Lisa Vanderpump Age, Husband & Biography

Lisa Vanderpump is 66 years old and was born on September 15, 1960, in Dulwich, London, England. The English restaurateur, businesswoman and television personality first gained fame as a main cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010-2019), and her West Hollywood restaurant SUR became the premise for Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules, which she has starred in and executive produced since 2013. In June 2026, she expanded her hospitality empire by opening The Vanderpump Hotel in Las Vegas.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lisa Jane Vanderpump
Age	66 years old
Date of Birth	September 15, 1960
Birthplace	Dulwich, London, England
Education	Corona Academy
Occupation	Restaurateur, businesswoman, television personality, activist
Spouse	Ken Todd (m. August 28, 1982)
Known For	The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; Vanderpump Rules; The Vanderpump Dog Foundation
Years Active	1973-present

Who Is Lisa Vanderpump?

Lisa Jane Vanderpump is an English restaurateur, businesswoman, entrepreneur, activist and television personality. Since emigrating to the United States from the United Kingdom, she has built a restaurant empire alongside her husband Ken Todd, and she initially gained fame as a main cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2010-2019).

Vanderpump is the creator and executive producer of Vanderpump Rules, the Bravo series built around the staff of her West Hollywood restaurant SUR, and she has executive produced further series including Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump, Vanderpump Dogs and Vanderpump Villa. She is also an animal rights activist and the founder of The Vanderpump Dog Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue organization.

Early Life & Background

Vanderpump was born on September 15, 1960, in Dulwich, London. Her father was an art director at an advertising agency, and she had one twin brother, Mark, who was a DJ and businessman. She started ballet lessons at three, attended Riverston School in Lee Green, South London, and was enrolled in the Corona Academy drama school at the age of nine.

By the age of 19, Vanderpump had a flat in Fulham, West London, and says she was financially self-sufficient after leaving home. She made her film debut at 13 as an uncredited extra in the 1973 romantic comedy A Touch of Class, and her credited film debut was as Anne in the 1978 horror film Killer’s Moon. At 14, she made her television debut as Ursula Marsh in John Halifax, Gentleman.

Career

Vanderpump’s early career was in acting. She had small roles in episodic television throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s, including Silk Stalkings and Baywatch Nights, and appeared in more than 100 commercials for brands including Maltesers, Lilt and Hamlet cigars. She also appeared in the 1980s music videos “Poison Arrow” and “Mantrap” by ABC and “(What) In The Name of Love” by Naked Eyes, and in Lady Gaga’s 2014 video for “G.U.Y.”

Vanderpump and her husband partnered with Guillermo Zapata and Nathalie Pouilloux to open SUR in West Hollywood in May 2005, and she opened Villa Blanca in August 2009 and PUMP in May 2014, closing the latter in July 2023. In July 2018, she partnered with Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz to open Tom Tom, which was named Best Bar in Southern California in February 2019. She has since opened Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace (March 2019), Vanderpump a Paris (April 2022), Wolf by Vanderpump at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe (April 2024) and Pinky’s at the Flamingo (December 2024).

Vanderpump debuted on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on October 14, 2010, as an original main cast member, and announced her departure on June 3, 2019, after the “Puppygate” controversy. She has been a cast member and executive producer on Vanderpump Rules since its inception on January 7, 2013, and competed on season 16 of Dancing with the Stars in 2013 with Gleb Savchenko, finishing tenth. She has hosted E!’s Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump since March 2021, judged ABC’s Pooch Perfect, and starred in and executive produced Peacock’s Vanderpump Dogs (2021) and Hulu’s Vanderpump Villa (2024-present). In 2026, she expanded into hotels: The Vanderpump Hotel, a 188-room boutique hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in the former Cromwell, held its grand opening on June 11, 2026, and earned the AAA Four Diamond designation in its first three months.

Facts About Lisa Vanderpump

• She appeared in more than 100 commercials, including for Maltesers, Lilt and Hamlet cigars.
• She was named editor-in-chief of Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine in March 2017 and left the role in October 2018.
• She received the Key to the City of Beverly Hills in March 2013, and March 1 was declared “Lisa Vanderpump Day.”
• The Vanderpump Dog Foundation has saved approximately 3,000 dogs domestically from kill shelters.
• She launched Vanderpump Vodka in 2013, LVP Sangria in 2014, Vanderpump Rose in 2017 and Vanderpump Wines in 2020.

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