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Tia Dashon Mowry-Hardrict (née Mowry; born July 6, 1978), known by her maiden name Tia Mowry, is an American actress and model. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tia Landry on the ABC/The WB sitcom ''Sister, Sister'' (opposite her identical twin sister Tamera Mowry). From 2006 until 2012, she portrayed medical student Melanie Barnett on The CW/BET comedy-drama series ''The Game''. She is also notable for starring in the television movie ''Twitches'' and its sequel ''Twitches Too''. Mowry has portrayed as Sasha in ''Bratz'' and Sashabella in ''Bratzillaz''. Since September 2013, Mowry has starred in Nickelodeon's Nick at Nite and TV Land comedy sitcom ''Instant Mom''. Tia Mowry and her sister Tamera were in a singing group in the early 1990s called Voices. The group deputed their first single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" in 1992 and charted No.12 on the Billboard Hot 100. ==Family and early life== Mowry was born in Gelnhausen in West Germany. Her mother, Darlene Renee Mowry (née Flowers), managed her children's careers when they were in the group Voices, and also worked as a security guard. Her father, Timothy John Mowry, was in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth, and later became a custody officer/jailer with the City of Glendale Police Department, when the family moved to California.〔(Tia, Tamera And Tahj Mowry Keep Laughter In The Family With Hit TV Shows 'Sister, Sister' And 'Smart Guy' ). Findarticles.com (March 1, 1999). Retrieved on 2011-07-05.〕〔(Tia Mowry Biography (1978–) ). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-05.〕 Her father, who is Caucasian, has English 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 English ancestry.〕 Her parents met in high school, in Miami, Florida. Both joined the U.S. Army, and both would eventually reach the rank of Sergeant.〔(Double Devotion – Today's Christian ). Web.archive.org (January 9, 2008). Retrieved on 2011-07-05.〕 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 2011-07-05.〕 Tia is two minutes younger than her twin sister, Tamera. Tamera was born first, at 4:30pm, followed by Tia at 4:32pm. She also has two younger brothers, actor Tahj Mowry and Tavior Mowry, who plays college football for University of California, Davis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tia Mowry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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