List of The Real Housewives cast members
This is a list of full-time cast members who have been features on the American reality television show The Real Housewives. The series follows an affluent group of women as they socialize and cope with life's struggles.[1] The series initially began in 2006 with the series of The Real Housewives of Orange County that featured Kimberly Bryant, Jo De La Rosa, Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough and Lauri Waring.[2] Since the premiere of the series, it has grown to include multiple series in different cities and areas across the United States that include; New York City and Atlanta in 2008;[3][4] New Jersey in 2009;[5] Washington, D.C.[6] and Beverly Hills in 2010;[7] Miami in 2011;[8] Potomac and Dallas in 2016.[9][10] The franchise has grown to be successful with several housewives receiving spin-offs of their respective series.
Since the conception on the series in 2006, the only original reaming cast member of The Real Housewives of Orange County is Gunvalson.[11] Other remaining original cast members of their series include Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps and Bethenny Frankel of The Real Housewives of New York City;[12] Shereé Whitfield of The Real Housewives of Atlanta;[13] Teresa Giudice and Jacqueline Laurita of The Real Housewives of New Jersey;[14] Kyle Richards and Lisa Vanderpump of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills;[15] Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Charrisse Jackson-Jordan, Robyn Dixon and Ashley Darby The Real Housewives of PotomacCary Deuber, Tiffany Hendra, Stephanie Hollman, LeeAnne Locken, and Brandi Redmond of The Real Housewives of Dallas.[16] no longer has a remaining original cast member since the departure of NeNe Leakes after season 7[17] and The Real Housewives of D.C. and The Real Housewives of Miami have since been cancelled.[18][19] As of 27 September 2016, a total of 96 housewives have been featured across the U.S. installments.
The domestic franchise has inspired many multiple series across the world as international installments. The first of the international installment was The Real Housewives of Athens which premiered in 2011.[20] Since the premiere of the series focused in Athens it has gown to include multiple series in different cities around the world that include; Vancouver in 2012;[21] Los Angeles (a French series) in 2013;[22] Melbourne in 2014;[23] Cheshire in 2015;[24] Auckland in 2016;[25] additional variants are planned for 2017 in Sydney and Toronto.[26][27] Since the premiere of the international series, Athens, Vancouver and Les Vrais Housewives have since been cancelled. As of 27 September 2016, a total of 50 housewives have been featured across the international installments.
Housewives
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Domestic (U.S.) installments
| Installment | Housewife | Seasons | Season joined | Season departed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | Vicki Gunvalson | 11 | 1 | present | |
| Tamra Judge | 9 | 3 | Present | 1 | |
| Heather Dubrow | 5 | 7 | Present | ||
| Shannon Beador | 3 | 9 | Present | ||
| Meghan King Edmonds | 2 | 10 | Present | 3 | |
| Kelly Dodd | 1 | 11 | Present | ||
| Jeana Keough | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Lauri Peterson | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Jo De La Rosa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 2 | |
| Kimberly Bryant | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tammy Knickerbocker | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Quinn Fry | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Gretchen Rossi | 5 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Lynne Curtin | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| Alexis Bellino | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Peggy Tanous | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Lydia McLaughlin | 8 | 8 | |||
| Lizzie Rovsek | 9 | 9 | 2 | ||
| New York City | Ramona Singer | 8 | 1 | Present | |
| Luann de Lesseps | 7 | 1 | Present | ||
| Bethenny Frankel | 5 | 1 | Present | 1 | |
| Sonja Morgan | 6 | 3 | Present | ||
| Carole Radziwill | 4 | 5 | Present | ||
| Dorinda Medley | 2 | 7 | Present | 3 | |
| Alex McCord | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Jill Zarin | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Kelly Killoren Bensimon | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Cindy Barshop | 1 | 4 | |||
| Aviva Drescher | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| Heather Thomson | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| Kristen Taekman | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Jules Wainstein | 1 | 8 | |||
| Atlanta | Shereé Whitfield | 5 | 1 | Present | |
| Kandi Burruss | 8 | 2 | Present | 4 | |
| Cynthia Bailey | 7 | 3 | Present | ||
| Phaedra Parks | 7 | 3 | Present | ||
| Kenya Moore | 5 | 5 | Present | ||
| Porsha Williams | 4 | 5 | Present | ||
| NeNe Leakes | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 2 | |
| Kim Zolciak-Biermann | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Lisa Wu | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| DeShawn Snow | 1 | 1 | |||
| Claudia Jordan | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Kim Fields | 1 | 8 | |||
| New Jersey | Teresa Giudice | 7 | 1 | Present | 1 |
| Jacqueline Laurita | 6 | 1 | Present | ||
| Melissa Gorga | 5 | 3 | Present | 2 | |
| Dolores Catania | 1 | 7 | Present | 2 | |
| Siggy Flicker | 1 | 7 | Present | ||
