Tia Mowry

Tia Mowry

Tia Dashon Mowry-Hardrict is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom Sister, Sister. She also starred as Melanie Barnett in the comedy-drama series The Game and Stephanie Phillips in sitcom Instant Mom. She has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award and a NAACP Image Awards.

About Tia Mowry in brief

Summary Tia MowryTia Dashon Mowry-Hardrict is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom Sister, Sister. The sisters then starred together in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too. The two also starred in the fantasy comedy film Seventeen Again, and voiced the LaBelle sisters in the animated series Detention. They were featured in the reality series Tia & Tamera from 2011 to 2013. She also starred as Melanie Barnett in the comedy-drama series The Game and Stephanie Phillips in sitcom Instant Mom. She has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award and a NAACP Image Awards for best actress in a comedy. Her father is of English and Irish ancestry, and her mother is of Afro-Bahamian descent.

Her parents met in high school, in Miami, Florida, and both joined the U.S. Army, and would eventually reach the rank of Sergeant. Her family is’very spiritual’, as the sisters became born-again Christians when they were eight. Tia and her sister began entering pageants and talent shows while their family was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. At age 12, they convinced their mother to move to California with them so they could pursue acting. She agreed, on the condition that they land an acting job within the first month of their stay. In 1990, their family moved to California permanently, settling in Los Angeles, and they began appearing in commercials and small roles.