Kathy Hilton

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 American socialite and sometime actress. She is the mother of socialites Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton.

Childhood

Hilton was born in Whittier, California, cite web
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title= Ask Stacy: What About Paris Hilton's Mom, Kathy Hilton?
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] 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 actresses Kim Richards (born on September 19 1964) and Kyle Richards (born on January 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, and Keenan 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 in The Brady Bunch Hour, the role eventually going to Geri 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" on NBC.

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 on 24 November 1979. They have four children.
*Paris Whitney Hilton (born on February 17 1981, 27)
*Nicholai Olivia "Nicky" Hilton (born on October 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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