List of The Real Housewives cast members

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The Real Housewives is an American media franchise that consists of several reality television series broadcast on the Bravo cable network. Each series follows an affluent group of women as they socialize and cope with life's struggles. The franchise originated with The Real Housewives of Orange County in 2006, and expanded into New York City, Atlanta, New Jersey, D.C., Beverly Hills, Miami, Potomac, Dallas and Salt Lake City.

As of May 2021, a total of 130 housewives have been featured on the American installments, several of whom have received spin-offs from their respective series. Cast members that have starred on every season of their respective series include Ramona Singer from New York City;[1] Teresa Giudice from New Jersey;[2] Kyle Richards from Beverly Hills; Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, and Karen Huger from Potomac; and Stephanie Hollman and Brandi Redmond from Dallas.[3] Luann de Lesseps from New York City is the only original cast member that has starred in her current or most recently aired season for her respective series after at least one season of absence or reduced capacity.[4] Vicki Gunvalson from The Real Housewives of Orange County and Ramona Singer from The Real Housewives of New York City have starred in more seasons of their respective series than any other housewife has starred in their own, each at 13 total. [5]

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.[6] 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;[7] Los Angeles (a French series) in 2013;[8] Melbourne in 2014;[9] Cheshire in 2015;[10] Auckland in 2016;[11] Sydney, Toronto and Hungary in 2017; South Africa in 2018.[12][13] Since the premiere of the international series, the shows based in Athens and Vancouver as well as Les Vrais Housewives have ended. As of August 16, 2018, a total of 86 housewives have been featured across the international installments.

American installments[]

