Tia Mowry

Tia Mowry dated actor Cory Hardrict for six years before getting engaged on Christmas 2006. The duo married on April 20, 2008, in California. On June 28, 2011, the couple welcomed their first child Cree Taylor Hardrict. Her entire pregnancy was documented on the show, ‘Tia & Tamera.’

Mowry has become a vegan. She is also promoting veganism for a PETA campaign.

Tia Mowry was born on July 6, 1978 in Gelnhausen, West Germany, to Darlene Renée Mowry (née Flowers) and Timothy John Mowry. Tia has mixed ancestry, her father being of English and mother of Afro-Bahamian descent. She has three siblings, a twin sister Tamera and two younger brothers Tahj and Tavior.

Her professional career in acting began early. However, she did not give up on her education and enrolled at Pepperdine University to study psychology. She also went to Europe for a while to study humanities and Italian.

Tia Mowry began her career at an early age. Along with her twin sister, Tamera, she entered pageants and talent shows while they were kids. At 12, convinced with the idea of pursuing acting as a career, the sisters persuaded their family to move to California.

With a deadline of finding a project within one month of their stay, Tia and Tamera started their journey towards stardom. The family moved to California for good in 1990. Tia along with her sister began appearing in commercials and also picked up small roles in some tele-series including, ‘Dangerous Women’, ‘True Colors’ and ‘Full House.’

Tia climbed up the ladder of success speedily and bagged herself a prominent role in the television series, ‘Sister, Sister’ which also starred Tamera. In it, she played the role of a twin separated at birth and reunited with her sister as a teenager. Interestingly, the series was developed for Tia and Tamera after a producer spotted them on the sets of ‘Full House.’ The show ran on ABC network for two years after which it was taken up by WB where it ran for another four years.

While working on ‘Sister, Sister’, Tia Mowry guest-appeared on several shows including ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ and her brother’s show ‘Smart Guy.’ She even did a voice role for ‘The Adventures of Hyperman’ and Kid’s WB cartoon series ‘Detention.’

In 2000, Mowry did a TV film ‘Seventeen Again’ wherein she played the role of Sydney Donovan. The following year, she starred as herself in the series, ‘Express Yourself’ which ran until 2005.

The most celebrated work of Tia Mowry came in 1994 when she bagged a prominent role in the television series, ‘Sister, Sister.’ Portraying the role of a twin separated at birth and reunited with her sister as a teenager, Tia ruled the screen with her brilliance and artistic talent. The show continued for six years and was a super hit of its time.

Tia Mowry’s next big breakthrough came in 2006 when she bagged a starring role in the BET television series ‘The Game’ as Melanie Barnett. The show was a major hit and bagged several awards and nominations.