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Tia Mowry

Acting

Born July 6, 1978 · Gelnhausen, Germany

Also known as Tia Mowry-Hardrict

Biography

Tia Dashon Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom Sister, Sister (1994–1999), opposite her twin sister Tamera Mowry. The sisters then starred together in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches (2005) and its sequel, Twitches Too (2007). The two also starred in the fantasy comedy film Seventeen Again (2000) and voiced the LaBelle sisters in the animated series Detention (1999–2000). They were featured in the reality series Tia & Tamera from 2011 to 2013. Mowry voiced Sasha in the animated series Bratz (2005–2006). She starred as Melanie Barnett in the comedy-drama series The Game (2006–2015), Stephanie Phillips in the sitcom Instant Mom (2013–2015) and Cocoa McKellan in the sitcom Family Reunion (2019–2022). Mowry had starring roles in the teen comedy film The Hot Chick (2002), the musical comedy film The Mistle-Tones (2012), the romantic comedy film Baggage Claim (2013) and the drama film Indivisible (2018). Mowry and her sister, Tamera, formed a singing group in the early 1990s called Voices. The group debuted their first single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!", in 1992 and it charted at No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tia Mowry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Awards & recognition

  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Children's Program · 2022
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Children's Program · 2021
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Children's Program · 2020
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Actress in a Comedy Series · 2000
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Actress in a Comedy Series · 1999
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  • Kids' Choice AwardFavorite TV Actress · 1997
  • Kids' Choice AwardFavorite TV Actress · 1996
  • Kids' Choice AwardFavorite TV Actress · 1995
  • NAMIC Vision Awards · 2015 · nominated
  • NAMIC Vision Awards · 2014 · nominated
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Actress in a Comedy Series · 2012 · nominated
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Actress in a Comedy Series · 2009 · nominated
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Actress in a Comedy Series · 2008 · nominated
  • Teen Choice AwardChoice TV Actress Comedy · 2007 · nominated

Filmography48 titles

Instant Mom

2013as Stephanie Phillips

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

1990as Janice Robinson

Family Reunion

2019as Cocoa McKellan

Smart Guy

1997as Rachelle

Blue's Clues

1996

The Game

2006as Melanie Barnett

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

Full House

1987

Strong Medicine

2000as Keisha

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012as Self - Guest Judge

Girlfriends

2000as Melanie Barnett

Sister, Sister

1994as Tia Landry

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019as Imani

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

2014as Erica Knightly

American Dad!

2005as Max (voice)

Seventeen Again

2000as Sydney Donovan

Detention

as Lemonjella LaBelle (voice)

Indivisible

2018as Tonya Lewis

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

as Cocoa McKellan

A Very Vintage Christmas

2019as Dodie Brite

Man with a Plan

2016as Brenda

Hell's Kitchen

2005as Self - Restaurant Patron

Kocktails With Khloé

as Self

Twitches Too

2007as Alex Fielding

Twitches

2005as Alex Fielding / Artemis

Yes, Chef! Christmas

2023as Alicia Gellar

Rosewood

2015as Cassie

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

The Hot Chick

2002as Venetia

My Secret Santa

2025as Natasha Burton

A Very Merry Beauty Salon

2024as Sienna

Beat Bobby Flay

2013as Self

The Mistle-Tones

2012as Holly

My Christmas Inn

2018as Jen Taylor

A Family Reunion Christmas

2019as Cocoa McKellan

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Tia Mowry: My Next Act

as Self

America's Next Top Model

2003as Self - Guest

Baggage Claim

2013as Janine

The American Standards

2008as Kate

Fresh Beat Band of Spies

as Sindy Sauernotes (voice)

A Gingerbread Romance

2018as Taylor

All-Star Halloween Spectacular

2016as Self - Host

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest

Tamron Hall

2019as Self - Guest

Miracle in Motor City

2021as Amber Dupont

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

as Self