Kyle Richards net worth is estimated to be around $100 million as of 2024. Kyle Richards is an American actress socialite, and TV personality born January 11, 1969. She has been a main cast member of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” since 2010 and is the last original full-time member as of 2024.
Richards started acting as a child with a recurring role on “Little House” on the Prairie. She appeared in several adventure and horror films such as “Eaten Alive,” “The Car,” and “The Watcher in the Woods.” She is also known for her role as Lindsey Wallace in “Halloween,” “Halloween Kills,” and “Halloween Ends.” In 2017, she competed on The New Celebrity Apprentice raising money for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Kyle Richards in Brief
| Full Name | Kyle Egan Richards |
| Date of Birth | January 11, 1969 |
| Place of Birth | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actress, Television Personality, Businesswoman |
| Height | 5 feet 2 inches (157 cm) |
| Spouse | Guraish Aldjufrie Mauricio Umansky |
| Children | Farrah Aldjufrie, Alexia Umansky, Sophia Umansky, Portia Umansky |
| Net Worth | $100 million |
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What is Kyle Richards Net Worth in 2024?
Kyle Richards is an American actress socialite, and TV personality with a net worth of $100 million as of 2024, according to Celebrity Net Worth. She is famous for being on the show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Most of her wealth comes from her husband, Mauricio Umansky, who is a very successful real estate executive.
Each year, Mauricio sells over $150 million in real estate. In his career, he has sold around $5 billion and is the CEO of a big real estate company called The Agency.
Kyle Richards’s Early Life and Education
Kyle Richards was born on January 11, 1969, in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Her parents are Kathleen Mary Richards and Kenneth Edwin Richards. She was named after Kyle Rote, a football player for the New York Giants. Her parents split up in 1972 and Kathleen went on to marry twice more. Richards has an older half-sister Kathy Hilton from her mother’s first marriage and a younger sister Kim Richards.
She also has three older half-siblings from her father’s previous marriage. Her nieces are Nicky Hilton and Paris Hilton. In 1987, Richards graduated from Central Union High School in El Centro, California.
Kyle Richards’s Career
Career beginnings
Kyle Richards started her acting career in 1974 playing Julia in Police Woman. She was also seen in “Little House on the Prairie” as Alicia Sanderson Edwards. Her sister Kim Richards also an actress, appeared in an earlier season of the show. Both sisters starred together in the 1977 thriller “The Car.” In the 1970s Kyle appeared in shows like “Flying High,” “Vega$,” “Fantasy Island,” and “Carter Country.”
Richards played Lindsey Wallace in the classic slasher film “Halloween” with Jamie Lee Curtis. This film helped popularize slasher movies in the 1980s and led to a successful franchise.
Halloween earned $70 million worldwide and has thirteen sequels. Richards also appeared in “The Watcher in the Woods” with Bette Davis and starred as Lissy Preston in the fantasy sitcom “Down to Earth.”
In the late 1990s, Kyle Richards had a recurring role as nurse Dori Kerns on NBC’s “ER” and was featured in the comedy film “National Lampoon’s Pledge This!” She made guest appearances on many TV shows like “C.S.I.,” “7th Heaven,” and “Beverly Hills, 90210.”
Reality television
Since 2010, Richards has been a main cast member on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” She appeared in Lifetime’s “Deadly Sibling Rivalry” and the comedy “The Hungover Games.” Richards was featured on The Hollywood Reporter cover in 2012 and was nominated for “Reality Star of 2019” at the People’s Choice Awards.
She also had a role in “Days of Our Lives” and competed on “The New Celebrity Apprentice” raising $25,000 for charity.
Kyle Richards co-executive produced “American Woman” based on her 1970s childhood. She reprised her role as Lindsey Wallace in “Halloween Kills,” which performed strongly at the box office. Richards starred in “The Real Housewives,” “Ultimate Girls Trip,” and the Christmas film “The Real Housewives of the North Pole.”
In 2021, Richards was announced for the sequel Halloween Ends. She was nominated for “Reality TV Star of 2022” and landed a role in the LGBTQ romance film “The Holiday Exchange.” She also appeared in “How I Met Your Father” and was listed among Variety’s “40 Most Powerful Women on Reality TV in 2023.”
Kyle Richards’s Personal Life
Relationships and family
In the 1980s, Kyle Richards was in a relationship with actor C. Thomas Howell. At 19, she married Guraish Aldjufrie from Indonesia in 1988 while expecting their daughter Farrah Brittany born on October 31, 1988. They split in 1990 and divorced two years later.
Richards met her second husband real estate agent Mauricio Umansky in 1994. They married on January 20, 1996, when Richards was four months pregnant. Their daughter Alexia Simone was born on June 18, 1996. They have two more daughters: Sophia Kylie born on January 18 2000 and Portia born on March 1, 2008.
Kyle Richards converted to Modern Orthodox Judaism after marrying Umansky and regularly attends events at the Kabbalah Centre in Los Angeles.
Richards lives in Encino with her family. On July 3, 2023, People magazine reported that she and Umansky had separated after 27 years of marriage. They later clarified that they were not divorcing but were facing a challenging time.
Health
In December 2020, Kyle Richards tested positive for COVID-19 along with co-star Dorit Kemsley and her sister Kathy Hilton leading to a brief pause in filming for “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
In July 2022, Richards gave up alcohol and began focusing on fitness. She shared details about her health and fitness journey in a cover story for Us Weekly in December 2023.
Kyle Richards’s Business ventures
Kyle Richards known for her role on reality TV and fashion ventures has made significant strides beyond television. In 2014, she launched a clothing line on HSN inspired by her style and priced from $69.90 to $199.90. Later she teamed up with Shahida Clayton for “Kyle x Shahida” debuting at New York Fashion Week in 2019. Richards also owns Kyle by Alene Too a chain of boutiques in The Hamptons and New York City.
Her Beverly Hills boutique opened in 2012 and closed in 2018 but plans for reopening are in motion. In 2021, she opened a luxury resort and loungewear boutique named Kyle x Shahida in Palm Desert.
Kyle Richards is also the author of her memoir “Life Is Not a Reality Show: Keeping It Real with the Housewife Who Does It All” published by HarperOne in 2011. The book offers insights into relationships family and beauty.
Additionally, Richards is involved in philanthropy. Alongside her husband, she is recognized as part of the “First Families” of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for their significant donations exceeding $100000. She has also hosted fundraisers for CHLA events that gained attention on the show “Real Housewives.”