  Indicates series that is currently airing
  Indicates series whose upcoming season is scheduled
  Indicates series that is no longer in production
Vicki Gunvalson (Orange County, season 1–13)
Luann de Lesseps (New York City, season 1–5 and 7–present)
Bethenny Frankel (New York City, season 1–3 and 7–11)
Tinsley Mortimer (New York City, season 9–12)
NeNe Leakes (Atlanta, season 1–7 and 10–12)
Eva Marcille (Atlanta, season 11–12)
Teresa Giudice (New Jersey, season 1–present)
Melissa Gorga (New Jersey, season 3–present)
Kyle Richards (Beverly Hills, season 1–present)
Lisa Vanderpump (Beverly Hills, season 1–9)
Brandi Glanville, (Beverly Hills, season 3–5)
Denise Richards (Beverly Hills, season 9–10)
Wendy Osefo (Potomac, season 5–present)
List of The Real Housewives American housewives
Installment Housewives First season
starred
Last season
starred
Number of seasons
Full-time Friend Guest
Orange County Kimberly Bryant 1 1 1 0 3
Jo De La Rosa 1 2 2 0 2
Vicki Gunvalson 1 13 13 1 0
Jeana Keough 1 5 5 1 4
Lauri Peterson 1 4 4 1 1
Tammy Knickerbocker 2 3 2 0 4
Quinn Fry 3 3 1 0 3
Tamra Judge 3 14 12 0 0
Lynne Curtin 4 5 2 0 2
Gretchen Rossi 4 8 5 0 1
Alexis Bellino 5 8 4 0 1
Peggy Tanous 6 6 1 0 1
Heather Dubrow 7 N/A 5 0 0
Lydia McLaughlin 8 12 2 0 0
Shannon Storms Beador 9 N/A 7 0 0
Lizzie Rovsek 9 9 1 1 2
Meghan King Edmonds 10 12 3 0 2
Kelly Dodd 11 15 5 0 0
Peggy Sulahian 12 12 1 0 0
Gina Kirschenheiter 13 N/A 3 0 0
Emily Simpson 13 N/A 3 0 1
Braunwyn Windham-Burke 14 15 2 0 0
Elizabeth Lyn Vargas 15 15 1 0 0
New York City Luann de Lesseps 1 N/A 12 1 0
Bethenny Frankel 1 11 8 0 0
Alex McCord 1 4 4 0 0
Ramona Singer 1 N/A 13 0 0
Jill Zarin 1 4 4 0 4
Kelly Killoren Bensimon 2 4 3 0 2
Sonja Morgan 3 N/A 11 0 0
Cindy Barshop 4 4 1 0 0
Aviva Drescher 5 6 2 0 0
Carole Radziwill 5 10 6 0 0
Heather Thomson 5 7 3 1 4
Kristen Taekman 6 7 2 0 0
Dorinda Medley 7 12 6 0 1
Jules Wainstein 8 8 1 0 0
Tinsley Mortimer 9 12 4 0 0
Leah McSweeney 12 N/A 2 0 0
Eboni K. Williams 13 N/A 1 0 0
Atlanta NeNe Leakes 1 12 10 0 1
DeShawn Snow 1 1 1 0 0
Shereé Whitfield 1 10 6 1 1
Lisa Wu 1 2 2 0 3
Kim Zolciak-Biermann 1 5 5 1 1
Kandi Burruss 2 N/A 12 0 0
Cynthia Bailey 3 N/A 11 0 0
Phaedra Parks 3 9 7 0 0
Kenya Moore 5 N/A 8 0 1
Porsha Williams 5 N/A 8 1 0
Claudia Jordan 7 7 1 0 2
Kim Fields 8 8 1 0 0
Shamari DeVoe 11 11 1 0 0
Eva Marcille 11 12 2 1 1
Drew Sidora 13 N/A 1 0 0
New Jersey Teresa Giudice 1 N/A 11 0 0
Jacqueline Laurita 1 7 6 0 1
Caroline Manzo 1 5 5 0 0
Dina Manzo 1 6 3 0 1
Danielle Staub 1 2 2 3 0
Melissa Gorga 3 N/A 9 0 1
Kathy Wakile 3 5 3 2 1
Teresa Aprea 6 6 1 0 1
Amber Marchese 6 6 1 0 0
Nicole Napolitano 6 6 1 0 1
Dolores Catania 7 N/A 5 0 3
Siggy Flicker 7 8 2 0 0
Margaret Josephs 8 N/A 4 0 0
Jennifer Aydin 9 N/A 3 0 0
Jackie Goldschneider 9 N/A 3 0 0
D.C. Mary Amons 1 1 1 0 0
Lynda Erkiletian 1 1 1 0 0
Cat Ommanney 1 1 1 0 0
Michaele Salahi 1 1 1 0 0
Stacie Scott Turner 1 1 1 0 0
Beverly Hills Taylor Armstrong 1 3 3 0 3
Camille Grammer 1 2 2 3 4
Adrienne Maloof 1 3 3 0 4
Kim Richards 1 5 5 0 4
Kyle Richards 1 N/A 11 0 0
Lisa Vanderpump 1 9 9 0 0
Brandi Glanville 3 5 3 1 3
Yolanda Hadid 3 6 4 0 0
Joyce Giraud de Ohoven 4 4 1 0 0
Carlton Gebbia 4 4 1 0 0
Lisa Rinna 5 N/A 7 0 1
Eileen Davidson 5 7 3 0 2
Erika Girardi 6 N/A 6 0 0
Kathryn Edwards 6 6 1 0 0
Dorit Kemsley 7 N/A 5 0 0
Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave 8 10 3 0 0
Denise Richards 9 10 2 0 1
Garcelle Beauvais 10 N/A 2 0 0
Sutton Stracke 11 N/A 1 1 0
Crystal Kung Minkoff 11 N/A 1 0 0
Miami Lea Black 1 3 3 0 0
Adriana de Moura 1 3 3 0 0
Marysol Patton 1 2 2 1 0
Alexia Echevarria 1 3 2 1 0
Larsa Pippen 1 1 1 0 0
Cristy Rice 1 1 1 0 0
Lisa Hochstein 2 3 2 0 0
Joanna Krupa 2 3 2 0 0
Ana Quinoces 2 2 1 1 1
Karent Sierra 2 2 1 0 1
Potomac Gizelle Bryant 1 N/A 6 0 0
Ashley Darby 1 N/A 6 0 0
Robyn Dixon 1 N/A 6 0 0
Karen Huger 1 N/A 6 0 0
Charrisse Jackson-Jordan 1 2 2 1 1
Katie Rost 1 1 1 1 1
Monique Samuels 2 5 4 0 0
Candiace Dillard Bassett 3 N/A 4 0 0
Wendy Osefo 5 N/A 2 0 0
Mia Thornton 6 N/A 1 0 0
Dallas Cary Deuber 1 3 3 1 0
Tiffany Hendra 1 1 1 0 2
Stephanie Hollman 1 N/A 5 0 0
LeeAnne Locken 1 4 4 0 0
Brandi Redmond 1 N/A 5 0 0
D'Andra Simmons 2 N/A 4 0 0
Kameron Westcott 2 N/A 4 0 0
Kary Brittingham 4 N/A 2 0 0
Tiffany Moon 5 N/A 1 0 1
Salt Lake City Lisa Barlow 1 N/A 2 0 0
Mary Cosby 1 N/A 2 0 0
Heather Gay 1 N/A 2 0 0
Meredith Marks 1 N/A 2 0 0
Whitney Rose 1 N/A 2 0 0
Jen Shah 1 N/A 2 0 0
Jennie Nguyen 2 N/A 1 0 0

