Tia Mowry

Background

Tia Mowry won the hearts of families across America as Tia Landry on the popular ‘90s sitcom, “Sister, Sister,” in which she co-starred with her twin sister Tamera. On July 6, 1978, in what was then West Germany, the star was born in the town of Gelnhausen. Her mother, Darlene, acted as Tia and her sister’s manager and bodyguard in the hit sitcom. Darlene is of Afro-Bohemian descent. When the twins were born, Mowry’s father, Timothy John, was a member of the United States military. John is of English and Irish descent.

Both of Mowry’s parents served in the United States Army and rose through the ranks to become sergeants. Because both of Mowry’s parents were in the military, the family moved around a lot, but when their daughters were young, they were stationed at Fort Hood in Texas. Throughout their childhood, both sisters participated in talent shows and pageants. Just before they turned 13, they managed to convince their mother to move with them to the state of California so that they could pursue acting careers.

In 1994, the sisters landed their iconic roles as twins Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell in the hit television series “Sister, Sister.” The twins’ characters were separated at birth but reunited as teenagers — the series became a fan favorite among both children and adults. When the series’ final episode aired in 1999, both sisters studied psychology at a college level. They earned their Bachelor’s degrees at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Mowry later studied humanities and the Italian language in Europe. After “Sister, Sister,” Mowry and her sister appeared in multiple comedy and children’s movies together, including comedian Rob Schneider’s “The Hot Chick” in 2002 and the Disney Channel Original Movies film “Twitches” in 2005 and its sequel, “Twitches Too,” in 2007.

Mowry is also no stranger to reality T.V. She and her sister both starred in the Style Network reality series “Tia & Tamera”, which aired from 2011 to 2013. She hosted her cooking show, “Tia Mowry at Home” (2015 to 2017), which featured a variety of celebrity guests, such as Lilly Singh and Kelly Rowland. Mowry has also authored and published multiple books including “Oh Baby: Pregnancy Tales and Advice from One Hot Mama to Another” and “The Quick Fix Kitchen.” She, like her twin sister, has demonstrated her ability to sing by covering songs such as ‘Amazing Grace.’ In collaboration with Gibson, she will release a line of homeware called “Spice! By Tia Mowry.”