Tamera Mowry facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tamera Mowry
Mowry in 2020
Born	Tamera Darvette Mowry (1978-07-06) July 6, 1978 (age 46) Gelnhausen, West Germany
Nationality	American
Other names	Tamera Mowry-Housley
Alma mater	Pepperdine University (BS)
Occupation	Actress television personality singer
Years active	1990–present
Television	Sister, Sister Tia & Tamera The Real Home & Family
Spouse(s)	Adam Housley ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	2
Relatives	Tia Mowry (twin sister) Tahj Mowry (brother)

Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress, TV host, and singer. She became famous for her role as Tamera Campbell on the TV show Sister, Sister. In this show, she starred alongside her twin sister, Tia Mowry.

Tamera also appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too. She played Dr. Kayla Thornton in the medical show Strong Medicine. Later, she starred in a reality television series called Tia & Tamera with her sister. This show aired from 2011 to 2013. From 2013 to 2020, Mowry was a co-host of the daytime talk show The Real.

About Tamera's Early Life

Tamera Darvette Mowry was born in Gelnhausen, which was in West Germany at the time. Her birthday is July 6, 1978. Her parents, Darlene Renee Mowry and Timothy John Mowry, were both in the U.S. Army. Darlene later became her children's manager. Timothy became a police officer when the family moved to California.

Tamera is the older twin by two minutes. She was born at 4:30 p.m., and her sister Tia was born at 4:32 p.m. Tamera also has two younger brothers: actor Tahj Mowry and musician Tavior Mowry. Her father has English and Irish family roots. Her mother is from Afro-Bahamian descent. Tamera's parents met in high school in Miami, Florida. They both joined the U.S. Army and became sergeants. Tamera has said her family is "close-knit" and "deeply religious." The sisters became Christians when they were eight years old.

Tamera's Career Journey

Starting in Music

In the early 1990s, Tamera and her sister Tia joined an R&B singing group called Voices. Their first song, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!", came out in 1992. It reached No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. Their mom, Darlene, took the twins out of the group before their first album was released. This happened after a disagreement with the group's management.

Acting on Television

When they were 12, Tamera and Tia convinced their mom to move to California. They wanted to become actresses. Their mom agreed, but only if they found an acting job within a month. In 1990, their family moved to Los Angeles permanently. Tamera and Tia started appearing in commercials and small TV roles.

Tamera and Tia became famous as the main characters in Sister, Sister. This TV show aired from 1994 to 1999. Tamera Mowry played Tamera Campbell. Her character was adopted and separated from her twin sister at birth. The show starts when the twins meet by chance at a mall. The comedy show follows the two sisters as their families combine households. Tia's character was smart and from inner-city Detroit. Tamera's character was the boy-crazy twin from the suburbs.

Tamera and Tia also worked together in the 2005 Disney Channel movie Twitches. In 2013, Mowry became a co-host of the talk show The Real. She hosted it with Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai. The Real became a full series the next year. In 2018, Tamera and her co-hosts won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host. In July 2020, Mowry announced she was leaving the show after six seasons.

She returned to The Real as a guest on December 8, 2020. On the same day, Mowry joined Home & Family as a new family member. In 2021, Mowry competed on The Masked Singer as "Seashell." This show helped Tamera sing again. Also in 2021, it was announced that Mowry would host Baker's Dozen, a baking competition show for Hulu. From 2021 to 2024, Mowry starred in several Hallmark movies. These included The Santa Stakeout and Girlfriendship.

Other Projects

Tamera and Tia started a project called Need Brand when they became mothers. They created products like Milky! and Stretchy! for new moms. Milky! is a drink to help mothers produce milk. Stretchy! is a cream for stretch marks. The sisters also wrote a four-book series called Twintuition: Double Vision and Twintuition: Double Trouble. In 2020, Tamera signed a big deal with Crown Media.

Tamera's Family Life

Tamera Mowry and Adam Housley at their tasting room in 2019

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

On May 15, 2011, Tamera married Fox News reporter Adam Housley. They had been dating for almost six years. Their wedding was in Napa Valley, California. Their first child, a son named Aden, was born on November 12, 2012. Their second child, a daughter named Ariah, was born on July 1, 2015. The couple owns a home in Napa Valley, close to Adam's family.

Tamera's Film and TV Roles

Movies

Television Shows

Music Videos

Awards and Nominations

Tamera Mowry has won and been nominated for many awards for her acting and hosting work.

Daytime Emmy Awards

NAACP Image Awards

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Note: The year given is the year of the ceremony

People's Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

Young Artist Awards

See also

In Spanish: Tamera Mowry para niños