Kathy Hilton Wiki Biography

Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino, better known as Kathy Hilton, is a famous American fashion designer, philanthropist, actress, as well as a businesswoman. Both of her daughters Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton are famous in the entertainment industry, as Paris is an entertainer and actress, while Nicky is a fashion model and a designer. Even though Kathy Hilton is mostly known as a wife of a famous businessman Richard Hilton, her legacy and career stretches farther than that. How rich is Kathy Hilton? According to sources, Kathy Hilton’s net worth is estimated to be $300 million. Needless to say that the majority of Kathy Hilton’s wealth and net worth comes from her business ventures.

Kathy Hilton Net Worth $300 Million

Kathy Hilton was born in 1959, in New York City, US. Hilton attended a private school in Los Angeles. It was in high school where she met a famous singer and dancer Michael Jackson with whom she remained good friends until his death in 2009. Kathy Hilton’s professional career began in 1968 when she worked as an actress. During her short-lived acting career, Kathy Hilton made several notable appearances. Hilton starred in a situation comedy series “Bewitched”, a sitcom created by Garry Marshall “Happy Days”, as well as the famous crime drama series “The Rockford Files” with James Garner and Joe Santos. In 2005, Hilton took up a role as host of a reality television series “I Want To Be a Hilton” the premise of which was for the competitors to complete each given task in order to win $200,000, as well as a new apartment. The show was on air for only one season and aired eight episodes before it was taken off air. More recently, Kathy Hilton appeared in a soap opera starring Robert Adams and Peter Bergman “The Young and the Restless” and in 2011 made an appearance in a reality television series “The World According to Paris”.

After officially ending her acting career in 1974, Kathy Hilton took a different career path and began investing in the businesses. Hilton’s business ventures began with a store in Los Angeles called “The Staircase”, which sold various gifts and antiques. Hilton made her merchandise debut in 2002 by appearing on the broadcast television network “QVC”, where she promoted and sold her merchandise. Several years later, Kathy Hilton ventured into the skin care business and launched her own line of skincare products on Home Shopping Network. More recently, Kathy Hilton opened a “Kathy Hilton Collection”, which is a line of party dresses sold in some of the most known stores around the world, including a famous fashion retailer “Nordstrom” and a luxury department store “Neiman Marcus”. Even though she is an actress and fashion designer, Kathy Hilton is mostly known for her philanthropy. Hilton has been an avid supporter of “Make-A-Wish Foundation” and in 2011 was given an award from the “Starlight Children’s Foundation” for her contributions. Kathy Hilton, who is currently married to an heir to the Hilton Hotel chain Richard Hilton, has an estimated net worth of $300 million.



Full Name Kathy Hilton
Net Worth $300 Million
Date Of Birth March 13, 1959
Place Of Birth New York City, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)
Profession Actor, Fashion designer, Presenter, Businessperson
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Richard Hilton (m. 1979)
Children Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Barron Hilton II, Conrad Hughes Hilton
Parents Laurence K. Avanzino, Kathleen Richards
Siblings Kyle Richards, Kim Richards
Nicknames Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino , Kathleen Elizabeth “Kathy” Hilton , Kathleen Elizabeth Hilton , Kathy Richards , Kathie Richards , Kathleen Richards , Kathleen Elizabeth Richards , Kathy , Kathy Avanzino
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/kathyhilton
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kathyhilton
MySpace http://www.myspace.com/kathyhilton
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0724187
Movies The Dark, On the Air Live with Captain Midnight
TV Shows I Want To Be a Hilton
Fact
1 She has five younger half-siblings on her father’s side.
2 Her father was of half Italian and half Scottish descent. Her mother was of Irish ancestry.
3 Aunt of Brooke Brinson, Kimberly Jackson, Chad Davis and Whitney Davis.
4 Daughter of Kathy Richards.
5 Stepdaughter of Ken Richards.
6 She is the daughter of Kathleen Mary (Dugan) and Laurence K. Avanzino. She adopted the last name of her stepfather, Ken Richards, after her mother, Kathy Richards, remarried.
7 One of two finalists, out of 1,500 girls who auditioned, to replace Eve Plumb as “Jan Brady” on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976). The role went to Geri Reischl.
8 Older half-sister of Kim Richards and Kyle Richards.
9 Mother of Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Conrad Hilton, and Barron Hilton.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Wishman 1992 Woman at Football Game (uncredited)
On the Air Live with Captain Midnight 1979 Corvette Girl (as Kathleen Richards)
The Dark 1979 Shelly Warner (as Kathy Richards)
The Rockford Files 1978 TV Series Judy
Happy Days 1977 TV Series Gertie
Bewitched 1971 TV Series Robin Silverton
Marcus Welby, M.D. 1971 TV Series Nicole
Family Affair 1971 TV Series Carol
Nanny and the Professor 1970 TV Series Melodie

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Paris Hilton’s My New BFF 2008 TV Series special thanks – 3 episodes
Wishman 1992 special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Hi Society 2014 TV Series Herself
Hollywood Today 2013 TV Series Herself
Entertainment Tonight 2007-2013 TV Series Herself / Herself – Jackson Family Friend
Home & Family 2012 TV Series Herself – Guest
Piers Morgan Tonight 2011 TV Series Herself
The World According to Paris 2011 TV Series Herself
The Talk 2011 TV Series Herself – Guest
Larry King Live 2005-2009 TV Series Herself
Paris Hilton’s British Best Friend 2009 TV Series Herself
The 35th Annual People’s Choice Awards 2009 TV Special Herself
Paris, Not France 2008 Documentary Herself
The Young and the Restless 2008 TV Series Herself
The Simple Life 2003-2007 TV Series Herself
The Miss Teen USA Pageant 2005 TV Special Herself – Judge
I Want to Be a Hilton 2005 TV Series Herself – Host
The View 2005 TV Series Herself
Today 2005 TV Series Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2005 TV Series Herself
California Entertainment Weekly 2005 TV Series Herself, Fashion Designer, Philanthropist
It’s Good to Be… 2003 TV Series documentary Herself

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