Kim Richards net worth is estimated to be around $400 Thousand as of 2024. Kim Richards is an American actress, socialite, and TV personality born on September 19, 1964. She started acting as a child and became famous for her roles in “Nanny and the Professor” and the Witch Mountain films.
In 2010, Kim joined “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” as a main cast member with her sister Kyle Richards. She was a regular for the first five seasons and has since made guest appearances on the show.
Kim Richards in Brief
| Full Name | Kimberly Erica Richards |
| Date of Birth | September 19, 1964 |
| Place of Birth | Mineola, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, Reality TV Personality |
| Height | 5 feet 1 inches (155 cm) |
| Spouse | Gregg Davis (m. 1988–1991) G. Monty Brinson (m. 1985–1988) |
| Children | Brooke Brinson, Kimberly Richards, Chad Brinson, and Whitney Davis |
| Net Worth | $400 Thousand |
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What is Kim Richards Net Worth in 2024?
Kim Richards is a Singer with a net worth of $400 Thousand as of 2024, according to Celebrity Net Worth. The main source of Kim Richards’ net worth mainly comes from her career as a reality TV star and actress.
She gained significant fame and income from her role on the reality TV show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Before that, she was a child actress in the 1970s and 1980s, starring in Disney movies like “Escape to Witch Mountain” and various TV shows.
Additionally, Kim has made money through other TV appearances, endorsements, and possibly through family wealth, as she is part of the well-known Hilton family. Despite some financial ups and downs, her reality TV career has been a key contributor to her net worth.
Kim Richards’s Early Life
Kim Richards was born on September 19, 1964, in Mineola, New York. Her parents are Kathleen Mary (Dugan) and Kenneth Edwin Richards. They split up in 1972 and her mother remarried later. Richards’ younger sister is Kyle Richards who is also an actress and TV personality.
Hilton a well-known socialite is her half-sister from her mother’s previous marriage. Her nieces are Nicky Hilton and Paris Hilton. Richards has Welsh and Irish roots.
Kim Richards’s Career
Kim Richards started her acting career as an infant, appearing in a Firth Carpet commercial. She gained fame between 1970 and 1971 for her role as Prudence Everett in the TV series “Nanny and the Professor.” Richards also starred in several Disney films such as “Escape to Witch Mountain,” “No Deposit, No Return,” and “Return from Witch Mountain.”
In the mid-1970s, Richards appeared in Disney’s Whiz Kid Capers TV movies, which were part of “The Wonderful World of Disney series.” She acted alongside her sister Kyle in the 1977 thriller “The Car” and reunited with Witch Mountain co-star Ike Eisenmann in the TV movie “Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell.” Richards also had a memorable role in the 1976 film “Assault on Precinct 13.”
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Richards appeared in various TV shows and movies, including “Hello, Larry,” and guest spots on popular shows like “Diff’rent Strokes,” “Fantasy Island,” and “Little House on the Prairie.” She continued her acting career with roles in “Meatballs Part II” and “Tuff Turf.”
In 1990, Richards co-produced the film “Escape” with her then-husband G. Monty Brinson. She had a supporting role in the 2006 drama “Black Snake Moan” and made a cameo in “Race to Witch Mountain” where she played a waitress named Tina a nod to her earlier role as Tia in the Witch Mountain films.
Richards joined “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” in 2010, appearing regularly with her sister Kyle. After five seasons, she was let go due to personal issues but returned as a guest star in several seasons. On April 10, 2023, to celebrate National Sibling Day Richards and her half-sister Kathy Hilton discussed their family and lives on Entertainment Tonight’s Spill the ETea.
Kim Richards’s Personal Life
In 1985, Kim Richards married Monty Brinson a supermarket heir who later played professional poker. They had one daughter Brooke Ashley born on February 21, 1986. The couple divorced in 1988.
Later that year, Kim Richards married Gregg Davis son of oil tycoon Marvin Davis. They had two children: Whitney Nicole born March 16, 1990, and Chad Austin born May 26, 1991. Richards and Davis divorced in 1991.
After separating from Davis, Kim Richards dated John J. Collett who was involved in a major financial scam affecting thousands of elderly investors. Collett was murdered on October 28, 1991, while talking to Richards on the phone. The hitman hired for $30000 shot him twice in the head. Richards later discussed this incident on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
From 1992 to 1996, Kim Richards was in a relationship with John Jackson a supplier of aircraft parts. They had a daughter Kimberly Collette Jackson born on August 23, 1995.
Richards dated businessman Wynn Katz from 2012 to 2018. They appeared together on Marriage Boot Camp in 2018 but broke up afterward.
On April 15, 2015, Kim Richards was arrested at the Beverly Hills Hotel on charges of trespassing, public intoxication, resisting arrest, and battery on a police officer. She spent one night in jail before being released on $20000 bail.
Just four months later on August 2, 2015, she was arrested for shoplifting at a Target store. She was released the next day on $5000 bail.
Richards remained close to her first husband Brinson and cared for him during his battle with lung cancer. He passed away on January 25, 2016, at age 58.
Richards has three grandchildren her oldest daughter Brooke and her son-in-law Thayer Wiederhorn.
