Tamera Mowry

Tamera Mowry
Tamera Mowry-Housley
Born	Tamera Darvette Mowry (1978-07-06) July 6, 1978 Gelnhausen, West Germany
Residence	Napa, California, United States
Other names	Tamera Mowry-Housley
Education	Pepperdine University
Occupation	Actress, television host, model, author, businesswoman
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Adam Housley (m. 2011)
Children	1
Relatives	Tia Mowry (twin sister) Tahj Mowry and Tavior Mowry
Website
www.tameramowry.com

Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (née Mowry; born July 6, 1978),^[1] known by her maiden name Tamera Mowry, is a German-born American actress and model. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister (opposite her identical twin sister Tia Mowry). Additionally, she played Hope Daniels on the short-lived ABC Family sitcom Roommates, which lasted for one season during the spring of 2009. She has also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too. and played Dr. Kayla Thornton on the medical drama Strong Medicine. A reality TV show following the life of her and her twin sister, Tia & Tamera, began airing on the Style Network in 2011, ending in 2013 after three seasons.

Currently, she is one of the hosts of The Real talk show along with Tamar Braxton, Jeannie Mai, Adrienne Bailon, and Loni Love, which premiered on July 15, 2013.^[2]

Personal life

Mowry was born in Gelnhausen in then-West Germany, to Darlene Renee Mowry (née Flowers),a security guard, and later her children's manager, and Timothy John Mowry, who was in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth, and who later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department, when the family moved to California.^[1][3][4] Tamera Mowry is the older twin by two minutes. Tamera was born at 4:30pm, followed by Tia at 4:32pm.

Her father has English ancestry, and her mother is of Afro-Bahamian descent.^[5] Mowry's parents met in high school, in Miami, Florida, both joining the U.S. Army, and both eventually reaching the rank of Sergeant.^[6] Mowry has described her family as being both "close-knit" and "deeply religious",^[4] and the sisters became born-again Christians when they were eight years old.^[7] She also has two younger brothers named Tahj Mowry, an actor, and Tavior Mowry, who plays college football for University of California, Davis.

In July 2013, Tamera revealed that she did not lose her virginity until she was 29 due to her being a devout Christian, and that after she did it, she felt guilty and committed to staying celibate until marriage.^[8] She married Fox News Correspondent Adam Housley^[9] after dating for almost six years. The couple married on May 15, 2011 in California's Napa Valley. The couple welcomed their first child, a son, Aden John Tanner, on November 12, 2012.^[10] On January 4, 2015, Mowry-Housley announced through social media that she is expecting her second child, a girl, due in July 2015.^[11][12]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

NAACP Image Awards

• 1996: Nominated – Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 1999: Won – Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 2000: Won – Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 2011: Nominated – Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special for Double Wedding
• 2013: Nominated — Outstanding Reality Series for Tia & Tamera

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

• 1995 – Won – Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 1996 – Won – Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 1997 – Won – Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 1998 – Nominated – Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 1998 – Won – Hall of Fame Award (shared with Tia Mowry)

People's Choice Awards

• 2012: Nominated – Best Reality Star for Tia & Tamera (shared with Tia Mowry)

Teen Choice Awards

• 2012: Nominated – Choice Reality Show for Tia & Tamera (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 2012: Nominated – Choice Female Reality Star for Tia & Tamera (shared with Tia Mowry)

Young Artist Awards

• 1995 – Nominated – Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 1996 – Nominated – Best Performance by a Young Actress – TV Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 1997 – Nominated – Best Performance in a TV Comedy – Leading Young Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
• 2001 – Nominated – Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) – Leading Young Actress for Seventeen Again (shared with Tia Mowry)

References

External links

• Official Website
• Tamera Mowry on Twitter
• Tamera Mowry at the Internet Movie Database
• Tamera Mowry on Facebook