Early life

Richards was born September 19, 1964 in Mineola, New York, the daughter of Kathleen Mary (née Dugan) and Kenneth Edwin Richards. 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). Kyle is married to Mauricio Umansky, son of Estella Sneider. Socialites Nicky and Paris Hilton are her nieces, daughters of her half-sister, Kathy. She is of Welsh and Irish ancestry.

Career

Her career began when she was months old and appeared in a TV commercial for Firth Carpet. From 1970-71, 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. She starred in an episode of Little House on the Prairie as Olga Nordstrom.

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 appeared as the daughters of James Brolin in the thriller film 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. As a young adult, she appeared in Meatballs Part II and Tuff Turf. She co-produced Escape, along with then-husband G. Monty Brinson.

In 2006, she appeared in a supporting role as Christina Ricci's estranged mother in Black Snake Moan. She made a cameo appearance in Race to Witch Mountain (2009), playing a waitress named "Tina", a minor variation from the character "Tia" she played in the 1975 and 1978 films.

Beginning in 2010, Richards appeared as a regular cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alongside her sister Kyle. After five seasons, Kim was let go as a full-time cast member following her personal struggles. However, she returned as a guest star in the show's sixth season.

Personal life

She was married from 1985-88 to G. Monty Brinson, a supermarket-franchise heir who later became a professional poker player.

In 1986, the couple had a daughter, Brooke. Richards then married Gregg Davis, son of petroleum mogul Marvin Davis, divorcing him in 1991. The couple have two children: a daughter, Whitney Davis, and a son, Chad Davis. Brinson died of cancer on January 25, 2016, at age 58.

Richards was engaged to commodities salesman John J. Collett, 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 in Northridge. He was shot twice in the head at point-blank range by a hit man who had been paid $30,000. The two were speaking on the phone when the shooting occurred. Richards spoke about Collett's murder on an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Later, she was in a long-term relationship with aircraft-parts supplier John Jackson. She gave birth to their daughter, Kimberly Jackson, in 1995.

On April 15, 2015, Richards was arrested and charged with trespassing, public intoxication, resisting an officer, and battery on a police officer at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

She spent the night at the Los Angeles County Jail and was released the next morning on a $20,000 bail. She was arrested again on August 2, 2015, for allegedly shoplifting at a San Fernando Valley Target department store. She was booked into the Van Nuys jail and released on August 3 after posting a $5,000 bail.

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1970-71	Nanny and the Professor	Prudence Everett	54 episodes
1971	The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove	Girl	TV movie, uncredited
1971-76	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	Girl, Daphne 'Daffy' Fernald, Sara, Leroy	5 episodes
1972	The F.B.I.	Barbie Ghormley	1 episode, "Dark Christmas"
1972	Nanny and the Professor	Prudence Everett	Animated TV-movie
1973	Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus	Prudence Everett	Animated TV-movie
1973	The Picture of Dorian Gray	Beatrice (as a child)	TV movie
1973	Here We Go Again	Jan Standish	13 episodes
1973	Alvin the Magnificent		TV movie
1973-77	ABC Afterschool Specials	Missey, Minnow	2 episodes
1974	Police Story	Melanie	1 episode, "The Wyatt Earp Syndrome"
1974	The New Temperatures Rising Show	Little Girl
1974	Little House on the Prairie	Olga Nordstrom	1 episode, "Town Party-Country Party"
1974	Benjamin Franklin		1 episode, "The Whirlwind"
1974	Return of the Big Cat	Amy McClaren	TV movie
1974	Emergency!	Melissa	1 episode, "How Green Was My Thumb?"
1975	The Streets of San Francisco	Julie Todd	1 episode, "River of Fear"
1975	Medical Story		1 episode, "Million Dollar Baby"
1975	Escape to Witch Mountain	Tia Malone	Major film
1976	Sara	Maude	1 episode, "Code of the West"
1976	The Rockford Files	Marin Rose Gaily	1 episode, "The Family Hour"
1976	No Deposit, No Return	Tracy	Major film
1976	Police Woman	Kerry McGuire	1 episode, "Father to the Man"
1976	Medical Center	Penny	1 episode, "If Wishes Were Horses"
1976	Family	Laura Richardson	1 episode, "Monday is Forever"
1976	Special Delivery	Juliette
1976	Assault on Precinct 13	Kathy	Independent film
1977	Raid on Entebbe	Alice	TV movie
1977	Police Story	Melanie	1 episode, "Stigma"
1977	The Car	Lynne Marie Parent	Major film
1977-78	James at 15/16	Sandy Hunter	21 episodes
1978	Return from Witch Mountain	Tia Malone	Major film
1978	Project UFO	Amy Forman
1978	Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell	Bonnie Barry	TV movie
1979	Hizzonner	Jamie	1 episode, "Mizzonner"
1979	Fantasy Island	Rebecca	1 episode, "Cornelios and Alphonse/The Choice"
1979	Diff'rent Strokes	Ruthie Alder	3 episodes
1979-80	Hello, Larry	Ruthie Alder	35 episodes
1980	Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary	Herself	TV special
1981	Why Us?	Holly Sanborn	TV short
1982	The Love Boat	Gail, Lilian Gerbert	1 episode, "Command Performance/Hyde and Seek/Sketchy Love"
1982	CHiPs	Sheila	1 episode, "Tight Fit"
1982	Alice	Lisa	2 episodes
1982	Magnum P.I.	Carrie Reardon	1 episode, "Mixed Doubles"
1983	Lottery!	Valerie
1983	The Dukes of Hazzard	Nancylou	1 episode, "Cooter's Girl"
1984	The Mississippi		1 episode, "Informed Consent"
1984	Meatballs Part II	Cheryl
1985	Tuff Turf	Frankie Croyden
1990	Escape	Brooke Howser
2002	The Blair Witch Mountain Project	Tia Malone	TV short
2006	Black Snake Moan	Sandy
2009	Race to Witch Mountain	Tina
2010-present	The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	Herself	Regular (Seasons 1-5); guest (Season 6)
2013	Stars in Danger	Herself	TV special
2014	G.U.Y.	Herself	Music video by Lady Gaga
2015	Revenge	Stephanie	Episode "Kindred"
2015	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!	Babs Jensen

[ Source: Wikipedia ]