Tamera Mowry | |
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Born | Tamera Darvette Mowry[1] July 6, 1978 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Tamera Mowry-Housley |
Alma mater | Pepperdine University (BS) |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Television | |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Tia Mowry (twin sister) Tahj Mowry (brother) |
Website | www |
Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (née Mowry) (/təˈmɛərə ˈmɔːri/) (born July 6, 1978)[2] is an American actress, television personality, and former singer. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister (opposite her twin sister Tia Mowry).[3] She has also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too, and played Dr. Kayla Thornton on the medical drama Strong Medicine.
She next starred in a reality television series following her and her twin sister's lives, titled Tia & Tamera, which began airing on the Style Network in 2011 and ended in 2013 after three seasons.[3][4] From 2013 to 2020, Mowry was one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show The Real originally alongside Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Loni Love and Jeannie Mai. She was on the Hallmark Channel show lost & found until its cancellation in August 2021.