Kathy Hilton An American socialite

Kathy Hilton is American socialite and wife of Rick Hilton - one of the scions of the Hilton hotel dynasty - Multimillionaire Kathy Hilton enjoyed increased celebrity in the mid-2000s thanks in no small part to one of her daughters, media darling and "it girl" Paris Hilton. In 2005, Kathy briefly headlined her own reality series, I Want to Be a Hilton, which witnessed her teaching aspiring socialites with a marked lack of sophistication how to use proper etiquette.

An American socialite and wife of Rick Hilton - one of the scions of the Hilton hotel dynasty - Multimillionaire.

Kathy Hilton (born Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino, stage name and later renamed Kathy Richards; March 13, 1959) is an American socialite, television host and actress. She is the mother of socialites Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton.

Childhood

Hilton was born in Whittier, California,daughter of Laurence K. Avanzino (December 26, 1935 - February 18, 1997) and Kathleen Dugan (April 7, 1938 - March 2, 2002). Her parents later divorced, and her mother went on to marry Kenneth E. Richards (1917 - 1998). Her maternal half-siblings are the actresses Kim Richards (born on September 19, 1964) and Kyle Richards (born on January 11, 1969). She also has two half-brothers and three half-sisters from her biological father's re-marriage

Acting career and television appearances

Hilton had a small part in one theatrical movie, the sci-fi horror The Dark (1979) starring William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel, and Keenan Wynn.

Her TV guest appearances include Bewitched, Family Affair, Happy Days, and The Rockford Files. She was one of two final candidates for the role of Jan Brady in The Brady Bunch Hour, the role eventually going to Geri Reischl.

In 2002, she began to sell merchandise on cable TV's QVC home shopping network. In June 2005, she hosted an unsuccessful reality show called I Want To Be a Hilton on NBC.

In 2007 Hilton began selling a signature skincare line on HSN. she then appeared on the magazine SHOUT saying people don't know the real me!

On the May 13, 2008 episode of The Young and the Restless, she made a guest appearance as herself.

She played the wife of Tom Cruise's character in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder.

Family

The former Kathy Richards married Richard Hilton on November 24, 1979. They have four children.
Paris Whitney Hilton (born on February 17, 1981, 27)
Nicholai Olivia "Nicky" Hilton (born on October 5, 1983, 25)
Barron Nicholas Hilton (born 1989, 19)
Conrad Hughes Hilton (born 1994, 14)

In 2005, Kathy, Rick, and their two younger sons moved into a 1930s Bel-Air mansion, which they purchased for $10 million. The family also maintains a $6.3 million home in The Hamptons.