Lisa Vanderpump

Lisa Jane Vanderpump (born 15 September 1960 ) is an English restaurateur, businesswoman and television personality. She initially gained fame as a main cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which she starred in from 2010 until 2019. Since emigrating to the United States from the United Kingdom, Vanderpump has been in the restaurant industry, along with her husband Ken Todd. Her West Hollywood, California restaurant and lounge, SUR (short for Sexy Unique Restaurant), along with its staff, are the premise to Bravo's Vanderpump Rules (2013–present), in which she is a cast member and executive producer.

Other producing television projects include E!'s Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump, Peacock's Vanderpump Dogs (both 2021), and Hulu's Vanderpump Villa (2024–present), all of which she executively produced.

Vanderpump is an animal rights activist and the founder of The Vanderpump Dog Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue organization that works with domestic and international fronts.

Early life Lisa Jane Vanderpump on 15 September 1960, Her father was an art director at an advertising agency. Vanderpump started ballet lessons at three. She attended Riverston School in Lee Green, South London.

By the age of 19, she had a flat in Fulham, West London. Vanderpump says she was financially self-sufficient after leaving home, with "just a good education and a kick in the arse." Her credited film debut was as Anne in the 1978 horror Killer's Moon. At the age of 14, she made her television debut with the role of Ursula Marsh in John Halifax, Gentleman on its premier episode in 1974. She had small roles in various episodic television programmes throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, including Silk Stalkings and Baywatch Nights. Vanderpump has been featured in over 100 commercials for brands including Maltesers, Lilt, Britvic 55 and Hamlet cigars. Vanderpump appeared in the 1980s music videos "Poison Arrow" and "Mantrap" by the pop band ABC and "(What) In The Name of Love" by the duo Naked Eyes. She also appeared in the 2014 music video for "G.U.Y." by Lady Gaga. thumb Hospitality Vanderpump and her husband partnered with husband-and-wife team Guillermo Zapata and Nathalie Pouille Zapata to be co-owners of SUR Restaurant & Lounge in May 2005. The restaurant was the original focus of Vanderpump Rules and is located in West Hollywood, California. In August 2009, she opened Villa Blanca, a Mediterranean inspired restaurant. The establishment closed in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vanderpump contrasted SUR and Villa Blanca by saying, "Villa Blanca's where you take your wife, and SUR's where you take your mistress." Vanderpump opened her third restaurant, Pump Restaurant & Lounge in May 2014; her second restaurant in West Hollywood. She closed the establishment in July 2023. Vanderpump and her husband partnered with Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz to open Tom Tom, her fourth restaurant, once again in West Hollywood, in July 2018. In February 2019, the restaurant was named Best Bar in Southern California by Los Angeles Travel Magazine.

In March 2019, she opened Vanderpump Cocktail Garden, her first Las Vegas venue, located in Caesars Palace. In April 2022, Vanderpump opened Vanderpump à Paris, her second Las Vegas venue located in the Paris Las Vegas casino hotel. In April 2024, she launched Wolf by Vanderpump, her third Nevada venture located at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. Vanderpump opened her third Las Vegas restaurant, Pinky's at the Flamingo, on 6 December 2024. She partnered with Caesars Entertainment in 2025, which is renovating The Cromwell on the Las Vegas Strip to become the first Vanderpump Hotel in 2026.

Unscripted television and producing She debuted on Bravo's reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on 14 October 2010, and is an original main cast member of the series. On 3 June 2019, she announced her departure from the series after nine seasons following controversy widely referred to as "Puppygate." The controversy centered on a dog that Dorit Kemsley adopted from Vanderpump's rescue organization and subsequently re-homed in violation of the adoption contract. When the story became public, the cast accused Vanderpump of leaking the story which she denied. Vanderpump took a polygraph test on camera. Socially isolated from the group, Vanderpump stopped filming with other cast members for the remainder of the season and declined to attend the season-end reunion.

Vanderpump has been a cast member and an executive producer on a spin-off of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, since the shows inception on 7 January 2013. She competed in the 16th season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko, debuting on 18 March 2013. They were the second couple eliminated, leaving in tenth place on 9 April.

Vanderpump began hosting E!'s Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump in March 2021. The series focuses on Vanderpump as she hosts celebrity guests and cooks intimate meals. Also in March 2021 she featured as a judge on ABC's Pooch Perfect. The series was hosted by Rebel Wilson and featured Jorge Bendersky and Dr. Callie Harris as judges. Vanderpump was featured in a second spin-off from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Peacock's Vanderpump Dogs, in June 2021. The series focuses on Vanderpump and her staff as they run her dog foundation/rescue centre in Los Angeles. Vanderpump is a main cast member and an executive producer on Hulu's Vanderpump Villa. The series premiered on 1 April 2024.

