Tamera Mowry-Housley is an Emmy Award-winning host, author, actress, producer, and entrepreneur who has captivated audiences for over 20 years.

Tamera started her career in Hollywood alongside her sister, Tia, on the hit show Sister, Sister, which aired over 100 episodes from 1994-1999 and has gone on to see a cultural revival over the past few years since it was released on Netflix. Tamera’s work on the show gained praise and recognition; she received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series and Kid’s Choice Award for Favorite Television Actress. She returned to the screen with her sister, Tia, on the hit Style Network reality TV series Tia and Tamera, which chronicled her life as she balanced her acting career along with major life transformations of marriage and motherhood. 

Tamera co-hosted the groundbreaking and Emmy-winning talk show, The Real, for six seasons. The Real is the first syndicated talk show in years to be renewed for a sixth season. Tamera worked alongside co-hosts Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, and Jeannie Mai Jenkins. Together, the ladies won the “Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host” Emmy at the 45th Daytime Emmy Awards.

In 2020, it was announced that Tamera would be expanding her relationship with Hallmark Media in a new overall deal to star in and executive produce original films for the network. Tamera starred and executive produced Hallmark Channel’s hit movie The Santa Stakeout. Tamera's credits include the television movies  Christmas Comes Twice, A Christmas Miracle, which she also executive produced, Christmas Angel, Something to Sing About, and Seventeen Again. She was a series regular on Strong Medicine, Roommates (ABC Family), and Melissa and Joey (ABC Family). Tamera has voiced characters in the FOX hit Family Guy and Cartoon Network’s Super Hero Squad Show. She also produced and starred in the Lifetime movie Double Wedding. On the big screen, Tamera co-starred in the Rob Schneider comedy The Hot Chick. Tamera starred in Hallmark Channel's Girlfriendship. The film follows Samara (Tamera) and her two friends during what is supposed to be a fun birthday getaway but after a booking mix-up, the trip turns into a week-long journey where three friends rediscover their passions. Tamera also starred in another one of Hallmark’s beloved Christmas movies entitled Inventing the Christmas Prince.

She showcases her singing and dancing talents in Hallmark’s Dream Moms movie alongside co-star Chelsea Hobbs. The movie centers on two moms whose deferred Broadway dreams get reignited when they enter a TV talent show competition together and learn that it's never too late to become what or who you want to be. Tamera stars in Hallmark’s Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major, about a new teacher at an Irish prep school who helps solve the murder of a ghost haunting her house in the hopes that it will allow him to move on.

As a beloved television host, Tamera can be seen across many shows. Hulu premiered their baking competition series Baker’s Dozen hosted by Tamera and former White House pastry chef Bill Yosses. Together, they hosted the unscripted series which pitted passionate amateur bakers against seasoned culinary experts. In the show, contestants compete in head-to-head challenges for a chance to win the golden rolling pin and a cash prize. Additionally, Tamera served as a judge alongside Martha Stewart and Chris Hessney on HGTV’s design competition show, Table Wars. Tamera hosted Amazon Studios’ hit unscripted series the Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge alongside pastry chefs Clarice Lam and Joshua John Russell. In each episode, bakers are given a challenge based on Dr. Seuss's characters and stories, and their work is judged on taste, creativity, and storytelling. The hit show ranked in Prime Video’s top 10 originals for several weeks following its premiere on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee.

In addition to her movie and television projects, Tamera is also a best-selling author. In October 2022, Tamera debuted her highly anticipated memoir, You Should Sit Down For This. In the book, Tamera sheds her “good girl” image to empower other women to step up to life's unexpected turns and surprises and to make it all work. The memoir is filled with Tamera’s lifelong memories from before Sister, Sister to where she is now at this point in her life, peppered in with “Tamera-isms” where she dishes out her best life advice for a myriad of situations. 

Born in Germany and raised in Southern California, Tamera graduated with Honors from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and an emphasis on Abnormal Childhood Development. After meeting at Pepperdine, Tamera married FOX News correspondent Adam Housley in May 2011, and they welcomed their first child Aden John Tanner Housley in November 2012, and their second child Ariah Talea Housley July 2015. They live in Napa Valley, where they oversee Century Oak Winery. Tamera and Adam also opened their own celebrated tasting room, Housley Napa Valley, in the heart of Downtown Napa where they both can frequently be seen pouring their family wines for fans and visitors. They also opened their own coffeehouse and coffee line called Barnhouse Napa Brews in Downtown Napa in Winter 2021. They feature 6 brews of coffee at the shop – all of which are locally brewed, sourced, and grown sustainably from all over the world. 90% of the food and products available for sale are women and minority-owned.