Tamera Mowry
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| Tamera Mowry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tamera Darvette Mowry July 6, 1978 Gelnhausen, West Germany |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993-Present |
Tamera Darvette Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the sitcom Sister, Sister, opposite her identical twin oldest sister Tia Mowry. She starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too. She has also made a break into dramatic television, and is also known for her role as Dr. Kayla Thorton on the medical drama Strong Medicine. In 2009, Mowry appeared in the ABC Family series Roommates.
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[edit] Background
Tamera Mowry was born to Darlene Mowry (née Flowers), who managed her children's careers and also worked as a security guard, and Timothy Mowry, who was in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth and later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department when the family moved to California.[1][2][3]
Darlene, who is Bahamian American, and Timothy, who is British-American, met in high school in Miami, Florida. Both joined the U.S. Army, and both would eventually reach the rank of Sergeant. During a live taping of The Wendy Williams Show in 2010, Mowry announced that for years, she and her twin sister believed they were of Italian descent on their father's side; however, after researching their family tree on Ancestry.com, they quickly discovered that he was instead of British descent.[1][2][4] Her family is "close-knit" and "deeply religious",[2] as the sisters became born again Christians when they were eight.[5]
[edit] Personal life
She is currently (July 29, 2010) engaged to FOX News correspondent, Adam Housley.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | The Hot Chick | Sissy | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Flesh'n Blood | Penelope | 1 episode |
| 1992 | True Colors | Lorae | 1 episode |
| Full House | Denise | 1 episode | |
| 1994–1999 | Sister, Sister | Tamera Campbell | 119 episodes |
| 1995 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Evil Chameleon | 1 episode |
| 1995–1996 | The Adventures of Hyperman | Emma c. squared | 8 episodes |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Roxanne | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Detention | Orangejella LaBelle | unknown episodes |
| 2000 | Something to Sing About | Lily | Television movie |
| Seventeen Again | Young Cat Donovan | Television Movie | |
| 2004–2006 | Strong Medicine | Dr.Kayla Thorton | 37 episodes |
| 2005 | Twitches | Camryn Barnes/Apolla | Televison movie |
| 2006–2007 | Family Guy | Esther | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Twitches Too | Camryn Barnes/Apolla | Televison Movie |
| 2008 | Roomates | Hope | 13 episodes |
| 2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Misty Knight | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Double Wedding | Danielle Warren | Television Movie also producer |
[edit] Awards and nominations
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Interviews". Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080801000033/http://www.geocities.com/tiaandtameramowryonline/pw_interview1994.html. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c Tia, Tamera And Tahj Mowry Keep Laughter In The Family With Hit TV Shows 'Sister, Sister' And 'Smart Guy'
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/81/Tia-Mowry.html
- ^ Double Devotion - Today's Christian
- ^ TV's tantalizing twins: Tia and Tamara Mowry share 'Sister Sister' sitcom, schoolwork and singing
