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Tia Mowry
Tia Mowry Career
Born Tia Dashon Mowry Tia Mowry and her sister began entering pageants and
July 6, 1978 (1978-07-06)
talent shows while their family was stationed at Fort
Gelnhausen, West Germany
Hood, Texas. At age 12, they convinced their mother to
Occupation Actress move to California with them so they could pursue act-
Years 1990–present ing. She agreed, on the condition that they land an acting
active job within the first month of their stay. In 1990, their
family moved to California permanently, settling in Los
Spouse Cory Hardrict (m. 2008–present)
«start: (2008-04-20)»"Marriage: Cory Hardrict
Angeles, and she and her sister began appearing in com-
to Tia Mowry" Location: mercials and other small roles.
(linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ She is well known for playing Tia Landry, a twin sep-
Tia_Mowry) arated at birth and reunited with her sister as a teenager
Children 1 child, Cree Taylor (born June 28, 2011) in the show Sister, Sister. The series was developed for
them after a producer spotted them on the set of Full
Tia Dashon Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American ac- House, a show on which their brother made regular ap-
tress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tia Landry pearances. Sister, Sister was initially on ABC but was can-
on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister (opposite her identi- celled by the network after two years and picked up by
cal twin sister Tamera Mowry). Currently, she portrays The WB, where it ran for another four years. During its
medical student Melanie Barnett Davis on the former CW run, they appeared on an episode of their brother Tahj
now BET comedy-drama series The Game. Mowry’s show Smart Guy. They also did voice-over work
for the Kids’ WB cartoon series Detention.
After the show ended, both Mowry and her sister
Family and early life studied psychology at Pepperdine University. She also
Mowry was born in Gelnhausen, West Germany to Dar- went to Europe to study humanities and Italian for a pe-
lene Mowry (née Flowers), who managed her children’s riod.[6] Both she and her sister appeared in the Rob Sch-
careers even when they were in the group Voices and al- neider comedy film The Hot Chick, playing cheerleaders.
so worked as a security guard, and Timothy Mowry, who Mowry also did voiceovers for the Bratz cartoon series as
was in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth and lat- the voice of Sasha. In 2005, Mowry and her sister both
er became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glen- starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches
dale Police Department when the family moved to Cali- and reprised their roles in its sequel, Twitches Too and be-
fornia.[1][2][3] fore co-starred in the 2000 movie Seventeen Again. She al-
Darlene, who is Bahamian American, and Timothy, so appeared on an episode of her sister’s television show,
who is British American, met in high school in Miami, Strong Medicine, in January 2006, playing the role of
Florida. Both joined the U.S. Army, and both would even- Keisha, the twin sister of Tamera Mowry’s character, Dr.
tually reach the rank of Sergeant. During a live taping Kayla Thornton. Mowry has a starring role in the BET
of The Wendy Williams Show in 2010, Mowry announced television series The Game as Melanie Barnett. Mowry has
that for years, she and her twin sister believed they were been nominated for a Teen Choice Award and a NAACP
of Italian descent on their father’s side; however, after re- Image Awards for best actress in a comedy.
searching their family tree on Ancestry.com, they quick- In the Blues Clues episode Blue’s Birthday, Mowry and
ly discovered that he was instead of British de- her sister make a cameo appearance as two of the celebri-
scent.[1][2][4] Her family is "close-knit" and "deeply re- ties wishing Blue a happy birthday in her birthday card.
ligious",[2] as the sisters became born again Christians Their only line is said in unison: "Happy Birthday, Blue!"
when they were eight.[5] Beginning July 2011, the Style Network began airing,
She also has two younger brothers, actor Tahj Mowry Tia & Tamera, a reality show which follows the day to
and Tavior Mowry, who is not an actor. Tia is two min- day lives of the twins; Tia being pregnant and Tamera en-
utes younger than her twin sister, Tamera. gaged planning her wedding.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tia Mowry
Film
Year Film Character Notes
2002 The Hot Chick Venetia
2003 Bratz: Starrin’ & Stylin’ Sasha
2005 Bratz: Rock Angelz Sasha (Voice) Direct-to-video release
2006 Bratz: Passion 4 Fash- Sasha (Voice) Direct-to-video release
ion – Diamondz
2010 The American Stan- Kate
dards
2010 Double Wedding Deanna Warren Lifetime TV movie Also Producer
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Dangerous Women Judith Ann Webb Unknown episodes
1994–1999 Sister, Sister Tia Landry 119 episodes
1995 Are You Afraid of the Janice Robinson Episode: "The Tale of the Chameleons"
Dark?
