Tamera Mowry

Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley, born July 6, 1978 is an American actress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister (opposite her identical twin sister Tia Mowry). She starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too. She has also made a break into dramatic television, and is also known for her role as Dr. Kayla Thorton on the medical drama Strong Medicine. In 2009, Mowry appeared in the ABC Family series Roommates. Beginning July 2011, the Style Network began airing Tia & Tamera, a reality show which follows the day-to-day lives of the twins: Tia being pregnant and Tamera, who is engaged, planning her wedding.


Background


Tamera Mowry was born in Gelnhausen, West Germany to Darlene Mowry (née Flowers), who managed her children's careers and also worked as a security guard, and Timothy Mowry, who was in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth and later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department when the family moved to California.
Darlene, who is Bahamian American, and Timothy, who is British American, met in high school in Miami, Florida. During a live taping of The Wendy Williams Show in 2010, Mowry announced that for years, she and her twin sister believed they were of Italian descent on their father's side; however, after researching their family tree on Ancestry.com, they quickly discovered that he was instead of British descent. Her family is "close-knit" and "deeply religious", as the sisters became born again Christians when they were eight.
She also has two younger brothers, actor Tahj Mowry and Tavior Mowry, who is not an actor. Tamera is two minutes older than Tia.




Personal life


Tamera Mowry married Fox News Correspondent Adam Housley after dating for almost six years. Confirmed by Mowry while being interviewed on The Wendy Williams Show, they married on May 15, 2011 and her dress was designed by Carolina Herrera. They married at the Vintage Estate in Yountville, California (Villagio Inn and Spa) in California's Napa Valley.




Filmography


Film


2002 The Hot Chick Sissie
2010 Double Wedding Danielle Warren Lifetime TV Movie
Also Producer
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Flesh'n Blood Penelope 1 episode
1992 True Colors Lorae 44 episodes
Full House Denise 1 episode
1994–1999 Sister, Sister Tamera Campbell 119 episodes
1995 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Evil Chameleon 1 episode
1997 Smart Guy Roxanne 1 episode
1998 Blues Clues Herself One episode
1999 Detention Orangejella LaBelle unknown episodes
2000 Something to Sing About Lily Television movie
How I Loved A Macho Boy Jamal Santos 3 episodes
Seventeen Again Young Cat Donovan Television Movie
2004–2006 Strong Medicine Dr.Kayla Thorton 37 episodes
2005 Twitches Camryn Barnes/Apolla Disney Channel Original Movie
2006–2007 Family Guy Esther 3 episodes
2007 Twitches Too Camryn Barnes/Apolla Disney Channel Original Movie
2009 Roommates Hope 13 episodes
2009 The Super Hero Squad Show Misty Knight 1 episode
2011 Tia & Tamera Herself Lead Role
2011 Things We Do for Love Lead Role
2011 Access Hollywood Live Herself Co-Host




Awards and nominations


NAACP Image Awards
1996: Nominated - Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
1999: Won - Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
2000: Won - Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
2011: Nominated - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special for Double Wedding
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
1995 - Won - Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
1996 - Won - Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
1997 - Won - Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
1998 - Nominated - Favorite Television Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
1998: Won - Hall of Fame Award (shared with Tia Mowry)
Young Artist Awards
1995 - Nominated - Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
1996 - Nominated - Best Performance by a Young Actress - TV Comedy Series for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry
1997 - Nominated - Best Performance in a TV Comedy - Leading Young Actress for Sister, Sister (shared with Tia Mowry)
2001 - Nominated - Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) - Leading Young hi Actress for Seventeen Again (shared with Tia Mowry)