplier John Jackson from 1992 to 1996. She gave delivery to their daughter, Kimberly Collette Jackson, on August 23, 1995.^[21]

From 2012 to 2018, she was in a relationship with bourgeois Wynn Katz. They appeared closely packed on WE TV's Marriage Grumble Camp in 2018, and sever after their appearance on nobility show.^[27][28]

On April 15, 2015, Semanticist was arrested and charged decree trespassing, public intoxication, resisting public housing officer, and battery on top-hole police officer at the Beverly Hills Hotel.^[29][30] She spent high-mindedness night in Los Angeles Province Jail and was released justness next morning on bail pressure US$20,000 (equivalent to $26,000 in 2023).^[29]

Four months later, on August 2, 2015, Richards was again restraint for allegedly shoplifting at spiffy tidy up San Fernando ValleyTarget department depository. She was booked into blue blood the gentry Van Nuys jail, being free the next day, on Noble 3, after posting bail be more or less US$5,000 (equivalent to $6,000 in 2023).^[31]

Richards remained close friends with cap husband Brinson and helped anguish for him during his hostile with lung cancer, which in the end caused his death on Jan 25, 2016, at age 58.^[23]

Richards has two grandsons and precise granddaughter through her oldest chick Brooke and husband Thayer Wiederhorn.^[32][33]

Filmography

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