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Tia Dashon Mowry (; July 6, 1978) is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom Sister, Sister (1994–1999), opposite her twin sister Tamera Mowry. The sisters then starred together in the fantasy comedy film Seventeen Again (2000) and voiced the LaBelle sisters in the animated series Detention (1999–2000). The two also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches (2005) and its sequel, Twitches Too (2007). They were featured in the reality series Tia & Tamera from 2011 to 2013.
Mowry voiced Sasha in the animated series Bratz (2005–2006). She starred as Melanie Barnett in the comedy-drama series The Game (2006–2012, 2015), Stephanie Phillips in the sitcom Instant Mom (2013–2015) and Cocoa McKellan in the sitcom Family Reunion (2019–2022).
Mowry had starring roles in the teen comedy film The Hot Chick (2002), the musical comedy film The Mistle-Tones (2012), the romantic comedy film Baggage Claim (2013) and the drama film Indivisible (2018).
Mowry and her sister, Tamera, formed a singing group in the early 1990s called Voices. The group debuted their first single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!", in 1992 and it charted at No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Her father is of British and Irish ancestry and her mother is of Afro-Bahamian descent.During an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show in 2010, it was stated that for years, the Mowrys believed that they had Italian ancestry on their father's side; however, after researching their family tree on Ancestry.com, they discovered that their father has British ancestry: "We're actually British." Her parents met in high school, in Miami, Florida. Both joined the U.S. Army and eventually reached the rank of Sergeant. Double Devotion – Today's Christian. Web.archive.org (January 9, 2008). Retrieved on July 5, 2011. Her family is "close-knit" and "very spiritual," as the sisters became born-again Christians when they were eight. TV's tantalizing twins: Tia and Tamara Mowry shared 'Sister Sister' sitcom, schoolwork and singing . Findarticles.com. Retrieved on July 5, 2011.
Tia is two minutes younger than her twin sister, Tamera Mowry. Tamera was born first, at 4:30pm, followed by Tia at 4:32pm. She also has two younger brothers, actor Tahj Mowry and musician Tavior Mowry, who played college football for University of California, Davis.
She is well known for playing Tia Landry, a twin separated at birth and reunited with her sister as a teenager in the show Sister, Sister. The series was developed for them after a producer spotted them on the set of Full House, a show on which their brother made regular appearances. Sister, Sister was initially on ABC but was cancelled by the network after two years and picked up by The WB, where it ran for another four years. During its run, they guest-starred on the Sister, Sister crossover episode of The Jamie Foxx Show and appeared on an episode of their brother Tahj Mowry's sitcom Smart Guy and did voice-over work for the Kids' WB series Detention.
After the show ended, both Mowry and her sister studied psychology at Pepperdine University. She also went to Europe to study humanities and Italian for a period. "Shows – The Game – Cast – Tia Mowry" Both she and her sister appeared in the Rob Schneider comedy film The Hot Chick, playing cheerleaders. Mowry also did voice-overs for the 4KidsTV cartoon Bratz as the voice of Sasha. In 2005, Mowry and her sister both starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and reprised their roles in its sequel, Twitches Too and before co-starred in the 2000 movie Seventeen Again. Tia also appeared on an episode of her sister's television show, Strong Medicine, in January 2006, playing the role of Keisha, the twin sister of Tamera Mowry's character, Dr. Kayla Thornton. Mowry has a starring role in the BET television series The Game as Melanie Barnett. Mowry has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award and an NAACP Image Award for best actress in a comedy.
In the Blue's Clues episode "Blue's Birthday", Mowry and her sister make a cameo appearance as two of the celebrities wishing Blue a happy birthday. Their only line is said in unison: "Happy Birthday, Blue!" Beginning in July 2011, the Style Network began airing Tia & Tamera, a reality show which follows the day-to-day lives of the twins; Tia being pregnant and Tamera planning her wedding. Mowry and her sister are both singers. They have showcased their vocal abilities on episodes of Sister Sister, including covers of "You Can't Hurry Love", "Amazing Grace" and "I'm Going Down", which Tamera performed. They also sang the theme song during season five and six.
In May 2012, Mowry published her first book, Oh, Baby: Pregnancy Tales and Advice from One Hot Mama to Another, about her pregnancy and being a working mother. (2026). 9781583335284, Avery. ISBN 9781583335284 In May 2012, Mowry revealed on Twitter that she would not be returning to The Game, for a sixth season. From 2013 to 2015 she starred in the NickMom/Nick at Nite series Instant Mom.
From 2015 to 2017, Mowry starred in her Cooking Channel series Tia Mowry at Home, where she made everything from macaroni and cheese, cake, pie, curry chicken, collard greens, shakshuka, potato, galette and various types of cocktails. Some of her guest stars included her The Game co-stars Hosea Sanchez, Wendy Raquel Robinson, and Brittany Daniel, as well as Lilly Singh from YouTube and singer Kelly Rowland.
In 2016, Mowry started a podcast on PodcastOne called Mostly Mom with Tia Mowry. On April 29, 2016, she appeared with her Tamera Mowry on the daytime talk show The Real, where she promoted her new book Twintution. From 2019 to 2022, she starred on the Netflix comedy series, Family Reunion. The show was nominated for Outstanding Children's Program three years in a row at the NAACP Image Awards, winning in 2020 and 2021.
