Kyle Richards Net Worth, Biography, Philanthropy, Husband and Kids

Kyle Richards Net Worth    $60 million

Kyle Richards is famously known as an American actress, socialite and television personality. Now a philanthropist as well, she started her career as a child and appeared on ‘Little House on the Prairie’, and then in a couple of horror films, including John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ (1978), Tobe Hooper ‘s ‘Eaten Alive’ (1977), and ‘The Car’ (1977).

She has been a main cast member of the reality television show ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ since 2010, and as the time of this publication, she is the last remaining original member of the show.

She was also a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice 8 (also known as The New Celebrity Apprentice) playing for the charity Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.

Kyle Richards’ Early life

Kyle Egan Richards was born on 11 January 1969, in Hollywood, California, United States to Kenneth Edwin Richards (1917–1998) and Kathleen Mary Richards (née Dugan; 1938–2002). After her parents separated in 1972, her mother later married two more times.

Her siblings include Kathy Hilton her older half-sister from the first marriage of her mother to Lawrence Avanzino, and Kim Richards, as well as 3 paternal half-siblings from the first marriage of her father, all of whom were adults by the time she Richards was born. She and actress Paris Hilton are her half-nieces.

Kyle Richards’ Career

Her career started since her childhood days when she debuted as a child actress. She appeared in ‘Little House on the Prairie’ in 1975 and her remarkable performance got her more roles to appear in other films like ‘Once Upon a Family,’ ‘A Circle of Children,’ and ‘The Father Knows Best Reunion.’

She got cast in the 1984 film ‘Down to Earth’, and then appeared as the lead character of Stephanie Davenport in the 1989 film ‘Curfew’. She has been seen in 21 episodes of the medical television series ‘ER’ as Nurse Dori.

Apart from television series and television films, Kyle Richards has also acted in movies like ‘The Watcher in the Woods,’  ‘The Car,’ ‘Halloween,’ ‘Eaten Alive,’ and ‘Pledge This!’. In 2014, she was cast in the parody movie ‘The Hungover Games.’

She has also been seen in the television mini-series ‘Beulah Land’, and has also appeared in several episodes of the television show ‘The Simple Life.’ She has been a main cast member of the reality television show ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ since 2010, and as the time of this publication, she is the last remaining original member of the show.

Richards has also guest appeared in a reasonable number of television shows, including ‘The New Celebrity Apprentice’ where she appeared as a contestant in 2017.

Apart from having a career as an actress and television personality, Kyle Richards resume also contains professions of a businessperson. She has engaged in several businesses besides acting and has managed to increase her overall wealth through several streams of income.

She launched her clothing line back in 2014 through the shopping network HSN. Her collection was featured in New York Fashion Week in 2019. She once owned several boutiques called “Kyle by Alene Too” which were located in various cities, but the stores closed doors in 2015 leaving just one store in Beverly Hills, which eventually closed permanently in 2018.

To add to her impressive list of professions, Kylie is a published writer. In 2011, she released a memoir, which is a self-help guide that contains tips on health, family, relationships, and more. Titled ‘Life is Not a Reality Show: Keeping It Real with the Housewife Who Does It All’, her memoir was published in December 2011 by HarperOne.

Awards & Achievements

The talented actress has been nominated for many awards in her acting career. For her acting prowers, she was nominated for Young Artist Awards thrice in the years 1982, 1984, and 1985. She was also nominated for her perfomance in ‘The Watcher in the Woods’ as Best Supporting Actress for Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Awards in 1982.

Along with her husband Mauricio Umansky, Kyle Richards has been listed as ‘First Families’ by The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for their contributions to philanthropy.

Personal Life & Family

When she was 18 years old in 1988, Kyle Richards tied the knot with Guraish  Aldjufrie, and they welcomed their daughter Farrah in that same year. After leaving her marriage to Guraish in 1992, she spent the next four years working on herself, before finally getting married to Mauricio Umansky in 1996.Together, the couple have three daughters named Sophia, Alexia, and Portia.

Kylie Richards is renowned for her philanthropic gestures and kindness. In collaboration with her husband, she has donated over $100,000 to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles which earned the couple a listing as ‘First Families’ by the hospital for their contributions to philanthropy. Now 51 years old, she has a weight of 55kg and a height of 157cm.

Kyle Richards Net Worth

After starting her career at a very young age of four, Kylie Richards went on to grow into a highly talented adult actress who has now accumulated good money for herself. She also stamped an image for herself on television and in businesses.

From films to reality television shows, she has made sure that her presence is felt everywhere. Now one of the most renowned faces in the United States, Kylie worked alongside her sister Kim Richards in the reality television show ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta.’ She has been seen in several popular films and also appeared in one of Lady Gaga’s music videos.

Now married and enjoying a fulfilled life in the company of her husband and four daughters, Kyle Richards net worth is $60 million. She and her husband Mauricio own a house in La Quinta, California which cost them $2.35 million. They also own another home in Encino, California that is worth nearly $10 million.