Kim Richards

Kim Richards
Kim Richards in a promotional photo in 1971.
Born	Kimberly Richards ( 1964-09-19) September 19, 1964 Mineola, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, Television Personality
Years active	1970–1990; 2002–present
Television	The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Spouse(s)	G. Monty Brinson (1985-1988) Gregg Davis (divorced)
Partner(s)	John J. Collett (? - 1991; his death) John Jackson
Children	Brooke Brinson Whitney Davis Chad Davis Kimberly Jackson
Relatives	Kyle Richards (sister) Kathy Hilton (half-sister) Paris Hilton (niece) Nicky Hilton (niece) Marvin Davis (former father-in-law) Barbara Davis (former mother-in-law)

Kimberly "Kim" Richards (born September 19, 1964) is an American actress. She is a former child actress, and a television personality on the reality-television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.^[1]

Early life

Kim Richards was born September 19, 1964, in Mineola, New York,^[2] the daughter of Kathleen Mary (Dugan) and Kenneth Edwin Richards.^[3][4][5] They separated in 1972 and her mother later remarried. Her sisters are the actresses Kathy Hilton (from her mother's first marriage) and Kyle Richards (born 1969).^[6] Socialites Nicky and Paris Hilton are her nieces, daughters of her half-sister, Kathy. She is of Welsh and Irish ancestry.^[7][8]

Career

Her career began when she was months old and appeared in a TV commercial for Firth Carpet.^[2] From 1970 to 1971, she starred as Prudence Everett in the television series Nanny and the Professor, with costars Juliet Mills, Richard Long, David Doremus and Trent Lehman. She also starred in several Disney films, including Escape to Witch Mountain, No Deposit, No Return and Return from Witch Mountain.^[9][10] She starred in an episode of Little House on the Prairie as Olga Nordstrom, Laura Ingalls' friend with one leg shorter than the other, whom her Pa fitted with a handmade wooden heel on her shoe that allowed her to run and play normally with the other children.

In 1974 and 1976, she appeared in Disney's Whiz Kid Capers series (The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton and The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper) two television movies which aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series. In 1977, she and her sister Kyle both appeared as the daughters of James Brolin in The Car. 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.^[11][12][13] As a young adult, she appeared in the films Meatballs Part II, Tuff Turf and Escape. In addition, she also co-produced Escape along with then-husband G. Monty Brinson.^[14]

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.^[9][10][15] 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 was married from July 1985 to 1988 to G. Monty Brinson,^[6] a supermarket-franchise heir who later became a professional poker player.^[16] In September 1986, the couple had daughter Brooke^[16] whose adult name is Brooke Brinson.^[6] She then married Gregg Davis, son of petroleum mogul Marvin Davis,^[16] divorcing him in 1991.^[6] The two had daughter Whitney Davis and son Chad Davis.^[16][6]

Richards was engaged to commodities salesman John J. Collett. He was a central figure in a criminal scheme involving 8,000 elderly investors and nearly $150 million in losses. On October 28, 1991, he was murdered outside Brent's Deli, located in the San Fernando Valley community of Northridge.^[17] The two were speaking on the phone when the shooting occurred.^[18] The ordeal had a deep impact on Richards, who has opened up and spoken about Collett's murder on an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.^[19]

Later, she was in a long-term relationship with aircraft-parts supplier John Jackson. She gave birth to their daughter, Kimberly Jackson, in 1995.^[16]

On April 15, 2015, she was arrested and charged with trespassing, public intoxication, resisting an officer, and battery on a police officer at the Beverly Hills Hotel.^[20][21] She spent the night at the Los Angeles County Jail and was released the next morning on a $20,000 bail.^[20]

TV and filmography

References

External links

• Kim Richards at the Internet Movie Database