Kyle Richards

She is the daughter of Kathleen Mary Richards (née Dugan; 1938–2002) and Kenneth Edwin Richards (1917–1998).

She was named after Kyle Rote, a football player who played for the New York Giants.

Richards' siblings are Kathy Hilton (born 1959), her older half-sister from her mother's first marriage to Lawrence Avanzino, and Kim Richards (born 1964), as well as three paternal half-siblings from her father's first marriage, all of whom were adults by the time Richards was born.

Nicky and Paris Hilton are her nieces.

Kyle Egan Richards Umansky (born January 11, 1969) is an American actress, socialite, and television personality.

Richards was born on January 11, 1969, in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Through the 1970s, Richards appeared on several television series, such as Flying High, Vega$, Fantasy Island, Time Express and Carter Country.

The couple separated in 1972 and Kathleen later remarried twice more.

Richards began her acting career in 1974, portraying Julia in the television series Police Woman.

She appeared in 18 episodes of NBC's Western historical drama television series Little House on the Prairie as Alicia Sanderson Edwards.

Her sister, Kim, was also an actress, who appeared in one episode of Little House on the Prairie, the season before Kyle joined the cast.

She began her career as a child actress, appearing in a recurring role on Little House on the Prairie, and in several adventure and horror films, including Tobe Hooper's Eaten Alive (1976), The Car (1977), and Walt Disney’s The Watcher in the Woods (1980), as well as portraying Lindsey Wallace in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) and later Halloween Kills (2021) and its sequel, Halloween Ends (2022).

The two sisters played on-screen sisters in the 1977 thriller film The Car.

Richards portrayed Lindsey Wallace in the slasher film Halloween (1978) alongside Jamie Lee Curtis.

Halloween became a widely influential film within the horror genre; it was largely responsible for the popularization of slasher films in the 1980s and helped develop the slasher genre.

The film grossed $70 million at the worldwide box office and subsequently expanded into a Halloween franchise with thirteen sequel films.

She portrayed Ellie Curtis in the supernatural horror film The Watcher in the Woods (1980) alongside Bette Davis.

In 1987, she graduated from Central Union High School in El Centro, California.

Subsequent roles included nurse Dori Kerns in 21 episodes of NBC's medical drama series ER (1998–2006) and Lisa, a supporting character in the comedy film National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006).

She had guest roles in several television shows, including C.S.I., 7th Heaven, City Guys, Beverly Hills, 90210, Love Boat: The Next Wave, and CHiPs.

Since 2010, she has appeared as a main cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and as of 2024, is the last remaining original cast member on the show.

Since 2010, she has appeared as a main cast member on Bravo's reality television show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Richards continued acting, and played Tricia in Lifetime's television film Deadly Sibling Rivalry (2011) and Housewife Heather in the comedy film The Hungover Games (2014).

In 2012, she graced the magazine cover of The Hollywood Reporter along with other Real Housewives franchise's cast members Vicki Gunvalson, Ramona Singer, Caroline Manzo and NeNe Leakes.

She was the 5th contestant fired, finishing in 12th place.

In 2013, she portrayed modeling agent Casey McGraw in three episodes of NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives.

In 2017, she was a contestant on The New Celebrity Apprentice (also known as The Celebrity Apprentice 8), playing for the charity Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

In 2017, Richards appeared as a contestant on The New Celebrity Apprentice and earned $25,000 for her charity of choice, Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Richards co-executive produced Paramount Network's comedy television series American Woman (2018), which was inspired by her childhood in the 1970s.

She was nominated for "Reality Star of 2019" award at the 2019 People's Choice Awards.

On August 30, 2019, it was confirmed that Richards would reprise the role of Lindsey Wallace, the role she originated in the original 1978 film, in Halloween Kills.

Following a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Halloween Kills had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 15, 2021, by Universal Pictures.

The film made $4.85 million from Thursday night previews, the biggest for both an R-rated title and a horror film amid the pandemic.

The film has grossed a total of $131 million at the worldwide box office and stands as one of the year’s highest grossing horror movies behind A Quiet Place Part II.

Her performance in the film attracted positive reactions from fans.

Richards starred in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, a spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, that premiered on November 16, 2021, on streaming service Peacock.

In August 2021, Richards started filming a christmas film, The Real Housewives of the North Pole in Utah, which aired on Peacock on December 9, 2021.

The film follows two "Christmas Queens" Trish, played by Richards and Diana, portrayed by Betsy Brandt, who take part in decorating contest every year, but the two get into an argument just days before Christmas.

On October 25, 2021, Entertainment Weekly released first photos of the film.

On December 7, 2021, People magazine announced that Richards is returning for the upcoming sequel Halloween Ends to reprise her role as Lindsey Wallace.