The Adventures of The Bad Emma (Voice) Episode: "Have a Hyper Christmas!/The Good,
Hyperman the Bad and the Emmas"
1997 Smart Guy Rochelle Episode: "Brother, Brother"
1999 Detention Lemonjella LaBelle (Voice) 13 episodes
2000 Seventeen Again Sydney Television movie
2005 Twitches Alexandra Nicole "Alex" Field- Lead Role, Disney Channel Original Movie
ing/Artemis DuBaer
Love, Inc. Kim Episodes: "Hope & Faith"
"The Honeymooners"
2006 Strong Medicine Brandy
Bratz Sasha (Voice)2005–2007 (both film & Bratz (TV series) versions)
2007 Twitches Too Alex Fielding Lead Role, Disney Channel Original Movie
2006–present The Game Melanie Barnett Davis Lead Role
2011 Tia & Tamera Herself Reality Television Series
Personal life battle of the sexes game in Chicago against the Sky of the
WNBA.[14]
Mowry met actor Cory Hardrict while filming the film
Hollywood Horror. They dated for six years, and became
engaged on Christmas 2007.[7] On April 20, 2008 Tia and
Filmography
Cory married at the Four Seasons Resort the Biltmore in
Santa Barbara [8] On January 11, 2011, People announced Awards and Nominations
that Mowry and Hardrict are expecting their first child.
NAACP Image Awards
She also made the announcement herself on 106 & Park.
• 1996: Nominated – Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress
The pregnancy will be documented on the show Tia &
for Sister, Sister (shared with Tamera Mowry)
Tamera on the Style Network.[9] The baby, a boy, named
•
Cree Taylor Hardrict was born June 28, 2011.[10][11][12]
•
Mowry is the head coach of the Entertainment Bas-
• 2008: Nominated – Image Award for Outstanding
ketball League celebrity team. She coaches the Atlanta
Actress in a Comedy Series for The Game
team whose players include her husband, Cory Hardrict,
• 2009: Nominated – Image Award for Outstanding
and co-star, Pooch Hall.[13] She recently coached at the
Actress in a Comedy Sereies for The Game
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• 2011: Nominated – Outstanding Actress in a [8] Wihlborg, Ulrica (2008-04-20). "Tia Mowry Gets
Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for Married". people.com. http://www.people.com/
Double Wedding people/article/0,,20193231,00.html. Retrieved 21
Teen Choice Awards May 2010.
• 2007: Nominated – Choice TV Actress: Comedy for [9] Hammel, Sara (2011-01-11). "Tia Mowry Gets
The Game Married". People. http://www.people.com/people/
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards article/0,,20456823,00.html. Retrieved 11 January
• 2011.
• [10] Sister, Sister’s Tia Mowry Is Pregnant!.
• Usmagazine.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
• 1998 – Nominated – Favorite Television Actress for [11] Actress Tia Mowry Reveals Her Baby’s Gender –
Sister, Sister (shared with Tamera Mowry) Moms & Babies. UsMagazine.com (2009-08-25).
• Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
Young Artist Awards [12] Blog Archive » Cory Hardict & Tia Mowry Decided
• 1995 – Nominated – Best Youth Comedienne in a TV On A Name For Their Little Boy. Media Outrage
Show for Sister, Sister (shared with Tamera Mowry) (2011-06-30). Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
• 1996 – Nominated – Best Performance by a Young [13] E-League Atlanta Roster. Eleague.ning.com.
Actress – TV Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
with Tamera Mowry [14] Tia Coaches E-League. Wnba.com. Retrieved on
• 1997 – Nominated – Best Performance in a TV 2011-07-05.
Comedy – Leading Young Actress for Sister, Sister
(shared with Tamera Mowry)
• 2001 – Nominated – Best Performance in a TV Movie
External links
(Comedy) – Leading Young Actress for Seventeen • Tia Mowry at the Internet Movie Database
Again (shared with Tamera Mowry) • Tia Mowry on Twitter
• Interview with TheStarScoop, January 2007
• Tia Mowry cast bio on The CW
References • Christianity Today interview
[1] ^ "Interviews". Archived from the original on Persondata
August 1, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/
Name Mowry, Tia
20080801000033/http://www.geocities.com/
tiaandtameramowryonline/ Alternative Mowry, Tia Dashon; Mowry Hardrict,
pw_interview1994.html. Retrieved January 4, 2010. names Tia; Mowry, Tia D.
[2] ^ Tia, Tamera And Tahj Mowry Keep Laughter In Short de- Actress
The Family With Hit TV Shows ’Sister, Sister’ And scription
’Smart Guy’. Findarticles.com (1999-03-01). Date of birth July 6, 1978
Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
Place of Gelnhausen, West Germany
[3] Tia Mowry Biography (1978–). Filmreference.com.
birth
Retrieved on 2011-02-05.
[4] Double Devotion – Today’s Christian. Date of
Web.archive.org (2008-01-09). Retrieved on death
2011-07-05. Place of
[5] TV’s tantalizing twins: Tia and Tamara Mowry death
shared ’Sister Sister’ sitcom, schoolwork and
singing. Findarticles.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
[6] "Shows – The Game – Cast – Tia Mowry"
[7] Tan, Michelle. (2007-01-21) Sister, Sister Star Tia
Mowry Is Engaged – Engagements, Tia Mowry.
People.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
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