'Kyle Richards' (born
January 11 1969) in
Hollywood, California is an
American actress.
She is the daughter of Kenneth E ("Ken") Richards (
Oct 9,
1917-
April 1998) and Kathleen ("Kathy") Dugan (
Omaha,
Nebraska,
April 17 1938 — died due to
breast cancer in
Palm Desert, California,
March 2 2002). The couple separated in 1972 and she later remarried. Her siblings are the actresses
Kathy Richards (born
1959) and
Kim Richards (born
1964).
[1] Socialites
Nicky and
Paris Hilton are her nieces, daughters of her sister, Kathy.
Richards began acting in 1975, playing Alicia Sanderson Edwards on the television series ''
Little House on the Prairie''; throughout the
1970s, she appeared in several television series and in horror films: ''
The Car'', ''
Eaten Alive'' and ''
Halloween'', where she played Lindsey Wallace (the character that the heroine of the film,
Jamie Lee Curtis, is babysitting). In 1980, she appeared opposite
Bette Davis and
Lynn-Holly Johnson in the
Disney children's horror film, ''
The Watcher in the Woods'', playing a terrorized young girl. Although she made a cameo appearance in ''
Halloween II'', most of her
1980s roles were minor, and included
made-for-television or video work.
Here recent acting roles include playing the part of Nurse Dori on the hit television series, ''
ER'' and playing Lisa, a minor character in the film ''
National Lampoon's Pledge This!''. She has also appeared in episodes of the reality series ''
The Simple Life''.
Richards is currently married to Mauricio Umansky; the couple have three daughters, Farrah, Alexia and Sophia.
Selected filmography
External links
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Kyle Richards Online
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