- Kathy Hilton
Infobox actor
name = Kathy Hilton
caption = Hilton at daughter Nicky Hilton's Fashion Show - March 2008
birthdate = birth date and age|1959|3|13
birthplace =Whittier, California
birthname = Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino
occupation =Socialite ,Actress
spouse =Richard Hilton (1979-present)
homepage =Kathy Hilton (born Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino, stage name and later renamed Kathy Richards;
March 13 1959 ) is an Americansocialite and sometimeactress . She is the mother of socialitesParis Hilton andNicky Hilton .Childhood
Hilton was born in
Whittier, California , cite web
accessdate=2008-04-17
url=http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=1&num=867
title= Ask Stacy: What About Paris Hilton's Mom, Kathy Hilton?
publisher=National Ledger] cite web
accessdate=2008-04-17
url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail/retailers-clothing-accessories-stores-womens/5847030-1.html
title= Mother Hilton mulls move intofashion.
publisher=Los Angeles Business Journal ] daughter of Laurence K. Avanzino (December 26 1935 -February 18 1997 ) and Kathleen Dugan (April 7 1938 -March 2 2002 ). [ [http://www.wargs.com/other/hilton.html Ancestry of Paris Hilton ] ] [From the book [http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesixmag/09142006/40.htm "House of Hilton"] by Jerry Oppenheimer ©2006] Her parents later divorced, and her mother went on to marry Kenneth E. Richards (1938 - 1998). Her maternal half-siblings are the actressesKim Richards (born onSeptember 19 1964 ) andKyle Richards (born onJanuary 11 1969 ). She also has two half-brothers and three half-sisters from her biological father's re-marriage.Acting career and television appearances
Hilton had a small part in one theatrical movie, the sci-fi horror "The Dark" (1979) starring
William Devane ,Cathy Lee Crosby ,Richard Jaeckel , andKeenan Wynn .Her TV guest appearances include "
Bewitched ," "Family Affair ", "Happy Days ", and "The Rockford Files ". She was one of two final candidates for the role of Jan Brady inThe Brady Bunch Hour , the role eventually going toGeri Reischl .In 2002, she began to sell merchandise on cable TV's
QVC home shopping network. In June 2005, she hosted an unsuccessful reality show called "I Want To Be a Hilton " onNBC .In 2007 Hilton began selling a signature skincare line on
HSN .she then appeared on the magazine SHOUT saying people dont know the real me!On the May 13, 2008 episode of
The Young and the Restless , she made a guest appearance as herself.She played the wife of
Tom Cruise 's character in the 2008 film "Tropic Thunder ". [cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/kathy-hilton-plays-wife-to-tom-cruise/2008/06/13/1213321592210.html|title=Kathy Hilton plays wife to Tom Cruise|work=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=smh.com.au|accessdate=2008-06-13|date=June 13 ,2008 |last=Staff]Family
The former Kathy Richards married
Richard Hilton on24 November 1979 . They have four children.
*Paris Whitney Hilton (born onFebruary 17 1981 , 27)
*Nicholai Olivia "Nicky" Hilton (born onOctober 5 1983 , 24)
*Barron Nicholas Hilton (born 1989, 18)
*Conrad Hughes Hilton (born 1994, 14)In 2005, Kathy, Rick, and their two younger sons moved into a 1930s Bel-Air mansion, which they purchased for $10 million. The family also maintains a $6.3 million home in
The Hamptons .References
External links
*imdb name|id=0724187|name=Kathy Richards
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