Tamera Mowry

Tamera Mowry

Born: July 6, 1978
Age: 46
Birthplace: Gelnhausen, West Germany
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Biography

Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (born July 6, 1978), known by her maiden name Tamera Mowry (/təˈmɛrə ˈmɔːri/), is an 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). She has also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too, and she played Dr. Kayla Thornton on the medical drama Strong Medicine. A reality TV show following her and her twin sister's lives, 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 former fellow Disney Channel star Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai, Tamar Braxton and Loni Love, which premiered on July 15, 2013.

She and her identical twin sister Tia Mowry were in a singing group in the early 1990s called "Voices". The group debuted their first single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" in 1992 and charted No.72 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Personal life

Tamera Darvette Mowry was born in Gelnhausen in then-West Germany on July 6, 1978 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 became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department when the family moved to California. 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. Mowry's parents met in high school, in Miami, Florida, both joining the U.S. Army, and both eventually reaching the rank of sergeant. Mowry has described her family as being both "close-knit" and "deeply religious", and the sisters became born-again Christians when they were eight years old. 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. She married Fox News Correspondent Adam Housley 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 named Aden John Tanner Housley, on November 12, 2012. On January 4, 2015, Mowry-Housley announced through social media that she was expecting her second child, a girl, due July 2015. The couple welcomed daughter Ariah Talea Housley on July 1, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Hot Chick, TheThe Hot Chick Sissy
2012 Redemption of a Dog Michelle

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Flesh 'n' Blood Penelope "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Ticketholder"
1992 True Colors Lorae "In a Flash"
1992 Full House Denise "The Devil Made Me Do It"
1994-1999 Sister, Sister Tamera Campbell Lead role
1995 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Evil Chameleon "The Tale of the Chameleons"
1995-1996 Adventures of Hyperman, TheThe Adventures of Hyperman Emma C. Squared (voice) Main role
1997 Smart Guy Roxanne "Brother, Brother"
1999-2000 Detention Orangejella LaBelle (voice) Regular role
2000 Something to Sing About Lily TV film
2000 Seventeen Again Young Cat Donovan TV film
2001-05 Express Yourself Herself Interstitial series
2004-2006 Strong Medicine Dr. Kayla Thornton Main role
2005 Twitches Camryn Barnes / Apolla DuBaer TV film
2006-2007 Family Guy Esther (voice) "Mother Tucker", "Barely Legal", "Peter's Daughter"
2007 Twitches Too Camryn Barnes / Apolla DuBaer TV film
2009 Roommates Hope Daniels Main role
2009 Super Hero Squad Show, TheThe Super Hero Squad Show Misty Knight (voice) "A Brat Walks Among Us!"
2010 Double Wedding Danielle Warren TV film
2011 Things We Do for Love Lourdes Main role
2011-2013 Tia & Tamera Herself Lead role
2012 Rebounding Vanessa TV film
2012 Christmas Angel Daphney Conroy TV film
2013-present The Real (TV series) Herself Talk Show
2014-2015 Melissa & Joey Gillian "To Tell the Truth", "Let's Get It Started", "Failure to Communicate"
2016 Talking Dead Herself Talk show

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

  • 2016: Nominated - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for The Real (shared with Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai)

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)
Charities

Tamera Mowry supports the following charitable causes: Alzheimer's, AIDS.

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