Both Kyle Richards and Kim Richards got their start as child actors, and one of Kyle’s first roles was as the younger version of her sister’s character. According to Bravo TV, Kyle played the younger version of the character Tia in the 1975 Disney film “Escape to Witch Mountain.” While this is sometimes viewed as Kyle’s first acting credit, as given by Us Magazine, she has one earlier credit to her name, per her IMDb page.
In 1974, Kyle portrayed Julie Faulkner in one episode of “Police Woman.” A few images of Kyle in this earlier role still appear online, such as in one fan-created photo gallery on Facebook. There, a young Kyle can be seen wearing a pink dress with her blonde hair in pigtails on either side of her head (pictured).
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Kyle also held two separate roles on the series “The Little House on the Prairie” from 1975 to 1982, per IMDb. Most of these appearances were as character Alicia Sanderson Edwards.
