Kim Richards Movies and Career Information

Kimberly "Kim" Richards (born September 19, 1964) is an American actress and former child actress. Richards was born in Mineola, New York, the daughter of Kenneth E. Richards (1917-1998) and Kathleen Dugan (1933-2002). The couple separated in 1972 and Kathleen later remarried. Richards' sisters are the actresses Kathy Hilton (born 1959) and Kyle Richards (born 1969). Socialites Nicky and Paris Hilton are her nieces, daughters of her sister, Kathy. Her career began as a child in the early 1970s. From 1970–1971, Richards starred as Prudence Everett in the television series Nanny and the Professor, with costars Richard Long, Juliet Mills, Trent Lehman and David Doremus. She also starred in several Disney films, including Escape to Witch Mountain, No Deposit, No Return and Return from Witch Mountain. She starred in an episode of Little House on the Prairie as Olga Nordstorm, Laura Ingalls' friend with one leg shorter than the other. In 1976, Richards also appeared in Disney's Whiz Kid Capers series (The Whiz Kid And The Carnival Caper, The Whiz Kid And The Mystery at Riverton) a two-part TV Movie for The Wonderful World of Disney. In 1977, Kim and her sister Kyle both appeared as the