Tamera Mowry facts for kids
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Tamera Mowry
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Tamera Darvette Mowry
July 6, 1978 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Tamera Mowry-Housley |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine University (BS) |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Tia Mowry (twin sister) Tahj Mowry (brother) Tavior Mowry (brother) |
Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress and television host. She is famous for her role as Tamera Campbell in the 1990s TV show Sister, Sister. She starred in the show with her identical twin sister, Tia Mowry.
Tamera and Tia also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movies Twitches and Twitches Too. Later, Tamera was a co-host on the talk show The Real for six seasons. She has also acted in many movies for the Hallmark Channel.
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Early Life and Family
Tamera Darvette Mowry was born in Gelnhausen, which was then in West Germany. Her birthday is July 6, 1978. Her mother, Darlene, managed her children's careers. Her father, Timothy, was a police officer in California. Tamera has a twin sister, Tia, and two younger brothers, Tahj and Tavior.
Tamera's father has British and Irish roots, and her mother is of Afro-Bahamian descent. Her parents met in high school and both served in the U.S. Army. Tamera has said her family is very close and religious. She and her sister became born-again Christians at age eight.
Acting Career
Starting Out in Television
When Tamera and Tia were 12, they wanted to become actresses. They convinced their mom to move to California. Their mom agreed, but only if they found an acting job within one month. In 1990, the family moved to Los Angeles. The twins started appearing in commercials and small TV roles.
Sister, Sister
From 1994 to 1999, Tamera co-starred with her sister Tia in the popular show Sister, Sister. In the show, Tamera plays Tamera Campbell. She and her twin sister were separated at birth and adopted by different families. The show begins when they accidentally meet each other at a mall as teenagers.
The comedy series shows the two sisters and their adoptive families moving in together. Tamera's character is a fun-loving, boy-crazy teen from the suburbs. Tia's character is a smart and serious teen from the city.
Disney Movies and TV Shows
In 2005, Tamera and Tia starred in the Disney Channel movie Twitches. They played twin witches who were separated at birth and discover their magical powers on their 21st birthday. The movie was so popular that a sequel, Twitches Too, was made in 2007.
From 2004 to 2006, Tamera had a main role in the medical drama Strong Medicine. She played a young doctor named Dr. Kayla Thornton.
Hosting and Recent Work
From 2013 to 2020, Tamera was a co-host on the daytime talk show The Real. She hosted with Adrienne Bailon, Loni Love, and others. In 2018, the hosts won a Daytime Emmy Award for their work on the show. Tamera left the show after six seasons.
In 2021, she competed on the TV show The Masked Singer as the character "Seashell." In recent years, Tamera has starred in many popular movies for the Hallmark Channel, including The Santa Stakeout and Inventing the Christmas Prince.
Other Projects
Music and Business
In the early 1990s, Tamera and Tia were part of an R&B group called Voices. Their single "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" was a minor hit. However, their mom took them out of the group before they released an album.
As adults, Tamera and her sister started a company called Need Brand. They created products for new mothers. They also wrote a series of four books for young readers called Twintuition.
Personal Life
On May 15, 2011, Tamera married Adam Housley, a news correspondent. They have two children. Their son, Aden, was born in 2012, and their daughter, Ariah, was born in 2015. The family owns a home in California's Napa Valley.
In November 2018, the couple's niece, Alaina Maria Housley, was a victim of the shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California.
In 2025, an episode of the TV show Finding Your Roots revealed that Tamera is related to William Brewster. Brewster was a passenger on the Mayflower and a leader in the Plymouth Colony.
Notable Works
Television
- Sister, Sister (1994–1999) as Tamera Campbell
- Twitches (2005) as Camryn Barnes
- Twitches Too (2007) as Camryn Barnes
- Tia & Tamera (2011–2013) as Herself
- The Real (2013–2020) as Co-host
- The Masked Singer (2021) as Seashell
Awards
- Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award: Won Favorite TV Actress three times for Sister, Sister.
- NAACP Image Award: Won Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series twice for Sister, Sister.
- Daytime Emmy Award: Won Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host in 2018 for The Real.
See also
In Spanish: Tamera Mowry para niños
