Kyle Richards Umansky was born on January 11, 1969 in Hollywood, California, the Los Angeles suburb. In 1974, Richards began working as an actor on the television series ‘Police Woman.’ Her acting career spanned 18 episodes of the NBC western historical drama ‘Little House on the Prairie,’ as Alicia Sanderson Edwards. Since 2010, she has been involved in numerous episodes of Bravo’s reality show ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’. Her business partner is responsible for running a retail chain, a luxury resort, and a loungewear boutique in Palm Desert, as well as a charity that brings people’s hearts to life.
Real Name/Full Name | Kyle Egan Richards Umansky |
Date Of Birth | 11 January 1969 |
Age | 56 years old |
Birthplace | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. |
Nationality | American. |
Religion | Christianity. |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Height | 5 feet 2 inch |
Weight | 55 kg |
Spouse | Mauricio Umansky (M. 1996) |
Children | Farrah Aldjufrie, Portia Umansky, Alexia Umansky, and Sophia Umansky. |
Siblings | Kathy Hilton, and Kim Richards. |
Profession | American actress, socialite, and television personality. |
Net worth | $100 Million. |
Biography
Kyle Richards is a reality television star from the United States who was born on January 11, 1969 and is now 56 years old. Kyle Richards was born to Kathleen Mary Dugan and Kenneth Edwin Richards, who were both business executives. Kim Richards, her older sister who also acts, and Kathy Hilton, her maternal half-sister, make her the aunt of Paris and Nicky Hilton. When she was young, her parents split, and her mother later got married. Her education was finished at Central Union High School in California.
Personal Life
Guraish Aldjufrie and Kyle were married in 1988 and had a daughter named Farrah Brittany. The couple ended their relationship in 1992.
Alexia, Sophia, and Portia are three daughters from her 1996 marriage to real estate agent Mauricio Umansky. On ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,’ the family is prominently featured, providing viewers with a glimpse into their dynamic.
The news of Kyle and Mauricio’s separation after 27 years of marriage was widely covered in 2023.
Career
At a very young age, Kyle Richards started her journey as an actor. She appeared in an episode of Police Woman in 1974 and then had an uncredited role in Escape to Witch Mountain the following year. As Alicia Sanderson Edwards, she was given the role in Little House on the Prairie in 1975. The series featured her as a recurring character and she appeared in 18 episodes until 1982.
During this period, she had the opportunity to appear in movies like John Carpenter’s Halloween and Walt Disney’s The Watcher in the Woods. During the 2000s, she made her debut on reality TV, portraying characters in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and American Woman. She persists in working on different projects despite her shift in focus.
Over the last four decades, Kyle Richards has established a successful career in the entertainment industry. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast on Bravo’s hit reality show led to her first mainstream fame in 2010.
Of the original cast members of the show, Kyle Richards is the only one who has continued with the show after ten seasons (until 2020). In 2011, she made her debut as an author and published her memoir/self-help book, Life is Not a Reality Show: Keeping It Real with the Housewife Who Does It All. Her book, published by HarperOne, provides advice on relationships, family, and beauty.
These include reality shows Vanderpump Rules (2013) and Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2016) and game shows The New Celebrity Apprentice (seven episodes, 2017), Match Game (2019) and Celebrity Family Feud (2020).
She appeared as herself in TV series such as Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (2013) and Whose Line Is It Anyway (2013), The Doctors (2014), Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (2015) and Barkitecture (2020).
Net Worth
Kyle Richards is estimated to have a net worth of $100 million. Her success in acting, as well as her work as a TV personality and businesswoman, has contributed to her wealth. In addition, she is recognized for her roles in popular television shows including The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the American Girl film series. Real estate and other business ventures have been investments she has made as well.
Social Media
Social Media | Username | Followers/Subscribers |
@kylerichards18 | 4.3M | |
TikTok | @kylerichards18 | 110.9K |
X(Twitter) | @KyleRichards | 1.2M |
@KyleRichardsOfficial | 1.1M |