Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (née Mowry; born July 6, 1978), known by her maiden name Tamera Mowry, is an American actress and model. [1]. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister (opposite her identical twin sister Tia Mowry). She has also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too. and played Dr. Kayla Thornton on the medical drama Strong Medicine.