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Tamera Mowry
Mowry in 2020
Born
Tamera Darvette Mowry[1]

(1978-07-06) July 6, 1978 (age 46)
Gelnhausen, West Germany
NationalityAmerican
Other namesTamera Mowry-Housley
Alma materPepperdine University (BS)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television personality
  • singer
Years active1990–present
Television
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children2
RelativesTia Mowry (twin sister)
Tahj Mowry (brother)
Websitewww.tameramowry.com

Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (née Mowry) (/təˈmɛərə ˈmɔːri/) (born July 6, 1978)[2] 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).[3] 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.

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.[3][4] 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 lost & found until its cancellation in August 2021.

Early life

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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.[5][6] 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.[7][8] Mowry's parents met in high school, in Miami, Florida, both joining the U.S. Army and eventually reaching the rank of sergeant.[9] Mowry has described her family as being both "close-knit" and "deeply religious,"[6] noting that the sisters became born-again Christians when they were eight years old.[10]

Career

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Music

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Mowry and her sister, Tia, joined an R&B singing group in the early 1990s called Voices. The group debuted their first single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!", in 1992 and it charted at No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Mowry's mom Darlene removed the twins from the group after a disagreement with management prior to the release of their debut album.

Television

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At the age of 12, the twins convinced their mother to move to California with them so they could pursue acting. She agreed, on the condition that they land an acting job within the first month of their stay. In 1990, their family moved to California permanently, settling in Los Angeles, and she and her sister began appearing in commercials and small roles. 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.[11] 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,[12] The Real was picked up to series the following year.[13] In 2018, Mowry and her co-hosts won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for their work.[14] In July 2020, Mowry announced that after six seasons she would be leaving the show.[15]

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.

In the same year, it was announced that Mowry and former White House Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses would be hosting Baker's Dozen, a baking competition show for Hulu.[16]

Other ventures

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Mowry and her twin sister, Tia, started a project called Need Brand as they entered motherhood.[17] 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.[18] She signed an overall deal with Crown Media in 2020.[19]

Personal life

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Mowry and Adam Housley at their tasting room in 2019
Housley, Mowry, and their children, at their tasting room in 2019

On May 15, 2011, after almost six years of dating, she married Fox News correspondent Adam Housley,[20] in California's Napa Valley. Their first child Aden, a son, was born on November 12, 2012. Their second child Ariah, daughter, was born on July 1, 2015.[21][22] The couple owns a home in Napa Valley, near his family's bus terminal.[23]

Mowry's niece Alaina Maria Housley was among the victims of the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, on November 7, 2018.[24][25][26]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Hot Chick Sissy
2005 Hollywood Horror Allison
2012 Redemption of a Dog Michelle

Television

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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 Hallmark Movie
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 Hallmark Movie
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
2024 Scouting for Christmas Angela

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Notes
1999 "I Really Like It" Harlem World featuring Mase and Kelly Price Guest appearance

Awards and nominations

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Daytime Emmy Award

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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  1. ^ "NAACP Image Awards 1999". The Crisis. March–April 1999. p. 37. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Patterson, Charmaine (July 4, 2024). "Tia Mowry Takes Moment to 'Cherish' Twin Tamera Ahead of Their 46th Birthday". People. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Tia and Tamera Mowry End Reality Show Run". E! News. January 3, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Tia & Tamera Mowry End Reality Series After Three Seasons". Us Weekly. January 3, 2014. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Winsome twinsome: Tia and Tamera Mowry are 'Sister, Sister's sibling schemers". People (interviews). May 9, 1994. p. 175. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Tia, Tamera And Tahj Mowry Keep Laughter In The Family With Hit TV Shows 'Sister, Sister' And 'Smart Guy' Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine". Findarticles.com (March 1, 1999). Retrieved on 2012-07-06.
  7. ^ On her talk show, The Real, Tamera discovered that her mother's descendants came from Ghana Archived February 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. During an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show in 2010, it was stated that for years, the Mowrys had believed that they had Italian ancestry on their father's side; however, after researching their family tree on Ancestry.com, they discovered that their father has British ancestry: "We're actually British."
  8. ^ "'My Ancestors Live in Me': Tia Mowry-Hardrict Gets Emotional Over DNA Ancestry Results". Atlanta Black Star. January 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Double Devotion – Today's Christian. Web.archive.org (January 9, 2008). Retrieved on 2012-07-06.
  10. ^ TV's tantalizing twins: Tia and Tamera Mowry share 'Sister Sister' sitcom, schoolwork and singing Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Findarticles.com. Retrieved on July 6, 2012.
  11. ^ Dempsey, John (October 15, 2007). "Audiences 'Twitch' for Disney". Variety. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "It's Official: 'The Real' Talk Show Begins Four-Week Test Run July 15". Deadline Hollywood. June 12, 2013. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  13. ^ Block, Alex Ben (October 31, 2013). "'The Real' Gets National Syndication and Cable Pick Up". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  14. ^ Kiefer, Halle (April 30, 2018). "Here Are Your 2018 Daytime Emmy Award Winners". Vulture. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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  16. ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (June 3, 2021). "Tamera Mowry-Housley, Bill Yosses to Host New Hulu Baking Competition". Variety.
  17. ^ "Tia & Tamera Mowry Actors and Founders of NEED Brand | Natural Child World". naturalchildworld.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  18. ^ Archipelago, World. "Twintuition: Double Vision - Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry - Hardcover". HarperCollins US. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  19. ^ Petski, Denise (November 17, 2020). "Tamera Mowry-Housley Signs Overall Deal With Crown Media Family Networks To Star In & EP Original Films; Joins 'Home & Family'". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  20. ^ Wihlborg, Ulrica; Hammel, Sara (January 20, 2011). "Tamera's engagement to marry Housley". People. New York City. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  21. ^ "Tamera Mowry-Housley, Adam Housley Welcome Baby". American Broadcasting Company. November 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  22. ^ "Tamera Mowry Gives Birth! Actress Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Adam Housley". E! Online. Los Angeles, California: E!. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  23. ^ "Tamera Mowry-Housley gives TODAY a tour of her incredible home and family vineyard". Today. October 22, 2019. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  24. ^ Adejobi, Alicia (November 8, 2018). "Tamera Mowry confirms her niece Alaina Housley died in the California bar shooting". Metro. London, England. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  25. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (July 27, 2020). "Tamera Mowry-Housley Remembers Late Niece on Her 20th Birthday: 'You Were Such an Angel'". PEOPLE. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  26. ^ Martinez, Gina (November 8, 2018). "Actress Tamera Mowry-Housley Confirms Her Niece Is One of the Victims of the Borderline Bar Shooting". Time. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
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