Kim Richards


Biography

Former child star Kim Richards has been on United States TV screens since the age of seven, from her role as the adorable Prudence on "Nanny and the Professor" to appearing alongside her sister Kyle on the reality program "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." The sister of Kathy Hilton, and thus the aunt of famed socialites Paris and Nicky Hilton, Richards started her career alongside ...

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Return from Witch Mountain - Movie Poster
Escape to Witch Mountain - Movie Poster

Biography

Former child star Kim Richards has been on United States TV screens since the age of seven, from her role as the adorable Prudence on "Nanny and the Professor" to appearing alongside her sister Kyle on the reality program "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." The sister of Kathy Hilton, and thus the aunt of famed socialites Paris and Nicky Hilton, Richards started her career alongside Juliet Mills and Richard Long in the 1970s family sitcom "Nanny and the Professor." Her talent and cute charisma helped her win the part of sister Sandy Hunter on the teen drama "James at 16" and a recurring role as the daughter of Mr. Drummond's old friend on the hit sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes." Meanwhile, she starred in Disney's beloved "Witch Mountain" movies, playing a teen with paranormal powers who is on the run with her twin brother. She closed off her '70s run playing the teen daughter of McLean Stevenson's divorcée character on the sitcom "Hello, Larry." Until 1985, Richards bounced from cameos on prime-time dramas to starring in features like the teen drama "Tuff Turf," opposite a young James Spader. She essentially retired from the screen after marrying G. Monty Brinson in 1986, though she returned in 2006 to appear as the estranged mom of Christina Ricci's character in the drama "Black Snake Moan" and to join her sister Kyle on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" at the end of 2010.

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Photo Collections

Return from Witch Mountain - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Disney's Return from Witch Mountain (1978). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
Escape to Witch Mountain - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain (1975). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

Videos

Movie Clip

Return From Witch Mountain -- (Movie Clip) Never Energize! With their uncle (Denver Pyle) in charge, Tony (Ike Eisenmann) and Tia (Kim Richards) land at the Rose Bowl and get tips about the "Muggle" world in Disney's Return From Witch Mountain, 1978.
Escape to Witch Mountain -- (Movie Clip) Tony & Tia New arrivals Tony (Ike Eisenmann) and Tia (Kim Richards) deal with a bully (Dermott Downs) and the powerful Mrs. Grindley (Reta Shaw) on their first day at the Children's Home in Escape to Witch Mountain, 1975.
Escape to Witch Mountain -- (Movie Clip) Your New Quarters Mr. Bolt (Ray Milland) and his aide Deranian (Donald Pleasence) hide their evil intentions as they show Tia (Kim Richards) and Tony (Ike Eisenmann) their new digs in Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain, 1975.
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) -- (Movie Clip) This Is Regular Vanilla The scene that almost caused the movie to get an X rating, dad Lawson (Martin West) figures his daughter (Kim Richards) will be okay with the ice cream man (Peter Bruni) while he makes a call, director John Carpenter's warlords (Frank Doubleday, Gilbert De La Pena, Al Nakauchi, James Johnson) cruising South Central LA, in Assault On Precinct 13, 1976.
Escape to Witch Mountain -- (Movie Clip) It's A Map! Tony (Ike Eisemannn) is using a harmonica to draw on a mirror when his sister Tina (Kim Richards) discovers a map hidden in her secret case in Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain, 1975.
Escape to Witch Mountain -- (Movie Clip) Baseball Plenty of gasping as Tony (Ike Eisenmann) flashes some magical powers for the kids at the Children's Home, worrying his sister Tia (Kim Richards) in Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain, 1975.

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