| Tamera Mowry |
| Born |
Tamera Darvette Mowry
July 6, 1978 (1978-07-06) (age 30)
Gelnhausen, West Germany |
| Other name(s) |
Tam Tam |
| Occupation |
actress |
| Years active |
1994 - present |
Tamera Darvette Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an NAACP Image Award winning American actress. She first gained fame for her role opposite her identical twin sister Tia Mowry in the sitcom Sister, Sister. She has starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too.
Mowry currently appears in the ABC Family series Roommates.
[edit] Early life
Mowry is mostly known for co-starring with her identical twin sister Tia Mowry in the hit comedy show, Sister, Sister. Tamera Mowry was born in Gelnhausen, West Germany to Darlene Mowry, [1] 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.[1][2]
Darlene, who is African-American and Timothy, who is Italian-American, met in high school in Miami, Florida. Both joined the U.S. Army, and both would eventually reach the rank of Sergeant.[1][2][3]
[edit] Career
In 1994, producer Irene Dreayer came up withjohphpop a new show about twin sisters who got separated at birth and reunited as teens. Dreayer discovered the Mowry twins and cast them in the starring roles for “Sister, Sister.” Jackee Harry and Tim Reid played the twins’ parents. The show aired for six seasons and enjoyed a longtime syndication run. Mowry enjoyed working with her twin and their comedic chemistry was evident on screen.
While filming “Sister Sister,” the Mowry twins starred alongside brother Tahj in the movie “Seventeen Again” (2000). The story is of a grandmother who takes a bath with a contaminated bar of soap that turns her seventeen again. She followed that project with the movie “Something to Sing About” (2001), acting alongside Irma P. Hall and another ABC sitcom alum, Darius McCrary from “Family Matters” (ABC, 1989–1998) fame.
Education was always a big part of Mowry’s life. She attended Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, CA. In 2001, Mowry graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA with a degree in Psychology, along with her sister. They spent the summer of 2001 at the university’s campus in Florence, Italy.
The twins hit the big time in 2002 by joining the cast of “The Hot Chick.” The comedy starred “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975– ) alum Rob Schneider and Rachel McAdams.
Mowry took on a solo project in 2004 when she joined the cast of “Strong Medicine.” She played Dr. Kayla Thorton for the final two seasons of the show and proved she was a veritable dramatic actor. Her sister later made a guest appearance in an episode titled “My Sister, My Doctor, Myself” (2006).
In 2005, Mowry and her sister filmed the movie “Twitches” (Disney Channel). The plot was very similar to “Sister, Sister,” with a magical twist. They were twin witches who got separated at birth. Mowry played Camryn Barnes/Apolla. Kristen Wilson played the girls’ mother, even though in reality, she was only nine years older than them. Mowry made a return to TV comedy in 2006 when she voiced the character of Esther in four episodes of the hit animated series, “Family Guy” (FOX, 1999– ).
In 2009, Mowry began starring in a new sitcom on ABC Family titled "Roommates."
[edit] Filmography
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 2009 |
"Fight or Flight" |
Anne |
pre-production |
| 2009 |
Roommates (TV series) |
Hope |
13 episodes |
| 2009 |
"Marvel Super Hero Squad" |
Voice |
animated series for Cartoon Network |
| 2009 |
"Hollywood Horror" |
Allison |
|
| 2007 |
Twitches too |
Camryn Barnes |
family movie |
| 2005 |
Twitches |
Camryn Barnes |
family movie |
| 2002 |
The Hot Chick |
Sissy |
family movie |
| 2000 |
Seventeen Again |
Young Cat Donovan |
family movie |
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