Net Worth
The estimated value of Kathy Hilton’s net worth as of August 2022 is $340 million. Despite the fact that most people now only know Kathy as the mother of American socialite Paris Hilton, she has a successful commercial career. While Kathy Hilton’s acting career did not bring her a lot of money, her clothing business significantly increased her net worth. 4000 department stores around the world offered her party dress range. Kathy Hilton was not only a great businesswoman and actress, but she was also a philanthropist. Together with other celebrities, she raised money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in 2007. She is renowned for her considerate attitude toward other people’s welfare.
Early Life
An American actress with the name of Kathy Hilton is Katherine Elizabeth Avanzino. In addition, Kathy designs clothes. She is the mother of American entrepreneur Nicky Hilton and socialite and well-known television personality Paris Hilton. Kathy Hilton was born in New York, America, on March 13, 1959. Laurence K. Avanzino is her father, and Kathleen Mary is her mother. In 1917, Kathy Hilton’s parents separated. Following that, she wed Kenneth E. Richards. Kim Richards and Kyle Richards are Kathy’s half-sisters. They are both actresses. Despite being a New Yorker by birth, she went to school in Los Angeles. Because she had to deal with her parent’s divorce and subsequent remarriage, her life was complicated from the start. Kathy’s career began when she was a little child, long before she ever met Richard Hilton, the heir to the Hilton Hotels empire, who would become her husband. When she was nine years old, she had her acting debut. She has since been in a number of television shows, including “Bewitched,” “The Rockford Files,” “Nanny and the Professor,” “Happy Days,” “Family Affair,” and others. She also made appearances in the films “The Dark” and “On the Air Live with Captain Midnight.” When she first met Richard Hilton when she was 15 years old, she “retired” from performing. The two got married in 1979, five years later. In the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, Hilton owned and operated The Staircase on Sunset Plaza, a novelty gift and antique store.
Biography
| Celebrated Name: | Kathy Hilton |
| Real Name: | Katherine Elizabeth Avanzino |
| Age: | 63 Years Old |
| Gender: | Female |
| Date of Birth: | 13 March 1959 |
| Birth Place: | New York, United State |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Height: | 1.7 M |
| Weight: | 59 Years |
| Profession: | Actress, Socialite, Fashion Designer |
| Net Worth: | $340 Million |
Family
| Parents: | Mother: Kathleen Richards Father: Laurence K. Avanzino |
| Siblings: | Kyle Richards, Kim Richards |
| Husband: | Richard Hilton |
| Children: | Yes ( 4 ) |
Personal Life
Along with her husband Richard Hilton, she lived in Bel Air with their four grown children: daughters Paris and Nicky, sons Barron and Conrad. The Hiltons have two granddaughters through their daughter Nicky and her husband James Rothschild. She also has a grandchild through her son Barron and his wife Tessa. The pair resides in Bel Air, Los Angeles. Hilton is well known for her humanitarian work. In 2007, she urged well-known persons to donate to the Make-A-Wish Foundation a portion of the proceeds from the sale of their belongings. In 2011, she and her two girls were recognized by the Starlight Children’s Foundation at their “A Stellar Night” fundraiser in Los Angeles.
Career
The acting career of Kathy Hilton was brief. She started performing in 1968. She appeared in numerous notable films, including On the Air Live with Captain Midnight and The Dark, both of which were released in 1979. Kathy Hilton appeared in TV sitcoms such Nanny and the Professor, Family Affairs, Bewitched, and Happy Days in addition to acting in these movies. She had a cameo on The Rockford Files, another American sitcom, in the year 1974. In the year 2008, she also made a brief cameo on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.
She hosted a programme called I Want To Be a Hilton in the year 2005 before taking on a role in a soap drama. This was an NBC channel television programme. It was mostly a contest amongst girls who wished to emulate Hilton, which involved carrying out specific duties and participating in specific games. Huge prizes, including a $200,000 trust fund and other incentives like a brand-new residence, were offered in the competition. Only eight episodes of the only season of the show were presented by Kathy Hilton. She had an appearance in 2011 on the television show The World According to Paris, which documented Paris Hilton, Kathy Hilton’s daughter, in her day-to-day activities. 1979 marked the end of her career as an actress. Kathy Hilton made the decision to launch her own design company once her acting career came to an end. She started her own antique shop between 1980 and 1990. She also launched a gift business of her own. Staircase on Sunset Plaza is the name of the store, which is located in Los Angeles. In 2007, she even began promoting her own skincare brand on TV networks including Home Shopping Network (HSN). She had previously been a featured performer on QVC. In 2012, Kathy began introducing her own apparel brand. Party dresses were part of her clothing collection, which was sold in opulent department stores in America like Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Nordstrom. Additionally, she received an award from the Starlight Children’s Foundation during a gala in Los Angeles for her charitable efforts on behalf of those in need.