Business ventures Vanderpump launched Vanderpump Vodka, her first alcoholic beverage, in 2013. She later launched LVP Sangria, her second alcoholic beverage, in February 2014, and later rebranded the beverage to Vanderpump Sangria. She launched Vanderpump Rosé, her first wine, in April 2017. After the success of her rosé, she launched Vanderpump Wines in April 2020.

In November 2014, she released Vanderpump Beverly Hills by Pop Culture Promotions, a line of homewares. In July 2019, Vanderpump, partnered with Nick Alain, an industrial designer and creative director who helped her design her restaurant Tom Tom, launched Vanderpump Alain, a home collections line.

Other ventures In November 2012, Vanderpump launched Very Vanderpump, a lifestyle blog. Vanderpump was named editor-in-chief of Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine in March 2017. She left the position in October 2018.

Animal activism and humanitarian work Vanderpump received the Key to the City of Beverly Hills in March 2013, from then mayor Jimmy Delshad, who also declared March 1 'Lisa Vanderpump Day', in recognition of her charitable and philanthropic work. In July 2014, Vanderpump was honoured with a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. She was a recipient of the Ally Leadership Award in August 2015 from Equality California, an LGBT rights organisation.

She organised a peaceful protest march against the Yulin Dog Meat Festival in October 2015. The march went from MacArthur Park to the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles and started a movement to end the abuse, torture and slaughter of dogs worldwide. Together with her husband Ken and their partner, John Sessa, they launched the Stop Yulin Forever campaign. Vanderpump went on to address Congress about the same issues. Vanderpump produced a documentary, The Road To Yulin… And Beyond, in March 2018, to draw attention to the Yulin Dog Meat Festival and bring it to an end.

The Vanderpump Dog Foundation The Vanderpump Dog Foundation was launched online in 2016. On 1 March 2017, Vanderpump opened the Vanderpump Dogs rescue center in Los Angeles. She also owns and operates two rescue centers in China. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, Vanderpump has raised US$383,511.14 through Cameo for her foundation, as of February 2023. Vanderpump Dogs has saved "approximately 3,000 dogs domestically from kill shelters to date", as of February 2023. The couple wed on 28 August 1982, at a United Reformed Church. Together they have two children: a daughter, and an adopted son. She has one stepson from her husband's first marriage. She has two grandsons.

She primarily resides in Beverly Hills, California. She has lived in London, Cheltenham, Monaco, and the South of France. She also owns property in Montecito. Vanderpump sold her Beverly Park home in 2011 for US$18.8 million and bought her US$12 million estate, Villa Rosa, in the Beverly Crest neighbourhood. In 2024, she purchased a home in the Southern Highlands Golf Club neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Filmography

As an actress Year Show Role Notes 1973 A Touch of Class Julia Allessio Uncredited 1974 John Halifax, Gentleman Ursula March, as a girl Episode: "Episode #1.1" 1975 Tommy Girl at Christmas Party Uncredited 1975 Lisztomania Audience member Uncredited 1976 Bugsy Malone Girl at Fat Sam's Speakeasy Uncredited 1976 Katy Mary 2 episodes 1978 Killer's Moon Anne 1979 Kids Lucille Wyatt 5 episodes 1980 The Wildcats of St Trinian's Ursula 1980 Leap in the Dark Jackie Episode: "Jack Be Nimble" 1981 Sunday Night Thriller Young Eliane Label Episode: "I Thought They Died Years Ago" 1981 Storybook International Cap Episode: "Cap O' Rushes" 1982 Something in Disguise Sandra Mount 2 episodes 1983 Arena Caroline 1 episode 1983 Kelly Monteith Sarah Wright 6 episodes 1993 Silk Stalkings Coleen Osgood Episode: "Team Spirit" 1995 Separate Lives Heidi Porter 1995 Baywatch Nights Margo Curtis Episode: "Just a Gigolo" 2014 The Comeback Lisa Vanderpump Episode: "Valerie Makes a Pilot" 2016 The Royal Hangover Lisa Vanderpump 1 episode 2016 Almost Royal Lisa Vanderpump Episode: "Work" 2020 American Housewife Lisa Vanderpump Episode: "Vacation!"

As herself

Published works

Awards and nominations Year Award Category WorkResult 2018 MTV Movie & TV Award Best Reality Series/FranchiseVanderpump Rules 2019 People's Choice Award The Reality TV Star of 2019 Herself The Reality Show of 2019 Vanderpump Rules MTV Movie & TV Award Best Reality Royalty 2023 TCA Award Outstanding Achievement in Reality Critics' Choice Real TV Award Best Unstructured Series Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series Impact Award Herself MTV Movie & TV Award Best Docu-Reality Show Vanderpump Rules Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 2024 Critics' Choice Real TV Award Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series People's Choice Award The Show of the Year The Reality Show of the Year