Early life

Richards was born on January 11, 1969, in Hollywood. She is the daughter of Kathleen Mary Richards (née Dugan; 1938-2002) and Kenneth Edwin Richards (1917-1998). The couple separated in 1972 and Kathleen later remarried twice more. Richards' siblings are Kathy Hilton (her older half-sister from her mother's first marriage to Lawrence Avanzino (born 1959) and Kim Richards (born 1964), as well as three (presumably estranged) paternal half-siblings from her father's first marriage, all of whom were adults by the time Richards was born. Nicky and Paris Hilton are her half-nieces.

Acting career

Richards began acting in 1974. She appeared in 18 episodes of the television series Little House on the Prairie as Alicia Sanderson Edwards. Her sister, Kim, was also an actress. In the 1970s, Richards appeared on several television series and in a few horror films, including the 1978 cult classic Halloween. In 1980 she appeared opposite Bette Davis and Lynn-Holly Johnson in The Watcher in the Woods. Most of her 1980s roles were minor, and included made-for-television, direct-to-video, or other video work. Subsequent roles included Nurse Dori in 21 episodes of ER (1998-2006) and Lisa, a supporting character in National Lampoon's Pledge This!. She also appeared in The Simple Life and My New BFF.

She appears on Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which also previously featured her sister, Kim Richards.

Store

Richards announced that she would partner with upscale fashion retailer Alene Too to launch an innovative boutique concept, Kyle by Alene Too. The concept, which opened its first location at Brighton Way and Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills in late 2012, features exciting new fashions, trends and accessories by the world's top exclusive designers.

Philanthropy

With her husband, Richards is listed on the "First Families" of the Children's Hospital Los Angeles with her husband, which means they have donated US$100,000 or more to the hospital. She also held a fundraiser for the CHLA in 2013, which was featured on the Real Housewives.

Personal life

In 1988, at the age of 18, Richards married Guraish Aldjufrie from Indonesia while she was pregnant with their daughter Farrah (b. 1988), but they separated in 1990 and divorced two years later.

Richards met second husband Mauricio Umansky, a Los Angeles real estate agent, in 1994. Umansky is of Russian and Greek Jewish descent. He is the son of Estella Sneider. He was born and raised in Mexico. The couple wed on January 20, 1996, when Kyle was 4 months pregnant. Their daughter Alexia was born on June 18, 1996. The couple went on to have two more daughters, Sophia (b. 2000) and Portia (b. 2008). Richards, who is of English, Irish and Welsh descent, converted to Modern Orthodox Judaism when she married Umansky. She also attends events at the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles.

She resides in Bel Air, Los Angeles, with her husband and children.

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1974	Police Woman	Julie	1 episode, "The Cradle Robbers"
1975-1982	Little House on the Prairie	Alicia Sanderson Edwards	19 episodes
1977	A Circle of Children	Sarah	TV movie
1977	The Car	Debbie
1977	The Father Knows Best Reunion	Ellen	TV movie
1977	Eaten Alive	Angie
1977	Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas	Ellen	TV movie
1978	Halloween	Lindsey Wallace
1978	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	Naomi	1 episode, "The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverence"
1978	Flying High	Katie	1 episode, "The Vanishing Point"
1979	Vega$	Julie Travis	1 episode, "Kill Dan Tanna!"
1979	Fantasy Island	Rebecca	1 episode, "Cornelius and Alfonse/The Choice"
1979	Time Express		1 episode, "Rodeo/Cop"
1979	Carter Country	Gerry	4 episodes
1979	Friendships, Secrets, and Lies	Livia	TV movie
1980	Once Upon a Family	Liz Demerjian	TV movie
1980	The Watcher in the Woods	Ellie Curtis
1980	Beulah Land	Young Sarah	TV mini-series
1981	Concrete Cowboys	Isobel	1 episode
1981	Halloween II	Lindsey Wallace	Unaired footage
1982	This is Kate Bennett...	Jennifer Bennett	TV movie
1982	CHiPs	Jodi	1 episode, "The Spaceman Made Me Do It"
1984-1985	Down to Earth	Elizabeth 'Lissy' Preston	12 episodes
1989	Curfew	Stephanie Davenport	Lead role
1990	Escape	Lydia
1998	Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher		1 episode, "Model Citizen"
1998	Love Boat: The Next Wave	Scheming Woman	1 episode, "Captains Courageous"
1998-2006	ER	Nurse Dori	21 episodes
1999	Beverly Hills, 90210	Anna Murphy	1 episode, "Bobbi Dearest"
1999	City Guys	Kate	1 episode, "Miracle on 134th Street and Lexington Avenue"
2003	7th Heaven	Matt's Patient	1 episode, "Life and Death: Part 1"
2006	Pledge This!	Lisa
2011	Deadly Sibling Rivalry	Tricia
2012	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Ms. Young	1 episode, "Play Dead"
2013	Days of Our Lives	Casey McGraw	3 episodes
2014	The Hungover Games	Heather	Parody of The Hunger Games and The Hangover

As herself

Year	Show	Notes
2003	The Simple Life	Various episodes
2010-present	The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	101 episodes
2012	TMZ on TV	1 episode
2013	Stars in Danger	TVs special
2013	Betty White's Off Their Rockers	1 episode
2013	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	1 episode
2014	G.U.Y.	Music Video by Lady Gaga
2015	Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	1 episode

Memoir

• Life Is Not a Reality Show: Keeping It Real with the Housewife Who Does It All (New York, NY: HarperOne), December 27, 2011; ISBN 0062113488; ASIN: B00ANYP1HA.

Charities

Kyle Richards supports the following charitable causes: Children, Environment, Cancer, Gay Rights.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]