Kyle Richards

**Kyle Egan Richards** (born January 11, 1969) is an American actress and television personality. She is perhaps best known for being a main cast member on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

## Early Life

Richards was born in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California to parents Kenneth Edwin Richards (1917-1998) and Kathleen Mary Richards (nee Dugan; 1938-2002). Her parents separated in 1972 and her mother later remarried twice more. She has an older sister, Kim Richards (born 1964).

She also has an older half-sister, Kathy Hilton (nee Avanzino; born 1959) from her mother's first marriage and three paternal half-siblings from her father's first marriage.

## Career

### Acting

Richards began her acting career in 1974. She appeared in eighteen episodes of the television series Little House on the Prairie as Alicia Sanderson Edwards. Her sister, Kim, was also an actress, who appeared in one episode of Little House on the Prairie, the season before Kyle joined the cast. The two sisters played on-screen sisters in the 1977 thriller film The Car. Through the 1970s, Richards appeared on several television series, such as Flying High, Vega$, Fantasy Island, Time Express and Carter Country. Richards portrayed Lindsey Wallace in the slasher film Halloween (1978) alongside Jamie Lee Curtis. Halloween became a widely influential film within the horror genre; it was largely responsible for the popularisation of slasher films in the 1980s and helped develop the slasher genre.

In 1980, she appeared in the supernatural horror film The Watcher in the Woods. Subsequent roles included Nurse Dori Kerns in twenty-one episodes of NBC's medical drama series ER (1998-2006) and Lisa, a supporting character in the comedy film National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006). She played Tricia in Lifetime's television film Deadly Sibling Rivalry (2011) and Housewife Heather in the comedy film The Hungover Games (2014). She had guest roles in several television shows, including C.S.I., 7th Heaven, City Guys, Beverly Hills, 90210, Love Boat: The Next Wave and CHiPs.

In 2012, she graced the magazine cover of The Hollywood Reporter along with other Real Housewives franchise cast members Vicki Gunvalson, Ramona Singer, Caroline Manzo and NeNe Leakes. She was nominated for "Reality Star of 2019" award at the 2019 People's Choice Awards. In 2013, she portrayed Casey McGraw in three episodes of NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives. In 2017, Richards appeared as a contestant on The New Celebrity Apprentice and earned $25,000 for her charity of choice, Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She was the fifth contestant to be fired, finishing in twelfth place. Richards co-executive produced Paramount Network's comedy television series American Woman (2018), which was inspired by her childhood in the 1970s. On August 30, 2019, it was confirmed that Richards is reprising the role of Lindsey Wallace, the role she originated in the original 1978 film, in Halloween Kills, which is set for release in 2021.

### Other Ventures

On February 25, 2014, Richards launched a clothing line for shopping network HSN. The eight-piece collection was inspired by her personal style and was priced between $69.90 and $199.90. Richards and Shahida Clayton debuted their clothing collection titled Kyle + Shahida at New York Fashion Week on September 8, 2019. Richards is the owner of Kyle by Alene Too, a chain of boutiques in The Hamptons and New York City. Her boutique in Beverly Hills opened in 2012 and closed in 2018.

Her memoir titled Life Is Not a Reality Show: Keeping It Real with the Housewife Who Does It All was published by HarperOne on December 27, 2011. Richards shares tips on relationships, family and beauty in the book.

## The Real Housewives

In 2010, she started to appear as a main cast member on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She has starred in all eleven seasons of the show and is the longest-running cast member.

### RHOBH Taglines

* Season 1 - "In a town full of phonies I'm not afraid to be me."
* Season 2 - "I'm not the richest girl in Beverly Hills but I am the luckiest."
* Season 3 - "I'm born and raised in Beverly Hills. This is my town."
* Season 4 - "I'm from this town. I know what's real and what's fake."
* Season 5 - "Planes and yachts are nice but my happiness starts at home."
* Season 6 - "In Beverly Hills you can be anything but it's most important to be yourself."
* Season 7 - "I'm an expert in luxury and I can always spot a fake."
* Season 8 - "In this town fame and money come and go, but friends should not."
* Season 9 - "In Beverly Hills the truth always has a way of rising to the top."
* Season 10 - "Around here there's more than just dresses in everyone's closet."

## Personal Life

In the 1980s she dated actor C. Thomas Howell.

### Marriage and Children

Richards has been married twice. She married her first husband, Guraish Aldjufrie in 1988 and together they have one daughter, Farrah Brittany Aldjufrie (born October 31, 1988). The couple separated in 1990 and divorced two years later.

She married her second husband, Mauricia Umasky on January 20, 1996 and together they have three daughters: Alexia Simone (born June 18, 1996), Sophia (born January 18, 2000) and Portia Umansky (born March 1, 2008).

Richards, who is of English, Irish and Welsh descent, converted to Modern Orthodox Judaism when she married her second husband. She also attends events at the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles.

### Philanthrophy

With her husband, Richard is listed on the "First Families" of the Children's Hospital Los Angeles which means they have donated $100,000 or more to the hospital. She also held fundraisers for the CHLA in 2013 and 2019, which were featured on the Real Housewives.

## Bibliography

* Life Is Not a Reality Show: Keeping It Real with the Housewife Who Does It All (December 27, 2011)

## Family

**Husbands and Partners**

* C. Thomas Howell (Ex-boyfriend)
* Guraish Aldjufrie (Ex-husband; 1988-1992)
* Mauricio Umansky (Husband; 1996-present)

**Children**

* Farrah Aldjufrie
* Alexia Umansky
* Sophia Umansky
* Portia Umansky

**Parents**

* Kenneth Richards
* Kathleen Richards

**Siblings**

* Kathy Hilton (Half-sister)
* Kim Richards
* 3 other half-siblings unknown

**Nieces and Nephews**

* Paris Hilton
* Nicky Hilton
* Brooke Wiederhorn
* Barron Hilton
* Whitney Davis
* Chad Davis
* Conrad Hilton
* Kimberly Jackson