Since she first appeared in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 1, Kim Richards has brought real drama, chaos, and growth to the Bravo franchise. While Kim hasn't been a full-time housewife since season 5, fans still wonder about her and her background. How did Kim rise to fame before RHOBH,and what led her to join the Bravo show in 2010?
Kim and her family are well-known to the public. In addition to her sister and fellow RHOBH star, Kyle Richards, her step-sister is Kathy Hilton, the mother of socialites Paris and Nicky Hilton. She was born on September 19, 1964, in Mineola, New York. This would make her zodiac sign Virgo. Virgo's are often practical and hard-working with a hidden sympathetic side. These traits made her the perfect child Disney star, something that was quickly capitalized on in the 1970s.
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From a young age, Kim, who isn't talking to Brandi Glanville, used her hard-working nature to begin a career in acting. Her role as the psychically-powered Tia Malone in the 1975 Disney film Escape to Witch Mountain shot Kim to stardom. Her acting as the charming yet strange Tia in the sci-fi and fantasy cult classic received praise from critics for her chemistry with Tony Malone, who played her psychically-powered brother, Ike Eisenmann. Following Escape to Witch Mountain, Kim made appearances in several films and TV shows, such as Little House on the Prairie, The Love Boat, and CHiPs. In 1977, Kim starred alongside her sister in The Car. The film was a box office bomb and panned by critics for its horrible acting and plot, though Kim and her sister Kyle, weren't mentioned in the reviews. Today, the film is known as being one of the
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