Kim Richards is an American reality television personality, actress and socialite. Richards rose to prominence as a child actor in the 1970s and is best known today for her starring role in Bavo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Richards is part of a showbiz family, with sister Kyle Richards also starring on The Real Housewives. Richard’s family also consists of her nieces Nicky and Paris Hilton.

Richards’ career began when she was a baby, with the tot appearing in numerous commercials, including for Firth Carpet. At just seven, she made her televisions debut, starring as Prudence in Golden Globe-nominated series Nanny and the Professor. Subsequent roles included Jan in Here We Go Again, Tracy in No Deposit, No Return, Kathy in Assault on Precinct 13, Sandy in James at 16, among dozens of other television and movie credits.

The young talent’s most notable credit was as Tia in Walt Disney’s Escape to Witch Mountain, one of the film’s central characters. She revisited the character later in Return from Witch Mountain. The series was a huge success, leading later to the release of Race to Witch Mountain, in which Richards made an appearance as Tina, a new character. Most recently, Richards has appeared in Christina Ricci-led Black Snake Moan as Sandy, in ABC’s Revenge as Stephanie, and in Sharknado 3 as Babs Jensen.

Today, Richards is best known for being one of the main cast members in the first five seasons of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The star, who boasts over one million followers across her social media platforms, continues to appear as a guest star and has made appearances in numerous other reality television shows, including Marriage Boot Camp, The Mother/Daughter Experiment and Vanderpump Rules.