Several installments have featured cast members in a recurring capacity, referred to as "friends of the housewives." The first recurring cast member in the franchise was Jennifer Gilbert, introduced during the third season of The Real Housewives of New York City. Some cast members only ever appear on the series as friends; occasionally, friends are promoted to full-time cast members, and full-time cast members are reduced to friends.[14][15][16]

Housewives who have been featured as friends either before or after being a full-time cast member include Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough, Lauri Peterson and Lizzie Rovsek from Orange County; Luann de Lesseps and Heather Thomson from New York City; Porsha Williams, Shereé Whitfield, Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Eva Marcille from Atlanta; Kathy Wakile and Danielle Staub from New Jersey; Brandi Glanville, Camille Grammer and Sutton Stracke from Beverly Hills; Alexia Echevarria, Marysol Patton and Ana Quincoces from Miami; Charisse Jackson-Jordan and Katie Rost from Potomac and Cary Deuber from Dallas. Other women who have appeared in a recurring capacity across the franchise are listed below.

List of The Real Housewives American housewives' friends
Installment Friends First season
appeared
Last season
appeared
Number of seasons
Friend Guest
Orange County Fernanda Rocha 5 6 1 1
Sarah Winchester 5 7 1 2
Danielle Gregorio 9 9 1 0
New York City Jennifer Gilbert 3 5 1 1
Barbara Kavovit 3 11 1 6
Elyse Slaine 10 N/A 1 1
Bershan Shaw 13 N/A 1 0
Atlanta Marlo Hampton 4 N/A 4 4
Demetria McKinney 7 8 1 1
Shamea Morton 5 N/A 1 7
Tanya Sam 11 N/A 3 0
LaToya Ali 13 N/A 1 0
New Jersey Rosie Pierri 3 7 1 4
Beverly Hills Dana Wilkey 1 3 1 2
Faye Resnick 1 N/A 1 7
Marisa Zanuck 3 3 1 0
Eden Sassoon 7 7 1 0
Kathy Hilton 11 N/A 1 6
Potomac Askale Davis 6 N/A 1 0
Dallas Marie Reyes 1 1 1 0
Jennifer Davis Long 5 N/A 1 0

International installments[]

