Lisa Vanderpump

Acting

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.^[7] Her credited film debut was as Anne in the 1978 horror Killer's Moon.^[8] 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.^[9] She had small roles in various episodic television programmes throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, including Silk Stalkings and Baywatch Nights.^[10] Vanderpump has been featured in over 100 commercials for brands including Maltesers, Lilt, Britvic 55 and Hamlet cigars.^[11] Vanderpump appeared in the 1980s music videos "Poison Arrow" and "Mantrap" by the pop band ABC^[12] and "(What) In The Name of Love" by the duo Naked Eyes.^[13] She also appeared in the 2014 music video for "G.U.Y." by Lady Gaga.^[14]

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.^[15] In August 2009, she opened Villa Blanca, a Mediterranean inspired restaurant. The establishment closed in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[16] 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.^[17] 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.^[18] In February 2019, the restaurant was named Best Bar in Southern California by Los Angeles Travel Magazine.^[19]

In March 2019, she opened Vanderpump Cocktail Garden, her first Las Vegas venue, located in Caesars Palace.^[20] In April 2022, Vanderpump opened Vanderpump à Paris, her second Las Vegas venue located in the Paris Las Vegas casino hotel.^[21] In April 2024, she launched Wolf by Vanderpump, her third Nevada venture located at Harvey's Lake Tahoe.^[22] Vanderpump opened her third Las Vegas restaurant, Pinky's at the Flamingo, on 6 December 2024.^[23] 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.^[24]

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^[25] following controversy widely referred to as "Puppygate."^[26] 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.^[27] When the story became public, the cast accused Vanderpump of leaking the story which she denied. Vanderpump took a polygraph test on camera.^[28] 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.^[29]

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.^[30] She competed in the 16th season of Dancing with the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko, debuting on 18 March 2013.^[31] They were the second couple eliminated, leaving in tenth place on 9 April.^[32]

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.^[33] 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.^[34] 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.^[35] Vanderpump is a main cast member and an executive producer on Hulu's Vanderpump Villa. The series premiered on 1 April 2024.^[36]

Business ventures

Vanderpump launched Vanderpump Vodka, her first alcoholic beverage, in 2013.^[37] She later launched LVP Sangria, her second alcoholic beverage, in February 2014, and later rebranded the beverage to Vanderpump Sangria.^[38] She launched Vanderpump Rosé, her first wine, in April 2017.^[39] After the success of her rosé, she launched Vanderpump Wines in April 2020.^[40]

In November 2014, she released Vanderpump Beverly Hills by Pop Culture Promotions, a line of homewares.^[41] 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.^[42]

Other ventures

In November 2012, Vanderpump launched Very Vanderpump, a lifestyle blog.^[43] Vanderpump was named editor-in-chief of Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine in March 2017.^[44] She left the position in October 2018.^[45]

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.^[52] She also owns and operates two rescue centers in China.^[53] 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.^[54] Vanderpump Dogs has saved "approximately 3,000 dogs domestically from kill shelters to date", as of February 2023.^[54]

As an actress

As herself