1. Kyle Egan Richards Umansky is an American actress, socialite, and television personality.
29 Facts About Kyle Richards
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Kyle Richards began her career as a child actress, appearing in a recurring role on Little House on the Prairie, and in several adventure and horror films, including Tobe Hooper's Eaten Alive, The Car, and Walt Disney's The Watcher in the Woods, as well as portraying Lindsey Wallace in John Carpenter's Halloween and later Halloween Kills and its sequel, Halloween Ends.
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Kyle Richards is the daughter of Kathleen Mary Richards and Kenneth Edwin Richards.
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Kyle Richards was named after Kyle Rote, a football player who played for the New York Giants.
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Kyle Richards began her acting career in 1974, portraying Julia in the television series Police Woman.
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Kyle Richards appeared in 18 episodes of NBC's Western historical drama television series Little House on the Prairie as Alicia Sanderson Edwards.
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Kyle Richards's sister, Kim, was an actress, who appeared in one episode of Little House on the Prairie, the season before Kyle joined the cast.
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Kyle Richards portrayed Lindsey Wallace in the slasher film Halloween alongside Jamie Lee Curtis.
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Kyle Richards portrayed Ellie Curtis in the supernatural horror film The Watcher in the Woods alongside Bette Davis.
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Kyle Richards had one of the main roles as teenager Lissy Preston in the fantasy sitcom Down to Earth, which ran for seven seasons.
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Kyle Richards continued acting, and played Tricia in Lifetime's television film Deadly Sibling Rivalry and Housewife Heather in the comedy film The Hungover Games.
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Kyle Richards was nominated for "Reality Star of 2019" award at the 2019 People's Choice Awards.
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In 2017, Kyle Richards appeared as a contestant on The New Celebrity Apprentice and earned $25,000 for her charity of choice, Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
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Kyle Richards was the 5th contestant fired, finishing in 12th place.
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Kyle Richards co-executive produced Paramount Network's comedy television series American Woman, which was inspired by her childhood in the 1970s.
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Kyle Richards starred in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, a spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, that premiered on November 16,2021, on Peacock.
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On December 7,2021, People magazine announced that Kyle Richards was returning for the upcoming sequel Halloween Ends to reprise her role as Lindsey Wallace.
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In October 2024, Kyle Richards was chosen as Reality Star of the Year by Us Weekly magazine, and in the accompanying interview, Kyle Richards announced that she is producing new television shows with actress Reese Witherspoon.
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On February 25,2014, Kyle Richards launched a clothing line for shopping network HSN.
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Kyle Richards's memoir titled Life Is Not a Reality Show: Keeping It Real with the Housewife Who Does It All was published by HarperOne on December 27,2011.
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Kyle Richards held fundraisers for the CHLA in 2013 and 2019, which were featured on the Real Housewives.
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Kyle Richards has ten small tattoos, including two butterflies, a cowboy hat and a four-leaf clover.
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Kyle Richards met her second husband, Mauricio Umansky, a Los Angeles real estate agent, in 1994.
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The couple wed on January 20,1996, when Kyle Richards was four months pregnant.
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Kyle Richards converted to Modern Orthodox Judaism when she married Umansky.
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Kyle Richards attends events at the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles.
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In December 2020, it was reported that Kyle Richards tested positive for COVID-19, along with her co-star Dorit Kemsley and sister Kathy Hilton.
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In July 2022, Kyle Richards stopped drinking alcohol and began to focus more on fitness and exercising.
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Kyle Richards discussed her fitness journey in a cover story for Us Weekly magazine in December 2023.