  Indicates series that is currently airing
  Indicates series whose upcoming season is scheduled
  Indicates series that is no longer in production
The Real Housewives international housewives
Installment Housewives First season
starred
Last season
starred
Number of seasons
Full-time Friend Guest
Athens Annita Nathanail 1 1 1 0 0
Fofi Mastrokosta 1 1 1 0 0
Christina Papa 1 1 1 0 0
Orthoula Papadakou 1 1 1 0 0
Ioanna Soulioti 1 1 1 0 0
Joe Satratzemi Togou 1 1 1 0 0
Me'usharot (Israel) Nicol Raidman 1 2 2 0 0
Lea Shnirer 1 2 2 0 0
Tali Sinai Riklis 1 1 1 0 0
Eti Dudai 1 1 1 0 0
Dafna Shahar 1 1 1 0 0
Inbar Shenhav 1 1 1 0 0
Yael Gal 2 2 1 0 0
Jennifer Snookel 2 2 1 0 0
Iris Zander 2 2 1 0 0
Vancouver Jody Claman 1 2 2 0 0
Christina Kiesel 1 1 1 0 0
Reiko MacKenzie 1 1 1 0 0
Ronnie Negus 1 2 2 0 0
Mary Zilba 1 2 2 0 0
Amanda Hansen 2 2 1 0 0
Robin Reichman 2 2 1 0 0
Ioulia Reynolds 2 2 1 0 0
Les Vraies Housewives (France) Soumaya Akaaboune 1 1 1 0 0
Christina Amrani 1 1 1 0 0
Karine Kaplan 1 1 1 0 0
Christine Snider-Decroix 1 1 1 0 0
Natalie Wizman 1 1 1 0 0
Melbourne Jackie Gillies 1 N/A 5 0 0
Chyka Keebaugh 1 3 3 0 1
Gina Liano 1 4 4 0 0
Andrea Moss 1 1 1 0 0
Janet Roach 1 N/A 5 0 0
Lydia Schiavello 1 4 4 0 0
Gamble Breaux 2 N/A 4 0 0
Pettifleur Berenger 2 3 2 0 0
Susie McLean 3 3 1 0 1
Venus Behbahani-Clark 4 4 1 0 0
Sally Bloomfield 4 4 1 0 0
Cherry Dipietrantonio 5 N/A 1 0 0
Kyla Kirkpatrick 5 N/A 1 0 0
Anjali Rao 5 N/A 1 0 0
Simone Elliot 5 N/A 1 0 0
Cheshire Tanya Bardsley 1 N/A 11 0 0
Leanne Brown 1 6 6 0 0
Magali Gorré 1 2 2 0 0
Ampika Pickston 1 5 5 0 0
Lauren Simon 1 N/A 9 0 0
Dawn Ward 1 N/A 11 0 0
Missé Beqiri 3 4 2 1 0
Seema Malhotra 3 N/A 9 0 1
Stacey Forsey 3 7 5 1 1
Ester Dohnalová 5 11 7 0 1
Rachel Lugo 6 N/A 6 0 0
Niermina Pieters-Mekic 6 7 2 1 2
Hanna Kinsella 8 N/A 4 0 0
Perla Navia 8 10 3 0 0
Leilani Dowding 10 10 1 0 0
Nicole Sealey 11 N/A 1 0 0
Lystra Adams 12 N/A 1 0 0
Auckland Anne Batley-Burton 1 1 1 0 0
Michelle Blanchard 1 1 1 0 0
Gilda Kirkpatrick 1 1 1 0 0
Julia Sloane 1 1 1 0 0
Angela Stone 1 1 1 0 0
Louise Wallace 1 1 1 0 0
Sydney Athena Levendi 1 1 1 0 0
Krissy Marsh 1 1 1 0 0
Nicole O'Neil 1 1 1 0 0
Lisa Oldfield 1 1 1 0 0
Victoria Rees 1 1 1 0 0
Matty Samaei 1 1 1 0 0
Melissa Tkautz 1 1 1 0 0
Toronto Kara Alloway 1 1 1 0 0
Roxy Earle 1 1 1 0 0
Ann Kaplan Mulholland 1 1 1 0 0
Gregoriane Minot 1 1 1 0 0
Joan Kelley Walker 1 1 1 0 0
Jana Webb 1 1 1 0 0
Hungary Boglárka Csősz 1 N/A 2 0 0
Rita Farkas 1 1 1 0 0
Babett Köllő 1 N/A 2 0 0
Réka Rubint 1 1 1 0 0
Dalma Smaltig 1 N/A 2 0 0
Vivien Vasvári 1 N/A 2 0 0
Yvonne Dederick 2 N/A 1 0 0
Tünde Polgár 2 N/A 1 0 0
Nikolett Molnár 3 N/A 1 0 0
Noémi Nagy 3 N/A 1 0 0
Anfisa Bulgakova 4 N/A 1 0 0
Johannesburg Evodia Mogase 1 1 1 0 0
Mercy Mogase 1 1 1 0 0
Brinnette Seopela 1 N/A 1 0 0
Naledi Willers 1 1 1 0 0
Christall Kay 1 N/A 1 0 0
Lendy Ter Mors 1 1 1 0 0
Lebo JoJo Gunguluza 2 N/A 1 0 0
Lethabo Mathatho 2 N/A 1 0 0
Mpho Merriweather 2 N/A 1 0 0
Mpumi Mophatlane 2 N/A 1 0 0
Tarina Patel 2 N/A 1 0 0
Tessa Hartmann 1 N/A 1 0 0
Hedi Green 1 N/A 1 0 0
Kate Taylor 1 N/A 1 0 0
Ashley Cairney 1 N/A 1 0 0
Jane Rayner 1 N/A 1 0 0
Margaret Thompson 1 N/A 1 0 0
Mia Ledbury 1 N/A 1 0 0
Kgomotso Ndungane 1 N/A 1 0 0
Ayanda Ncwane 1 N/A 1 0 0
Nonku Williams 1 N/A 1 0 0
Sorisha Naidoo 1 N/A 1 0 0
Nonkanyiso Conco 1 N/A 1 0 0
Anne-Toni Lodick 1 N/A 1 0 0
List of The Real Housewives international housewives' friends
Installment Friends First season
appeared
Last season
appeared
Number of seasons
Friend Guest
Melbourne Manuela Pless-Bennett 2 2 1 0
Lisa Tonkin 1 3 1 2
Cheshire Chantelle Heskey 2 4 2 1
Katie Kane 6 N/A 1 4
Christine McGuinness 7 N/A 2 2
Hungary Catherine Dederick 1 N/A 1 1
Johannesburg Lerika Kleinhans 1 1 1 1
Olwethu Leshabane 1 1 1 1
Bridgette Sutter 2 N/A 1 0
Durban Mabusi Seme 1 N/A 1 0

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