Lisa Vanderpump

Early life

Lisa Jane Vanderpump was born in Dulwich, London, on 15 September 1960, as the younger of two children to ad agency art director John Vanderpump and his wife, Jean. She had one older brother, Mark, who was a DJ and businessman.

Vanderpump started ballet lessons at three. She attended Riverston School in Lee Green, South London. She was enrolled in the Corona Academy drama school at the age of nine.

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."

Career

Vanderpump made her film debut at the age of 13, as an uncredited extra in the 1973 romantic comedy A Touch of Class. She portrayed Julia Allessio, the daughter of Glenda Jackson's character. 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.

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 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 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 opened Pump Restaurant, her second restaurant in West Hollywood, in May 2014. She closed the establishment in July 2023. 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. Vanderpump and her husband partnered with Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz to open Tom Tom, her third restaurant, in West Hollywood, in July 2018. In March 2019, she opened Vanderpump Cocktail Garden, her first Las Vegas venue, located in Caesars Palace. She partnered with Nick Alain to launch Vanderpump Alain, a home collections line, in July.

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.

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.

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.

Personal life

Vanderpump met her husband, businessman Ken Todd, at his first bar, Cork's Wine Bar in Kensington, London, in May 1982. 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 currently 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.

Charity 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.

Filmography

As an actress

As herself

Published works

Awards and nominations

References

References

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