Tamera Mowry stars as Kayla Thorton, the young medical resident and newest addition to the Rittenhouse Hospital in Sony Pictures Television’s drama series STRONG MEDICINE for Lifetime.

Mowry starred opposite her twin sister, Tia, in the hit television series “Sister, Sister” from 1994 to 1999. The sisters portrayed identical twins who were separated at birth and later met by chance as teenagers. The popular sitcom originally aired on ABC, before moving to the WB network. Mowry earned three Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, an NAACP Image Award nomination, as well as four Young Artist Award nominations for the role of Tamera Anne Campbell.

Mowry’s television credits also include “Full House,” “Are You Afraid of the Dark?,” “True Colors” and “Smart Guy,” among others. Since the conclusion of “Sister, Sister,” she has ventured into feature films with appearances in “The Hot Chick,” “Hollywood Horror,” “Seventeen Again” and “Something to Think About.”

A graduate of Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, Mowry works with numerous charitable organizations such as KidsPeace, D.A.R.E., the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Cure 2000 for Leukemia and Diabetes and the Elizabeth Glaser AIDS Foundation.

Mowry was born in West Germany and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. After her family moved to Los Angeles when she was little, she began acting at the age of 12.