| Caroline Manzo | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Dina Manzo | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Danielle Staub | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Kathy Wakile | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| Teresa Aprea | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Amber Marchese | 1 | 6 | |||
| Nicole Napolitano | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| D.C. | Mary Amons | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lynda Erkiletian | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cat Ommanney | 1 | 1 | |||
| Michaele Salahi | 1 | 1 | |||
| Stacie Scott Turner | 1 | 1 | |||
| Beverly Hills | Kyle Richards | 7 | 1 | Present | |
| Lisa Vanderpump | 7 | 1 | Present | 4 | |
| Eileen Davidson | 3 | 5 | Present | ||
| Lisa Rinna | 3 | 5 | Present | 3 | |
| Erika Girardi | 2 | 6 | Present | ||
| Dorit Kemsley | 1 | 7 | Present | ||
| Kim Richards | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Taylor Armstrong | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Adrienne Maloof | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Camille Grammer | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Brandi Glanville | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Yolanda Hadid | 4 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Joyce Giraud de Ohoven | 1 | 4 | |||
| Carlton Gebbia | 1 | 4 | |||
| Kathryn Edwards | 1 | 6 | |||
| Miami | Lea Black | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Adriana de Moura | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Alexia Echevarria | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Marysol Patton | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Larsa Pippen | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cristy Rice | 1 | 1 | |||
| Lisa Hochstein | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Joanna Krupa | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Ana Quincoces | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Karent Sierra | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Potomac | Gizelle Bryant | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Ashley Darby | 1 | 1 | Present | ||
| Robyn Dixon | 1 | 1 | Present | ||
| Karen Huger | 1 | 1 | Present | ||
| Charrisse Jackson-Jordan | 1 | 1 | Present | ||
| Katie Rost | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dallas | Cary Deuber | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Tiffany Hendra | 1 | 1 | Present | ||
| Stephanie Hollman | 1 | 1 | Present | ||
| LeeAnne Locken | 1 | 1 | Present | ||
| Brandi Redmond | 1 | 1 | Present | ||
International installments
| Installment | Housewife | Seasons | Season joined | Season departed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens | Ioanna Soulioti | 1 | 1 | |
| Orthoula Papadakou | 1 | 1 | ||
| Annita Nathanail | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fofi Mastrokosta | 1 | 1 | ||
| Christina Papa | 1 | 1 | ||
| Joe Satratzemi Togou | 1 | 1 | ||
| Vancouver | Jody Claman | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ronnie Negus | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mary Zilba | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Christina Kiesel | 1 | 1 | ||
| Reiko MacKenzie | 1 | 1 | ||
| Amanda Hansen | 1 | 2 | ||
| Robin Reichman | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ioulia Reynolds | 1 | 2 | ||
| Les Vraies Housewives | Soumaya Akaaboune | 1 | 1 | |
| Christina Amrani | 1 | 1 | ||
| Karine Kaplan | 1 | 1 | ||
| Christine Snider-Decroix | 1 | 1 | ||
| Natalie Wizman | 1 | 1 | ||
| Melbourne | Jackie Gillies | 3 | 1 | Present |
| Gina Liano | 3 | 1 | Present | |
| Janet Roach | 3 | 1 | Present | |
| Lydia Schiavello | 3 | 1 | Present | |
| Pettifleur Berenger | 2 | 2 | Present | |
| Gamble Breaux | 2 | 2 | Present | |
| Susie McLean | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Chyka Keebaugh | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Andrea Moss | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cheshire | Tanya Bardsley | 4 | 1 | Present |
| Leanne Brown | 4 | 1 | Present | |
| Ampika Pickston | 4 | 1 | Present | |
| Lauren Simon | 4 | 1 | Present | |
| Dawn Ward | 4 | 1 | Present | |
| Missé Beqiri | 2 | 3 | Present | |
| Stacey Forsey | 2 | 3 | Present | |
| Seema Malhotra | 2 | 3 | Present | |
| Magali Gorré | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Auckland | Anne Batley-Burton | 1 | 1 | Present |
| Michelle Blanchard | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Gilda Kirkpatrick | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Julia Sloane | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Angela Stone | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Louise Wallace | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Sydney | Athena Levendi | 1 | 1 | Present |
| Krissy Marsh | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Lisa Oldfield | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Nicole O'Neil | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Matty Samaei | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Melissa Tkautz | 1 | 1 | Present | |
| Victoria Rees | 1 | 1 | Present | |
Notes
- ^1 Cast member has received their own spin-off.
- ^2 Cast member has since appeared on the series as a guest since departing as a full-time cast member.
- ^3 Cast member had appeared on the series as a guest prior to joining as a full-time cast member.
- ^4 Cast member has received multiple spin-offs.
- ^5 Cast member did not appear in one or more episodes during their time as a housewife and had their intro and crediting removed during their absence.
References
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