Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (née Mowry) (/təˈmɛərə ˈmɔːri/) (born July 6, 1978)[citation needed] is an American actress, television personality, and former singer. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister (opposite her twin sister Tia Mowry).[2] She has also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too, and played Dr. Kayla Thornton on the medical drama Strong Medicine.
Tamera Mowry | |
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 Mowry in 2020 | |
| Born | Tamera Darvette Mowry[1] July 6, 1978 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Tamera Mowry-Housley |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine University (BS) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Television | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Tia Mowry (twin sister) Tahj Mowry (brother) |
| Website | www |
She next starred in a reality television series following her and her twin sister's lives, titled Tia & Tamera, which began airing on the Style Network in 2011 and ended in 2013 after three seasons.[2][3] From 2013 to 2020, Mowry was one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show The Real originally alongside Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Loni Love and Jeannie Mai. She was on the Hallmark Channel show Home & Family until its cancellation in August 2021.
Early life
Tamera Darvette Mowry was born in Gelnhausen in then-West Germany on July 6, 1978, to Darlene Renee Mowry (née Flowers), who later became her children's manager, and Timothy John Mowry, who became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department when the family moved to California.[4][5] Tamera is the older twin by two minutes, as she was born at 4:30 p.m., followed by Tia at 4:32 p.m. [citation needed] She also has two younger brothers: actor Tahj Mowry and musician Tavior Mowry.
Her father has British and Irish ancestry and her mother is of Afro-Bahamian descent.[6][7] Mowry's parents met in high school, in Miami, Florida, both joining the U.S. Army and eventually reaching the rank of sergeant.[8] Mowry has described her family as being both "close-knit" and "deeply religious,"[5] noting that the sisters became born-again Christians when they were eight years old.[9]
Career
Television
Mowry and her twin sister, Tia, co-starred as the main characters in Sister, Sister, a television show that aired from 1994 through 1999. Starring the two girls, Tamera Mowry played Tamera Campbell, who was adopted and separated from birth away from her twin sister. The show kickstarts from where the twins meet coincidentally in the mall. The comedy TV show shows the two sisters combining worlds with their adopted parents combining households. Tia, her twin, is intelligent and from inner-city Detroit while Tamera is the boy-crazy twin from the suburbs.
Tamera and Tia worked in the 2005 Disney Channel film Twitches.[10] In 2013, Mowry became a co-host of the syndicated daytime talk show The Real alongside Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai. After premiering on July 15,[11] The Real was picked up to series the following year.[12] In 2018, Mowry and her co-hosts won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for their work.[13] In July 2020, Mowry announced that after six seasons she would be leaving the show.[14]
She returned to the show as a guest on December 8, 2020, that same day, Mowry joined Home & Family as a new family member on the show, succeeding Paige Hemmis.
In 2021, Mowry competed in season 5 of The Masked Singer as "Seashell". She was eliminated on Week 7 alongside Bobby Brown as "Crab". This show also revived Tamera being a singer.
Other ventures
Mowry and her twin sister, Tia, started a project called Need Brand as they entered motherhood.[15] Milky! and Stretchy! are two of the products that can cater to motherhood. Milky! is a 2.5 oz. bottle with all organic ingredients that can help mothers produce milk. Stretchy! is a stretch mark cream for post-operation scars. Another sibling project of theirs was a four-book series called Twintuition: Double Vision and Twintuition: Double Trouble.[16] She signed an overall deal with Crown Media in 2020.[17]
Personal life
On May 15, 2011, after almost six years of dating, she married Fox News correspondent Adam Housley,[18] in California's Napa Valley. Their first child, a son, was born on November 12, 2012. Their second child, a daughter, was born on July 1, 2015.[19][20] The couple owns a home in Napa Valley, near his family's bus terminal.[21]
Mowry's niece was among the victims of the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, on November 7, 2018.[22][23][24]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Hot Chick | Sissy | |
| 2012 | Redemption of a Dog | Michelle |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Rosie | Tamera Tanner | Episode: "Adventures in Blondiesitting" |
| 1991 | Flesh 'n' Blood | Penelope | Episode: "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Ticketholder" |
