Kathy Hilton (born Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino, later Richards; March 13, 1959) is an American actress, fashion designer and philanthropist. She is the mother of socialite Paris Hilton and fashion designer Nicky Hilton.

Biography

She met Richard Hilton at the age of fifteen. They married in 1979. They have four children: daughters Paris Hilton (born 1981) and Nicholai, Baroness de Rothschild (born 1983); and sons Barron Nicholas Hilton II (born 1989) and Conrad Hughes Hilton III (born 1994).

The couple resides in Bel Air, Los Angeles.