Kenya Moore

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Kenya Moore
Kenya Moore.png
Moore in 2019
Born
Kenya Summer Moore

(1971-01-24) January 24, 1971 (age 50)[1]
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Other namesKenya Moore Daly
EducationWayne State University (BS)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • producer
  • author
  • television personality
  • entrepreneur
Years active1992–present
Title
Spouse(s)
Marc Daly
​
​
(m. 2017; sep. 2019)​
[2][3]
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Miss Michigan USA 1993
(Winner)
Miss USA 1993
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1993
(Top 6)
Websitekenyamoore.com
Signature
Kenya Moore signature.png

Kenya Summer Moore Daly (née Moore; born January 24, 1971)[1] is an American actress, model, producer, author, television personality, and entrepreneur. She co-starred in the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Atlanta from 2012 onwards and was a member of the cast of The Celebrity Apprentice 7 in 2015. Moore rose to prominence in 1993 after winning the Miss USA contest which led her to compete in that year's Miss Universe pageant ultimately landing her among the top six. She subsequently appeared in films and television shows including Waiting To Exhale (1995) and Deliver Us From Eva (2003), The Steve Harvey Show (1998) and Girlfriends (2004). Moore has produced several film projects, had a book published, and starred in her own exercise video. She is also known for her involvement in entrepreneurial ventures and is the founder of hair care brand, Moore Hair.

Early life[]

Moore was born in Detroit, Michigan[1][4] to teenagers Patricia Moore and Ronald Grant,[5] and was raised by her paternal grandmother Doris Grant[6][7](1931–2017)[8] and aunt after her mother abandoned her at three days old. The reality TV show star revealed that her mother never named her. "Since birth, my mother made the decision at age 16 to pretend she never had me. She has never spoken to me,” Kenya wrote. “Even if present in the same room with other people and family, she pretends that I simply don’t exist. She pretends I’m invisible," Kenya revealed on her Bravo blog.[9] Moore graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1989.[10] While still in high school, Moore experienced domestic violence from a much older boyfriend. In Moore's words, "He tormented me physically, mentally and once even nearly killed me by putting me into the hospital, from attacking me with a finger nail file… stabbing me with a finger nail file.”[11] Moore attended Wayne State University, where she majored in psychology and minored in communication.[12]

Career[]

Modeling and pageants[]

Moore began modeling at the age of 14 and in the course of her modeling career was the January 1992 cover girl for Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Company's Ebony Man's (EM) magazine.[13] She also became a model for the Ebony Fashion Fair cosmetic line. At 22, Moore won Miss Michigan USA (1993) and then became the second African American woman to win Miss USA. She then represented the United States in the Miss Universe 1993 pageant and placed fifth.[14]

Film and television[]

Acting[]

Moore had parts in television programs including: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Meet The Browns, Homeboys in Outer Space, Sparks, Smart Guy, Video Soul Living Single, Damon, In the House, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Parent 'Hood, The Steve Harvey Show, Martin, Nubian Goddess, Men, Women & Dogs, The Parkers, Under One Roof, and Girlfriends[citation needed]. She has also appeared on the covers of Glamour, Seventeen, Ebony, and Essence magazines and can be seen in the music videos for Jermaine Dupri's "Money Ain't a Thang" (1998), Nas's "Street Dreams" (1996), Shai's "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" (1996),[15] and Tupac's "Temptations".[16] Additionally, Moore has appeared in several films: Waiting to Exhale (1995), Senseless (1998), Trois (2000), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Brothers in Arms (2005), Cloud 9 (2006), I Know Who Killed Me (2007), and Trapped: Haitian Nights (2010).[citation needed]

Reality television[]

In May 2012, Moore joined the season five cast of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta.[17] In 2015, Moore was cast on The Celebrity Apprentice 7.[18] Moore is set to star in The Real Housewives All-Stars a spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, that is set to premiere on Peacock.[19][20]

Production[]

