Kathy Hilton

Kathleen Elizabeth "Kathy" Hilton (née Avanzino, later Richards; born March 13, 1959) is an American actress. She is the mother of Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton. Hilton was born in Whittier, California to Laurence K. Avanzino and Kathleen Dugan (1933–2002). Her parents later divorced, and her mother remarried Kenneth E. Richards. Her maternal half-siblings are the actresses Kim and Kyle Richards. She has five half-siblings from her mother's marriage. She met Hilton Hotel heir Richard Hilton at the age of 15. The couple married in 1979. Rick and Kathy Hilton have four children: daughters Paris Hilton (b. 1981) and Nicholai "Nicky" Hilton (b. 1983), and sons Barron Hilton II (b. 1989) and Conrad Hughes Hilton III (b. 1994). Hilton was very close friends with American pop star Michael Jackson since her school days. She attended his funeral in 2009. In 1968, she began her career…

Also Known As: Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino