Mowry was born in Gelnhausen, West Germany to Darlene Flowers, who managed her children's careers and also worked as a security guard, and Timothy Mowry, who was in the U.S. Army at the time of her birth and later became a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department when the family moved to California. Her mother is African American and her father is Italian American; the two met in high Read more...

Mowry and her sister began entering pageants and talent shows while their family was stationed in Texas. At age 12, they convinced their mother to move to California with them so they could pursue acting. She agreed, on the condition that they land an acting job within the first month of their stay. In 1990, their family moved to California permanently, settling in Los Angeles, and she and her sister Read more...

Tia Mowry currently resides in Los Angeles with her "teacup" Chihuahua, whom she named Chico and her husband, actor Cory Hardrict, whom she married in 2008.