In September 2021, Mowry released her second cookbook, The Quick Fix Kitchen, published by Rodale Books. The book includes mealtime hacks, tips to bring joy and balance to the kitchen and easy, delicious and healthy recipes the entire family will love. In 2021, Tia partnered with Gibson to release an extensive homeware collection, Spice! by Tia Mowry. In 2023, Mowry launched a haircare line named 4u by Tia.
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| 1990 | Rosie | Tia Tanner | Episode: "Adventures in Blondiesitting" |
| 1991 | Dangerous Women | Judith Ann Webb | Unknown episodes |
| 1992 | True Colors | Rene | Episode: "In a Flash" |
| Full House | Denise | Episode: "The Devil Made Me Do It" | |
| 1994–1999 | Sister, Sister | Tia Landry | Main role |
| 1996 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Janice Robinson | Episode: "The Tale of the Chameleons" |
| The Adventures of Hyperma | The Bad Emma | Voice, episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Emmas" | |
| 1997 | Smart Guy | Rachelle | Episode: "Brother, Brother" |
| 1999–2000 | Detention | Lemonjella LaBelle | Voice, 13 episodes |
| 2000 | Seventeen Again | Sydney Donovan | Television film |
| 2001–2005 | Express Yourself | Herself | Interstitial series |
| 2005–2006 | Bratz | Sasha | Voice, 17 episodes |
| 2005 | Twitches | Alex Fielding / Artemis DuBaer | Television film |
| Love, Inc. | Kim | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Strong Medicine | Keisha | Episode: "My Sister, My Doctor, Myself" |
| 2006–2007 | Girlfriends | Melanie Barnett | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2015 | The Game | Melanie Barnett | Main role (seasons 1-5); guest (season 9) |
| 2007 | Twitches Too | Alex Fielding / Artemis DuBaer | Television film |
| America's Next Top Model | Herself/Guest Star | Episode: "The Girl Who Impresses Pedro" | |
| 2008 | Lies & Deceit | Kate | Television film |
| 2010 | Double Wedding | Deanna Warren | |
| 2011–2013 | Tia & Tamera | Herself | Main role |
| 2012 | The Mistle-Tones | Holly | Television film |
| 2013–2015 | Instant Mom | Stephanie Phillips | Main role |
| 2015 | Fresh Beat Band of Spies | Sindy Sauernotes | Voice, Episode: "The Wow Factor" |
| 2015–2017 | Tia Mowry at Home | Herself / Host | Main role |
| 2016 | Rosewood | Cassie | 3 episodes |
| Mistresses | Barbara | 4 episodes | |
| Man with a Plan | Brenda | Episode: "Un-Dressed" | |
| 2017 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Ericka Knightly | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Me, Myself, & I | Wendy | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | My Christmas Inn | Jen Taylor | Television film |
| A Gingerbread Romance | Taylor Scott | ||
| 2019–2022 | Family Reunion | Cocoa McKellan | Main role |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Imani | Episode: "Where Are My Background Singers" |
| A Very Vintage Christmas | Dodie Brite | Television film | |
| Prince of Peoria | Meghan | Episode: "Game Night" | |
| 2021 | Herself | Episode: "Side Hustles" | |
| Miracle In Motor City | Amber DuPoint | Television film | |
| 2023 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Guest diner; Episode: "The Fab Five Take Flight" |
| American Dad! | Max (voice) | Episode: "Cow I Met Your Moo-ther" | |
| Yes, Chef! Christmas | Role: Alicia Gellar | Television Holiday Show | |
| 2024 | Tia Mowry: My Next Act | Herself | Reality series |
| A Very Merry Beauty Salon | Role: Sienna | Television Holiday Show |
| 1992 | "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" | Voices | |
| 1999 | "I Really Like It" | Harlem World featuring Mase and Kelly Price | Guest appearance |
| 2009 | "Under" | Pleasure P | Featured |
| 2005 | Sasha | |
| 2006 | Bratz Forever Diamondz | |
| 2007 | Bratz: The Movie |
| Acapulco Black Film Festival | 2014 | Best Ensemble Cast | Baggage Claim | rowspan=2 |
| NAACP Image Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress (shared with Tamera Mowry) | Sister, Sister | |
| 1999 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (shared with Tamera Mowry) | rowspan=2 | ||
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| 2008 | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | The Game | rowspan=4 | |
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| 2011 | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special | Double Wedding | ||
| 2012 | Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | The Game | ||
| 2020 | Outstanding Children's Program | Family Reunion | rowspan=3 | |
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| NAMIC Vision Awards | 2014 | Best Performance – Comedy | Instant Mom | rowspan=2 |
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| Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards | 1995 | Favorite Television Actress (shared with Tamera Mowry) | Sister, Sister | rowspan=3 |
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| People's Choice Awards | 2012 | Favorite Television Celebrity Star (shared with Tamera Mowry) | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2007 | Choice TV Actress – Comedy | The Game | |
| 2012 | Choice TV Reality/Variety Star – Female (shared with Tamera Mowry) | rowspan=2 | ||
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| Young Artist Awards | 1995 | Best Youth Comedienne in a Television Show (shared with Tamera Mowry) | Sister, Sister | |
| 1996 | Best Performance by a Young Actress – TV Comedy Series (shared with Tamera Mowry) | |||
| 1997 | Best Performance in a TV Comedy – Leading Young Actress (shared with Tamera Mowry) | |||
| 2001 | Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) – Leading Young Actress (shared with Tamera Mowry) | Seventeen Again |
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