Kim has previously suffered with drug addiction. Kyle Richards and Kathy Hilton are her sisters, while Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton are her nieces. In 1985, Kim married G. Monty Brinson, a supermarket heir. They married in 1986 and had a daughter, Brooke, before divorcing in 1988. Kim later married oil magnate Gregg Davis, but the couple divorced in 1991. They share two children: Whitney and Chad. Kim was engaged to John J. Collett, a commodities salesman and ringleader of a criminal enterprise. He was assassinated in 1991 outside Brent's Deli in Northridge, while on the phone with Kim. Kim was married to airplane parts supplier John Jackson in 1995, which resulted in the birth of a daughter, Kimberly Jackson. Kim was arrested on April 15, 2015, for trespassing, public drunkenness, assault, and resisting an officer. She was detained again on Aug. 2 for theft at a Target store in the San Fernando Valley.
Richards featured in Black Snake Moan in a supporting role as Christina Ricci's estranged mother (2006). She appeared in Race to Witch Mountain (2009) as a waitress called Tina, a small variant on the role Tia she portrayed in the franchise's 1975 and 1978 films. [9] [10][15] Richards joined The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as a regular cast member in 2010, with her sister Kyle. Kim was let go as a full-time cast member after five seasons due to personal issues. [16] [17] She returned to the program as a guest star in the sixth, eighth, ninth, and tenth seasons. [18]
Richards co-starred in the television series Nanny and the Professor from 1970 to 1971 as Prudence Everett, with Richard Long, Juliet Mills, Trent Lehman, and David Doremus. Richards' first television appearance was in 1973's "Alvin the Magnificent." The following years saw Melissa Gilbert and Michael Landon participate on television series such as "Here We Go Again", "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie", "Temperatures Rising", "Emergency! ", and "Little House on the Prairie".
As a teenager, she featured in Meatballs II (1984) and Tuff Turf (1985). (1985). Escape was co-produced by her and her then-husband G. Monty Brinson. [14] Richards featured in Black Snake Moan in a supporting role as Christina Ricci's estranged mother (2006). She appeared in Race to Witch Mountain (2009) as a waitress called Tina, a small variant on the role Tia she portrayed in the franchise's 1975 and 1978 films. [9] [10] [15]