| 1992 | True Colors | Lorae | Episode: "In a Flash" |
| Full House | Denise | Episode: "The Devil Made Me Do It" | |
| 1994–1999 | Sister, Sister | Tamera Campbell | Lead role |
| 1995 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Evil Chameleon | Episode: "The Tale of the Chameleons" |
| 1995–1996 | The Adventures of Hyperman | Emma C. Squared | Voice, main role |
| 1996 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Tamera Campbell | Episode: "The Bad Seed" |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Roxanne | Episode: "Brother, Brother" |
| 1999–2000 | Detention | Orangejella LaBelle | Voice, main role |
| 2000 | Something to Sing About | Lily | TV film |
| Seventeen Again | Young Catherine "Cat" Donovan | ||
| 2001–2005 | Express Yourself | Herself | Interstitial series |
| 2004–2006 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Kayla Thornton | Main role |
| 2005 | Twitches | Camryn Elizabeth Barnes / Apolla DuBaer | TV film |
| 2006–2007 | Family Guy | Esther | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Twitches Too | Camryn Elizabeth Barnes / Apolla DuBaer | TV film |
| 2009 | Roommates | Hope Daniels | Main role |
| The Super Hero Squad Show | Misty Knight | Voice, episode: "A Brat Walks Among Us!" | |
| 2010 | Double Wedding | Danielle Warren | TV film |
| 2011 | Things We Do for Love | Lourdes | Main role |
| 2011–2013 | Tia & Tamera | Herself | Lead role |
| 2012 | Rebounding | Vanessa | TV film |
| Christmas Angel | Daphney Conroy | TV film | |
| 2013–2020 | The Real | Herself | Talk show; co-host & producer (1-6) |
| 2014–2015 | Melissa & Joey | Gillian | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Talking Dead | Herself | Talk show |
| 2017 | Hollywood Darlings | ||
| Daytime Divas | |||
| 2018 | Help Us Get Married | Host | Facebook Watch Series |
| 2019 | A Christmas Miracle | Emma | TV film |
| 2020 | Christmas Comes Twice | Cheryl Jenkins | |
| 2020–2021 | Home & Family | Herself | Talk show; Family Member, Lifestyle Expert |
| 2021-present | Baker’s Dozen | Herself | Cooking show; host, judge |
| Table Wars | Herself | Judge, Host | |
| 2021 | The Masked Singer | Seashell | Contestant; unmasked in the Super 8 |
| The Santa Stakeout | Tanya Morris | TV film | |
| 2022 | Girlfriendship | Samara | |
| Inventing the Christmas Prince | Shelby | ||
| Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge | Herself | Cooking show; host | |
| 2023 | Dream Moms | Danielle | Hallmark Movie |
| Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major | Gethsemane Brown |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "I Really Like It" | Harlem World featuring Mase and Kelly Price | Guest appearance |
Awards and nominations
Daytime Emmy Award
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Tamar Braxton, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai) |
The Real | Nominated |
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (shared with Houghton, Love, and Mai) |
Won | |
| 2019 | Nominated |
NAACP Image Award
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Sister, Sister | Nominated |
| 1999 | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Won | |
| 2000 | |||
| 2011 | Outstanding Actress Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Double Wedding | Nominated |
| 2013 | Outstanding Reality Series | Tia & Tamera | |
| 2018 | Outstanding Talk Series (shared with Houghton, Love, and Mai) |
The Real | Won |
| 2019 |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award
Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Favorite TV Actress (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Sister, Sister | Won |
| 1996 | Won | ||
| 1997 | Won | ||
| 1998 | Nominated | ||
| Hall of Fame (shared with Tia Mowry) |
— | Won |
People's Choice Award
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Favorite TV Celebreality Star (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Tia & Tamera | Nominated |
| 2018 | The Daytime Talk Show of 2018 (shared with Houghton, Love and Mai) |
The Real | Nominated |
Teen Choice Award
| Year | Award | Performance | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Choice TV Show: Reality (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Tia & Tamera | Nominated |
| Choice Reality TV Star: Female (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Nominated |
Young Artist Award
| Year | Award | Performance | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Sister, Sister | Nominated |
| 1996 | Best Performance by a Young Actress – TV Comedy Series (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Nominated | |
| 1997 | Best Performance in a TV Comedy – Leading Young Actress (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Nominated | |
| 2001 | Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) – Leading Young Actress (shared with Tia Mowry) |
Seventeen Again | Nominated |
References
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