Moore has also produced and directed various projects and launched her own company, Moore Vision Media in 2008.[21] Moore Vision Media produced the erotic thriller “The Confidant”. Moore is credited as producer/director of the film Trapped: Haitian Nights.[22] After the project lost its director, Moore took over the production and completed the film. When the film failed to find distribution, Moore founded Moore Vision Media, an independent movie production and home-video distribution company.[21] The company's first production was The Confidant, released by Universal Vivendi on August 24, 2010.[23]

Authoring[]

On November 28, 2007 Moore published a book titled Game, Get Some!: What Women Really Want.[24] Described as a how-to guide, the book is a self-help and conduct containing relationship advice, as well as the author's personal experiences regarding interpersonal and intimate relationships.[25] Moore has stated about the book, "No one man can know everything there is to know about women, but with my help, they may just come close; I feel like the female Ms. Hitch! I want to bring us together not apart."[26] The author reviews self-esteem and self-concept issues, offers sexual advice, discusses tips on mending a relationship or the proper way to break up. "If you have shared a special bond with someone you have dated, if you always treat her with respect, you will always have a friend at the end of the day." Moore writes.[24]

Exercise video and hair care line[]

In 2013, Moore released her own exercise video, named "Kenya Moore: Booty Boot Camp".[27] In 2014, Moore launched a hair care products brand.[28][29]

Personal life[]

In June 2017, Moore married businessman and restaurant owner[3] Marc Daly.[30][31] In April 2018 she announced that they were expecting their first child.[32] On November 4, 2018, Moore gave birth to daughter Brooklyn Doris Daly;[33][34] according to her, Brooklyn refers to the location where she and husband Marc met, and Doris is after her late grandmother who raised her.[35] She filed from divorce from Daly in August 2021.

Filmography[]

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1995 Waiting to Exhale Denise [36]
1998 Senseless Lorraine [37]
2000 Trois Jasmine Davis [38]
2001 No Turning Back Lia
2003 Deliver Us From Eva Renee Johnson [39]
Hot Parts Passion
2004 Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 1 Herself
2005 Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story Leticia
Brothers in Arms Mara
2006 Cloud 9 Champagne
2007 I Know Who Killed Me Jazmin [40]
2010 Trapped: Haitian Nights Nadine
The Confidant Eden Patterson [41]
2013 Dolls of Voodoo Nadine
2016 Sharknado: The 4th Awakens Monique
Television
Year Show Role Notes
1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Dana Mothers Day
1996 Martin Lena Bozack You're All I Need
Homeboys in Outer Space Nefertiti Super Bad Foxy Lady Killer or Ty and Morris Get the Shaft
1997 Sparks Ms. Collins I, Spy
Smart Guy Vivian Kennedy Brother, Brother
Living Single Lisa DeLongPre One Degree of Separation
Nubian Goddess Herself Host
1998 Damon Julia Burton The Designer
The Steve Harvey Show Miss Gerard Educating Piggy
1999 The Jamie Foxx Show Heidi Change of Heart
1998–1999 The Parent 'Hood Celeste Wedding Bells Blues,

A Sister Scorned

1999 In The House Valerie Bridgeforth 6 episodes
2001 Men, Women, & Dogs Carmen Sick as a Dog
2002 The Parkers Herself It's Showtime
2004 Girlfriends Kara Maybe Baby,

New York Bound

2012–Present The Real Housewives of Atlanta Herself Main Cast (season 5-10, 12-); Guest (season 11)
2013 Walk This Way n/a Abstinence
2015 The Celebrity Apprentice 7 Herself 7th Place
2015 The Millionaire Matchmaker
2018 Saints & Sinners Nina Collier Episode: "Personal, Not Business"
2020–present Family Reunion Herself 2 Episodes
TBA The Real Housewives All-Stars Herself Upcoming series
Music video
Year Video Role Notes
1996 Street Dreams Ginger McKenna Single by Nas
1998 Money Ain't a Thang Love interest Single by Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z

References[]

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