Kyle Richards

Kyle Richards
Richards in 2014
Born	(1969-01-11) January 11, 1969 (age 48) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Residence	Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, television personality, memoirist, philanthropist
Years active	1974–present
Known for	Little House on the Prairie The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Spouse(s)	Guraish Aldjufrie (1988–1992) Mauricio Umansky (1996–present)
Children	4
Relatives	Kim Richards (sister) Kathy Hilton (half-sister) Paris Hilton (niece) Nicky Hilton (niece) Estella Sneider (mother-in-law)
Website	kylerichards.net

Kyle Richards (born January 11, 1969) is an American actress, television personality, memoirist, and philanthropist. She began her career as a child actress, appearing in a recurring role on Little House on the Prairie, and in several horror films, including The Car (1977), Tobe Hooper's Eaten Alive (1977), and John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). Since 2010, she has appeared as a main cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She was a contestant on The New Celebrity Apprentice (also known as The Celebrity Apprentice 8), playing for the charity Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She was the 5th contestant fired, finishing in 12th place and raising $25,000 for her charity.

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 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.

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.