Jeana Ellen Keough (née Myers; formerly Tomasino; born September 18, 1955)[1][2][3] is an American television personality, realtor, actress, and model. Keough graduated from Whitnall High School located in Greenfield, Wisconsin in 1972. When she was younger, she worked as a model and actress, including as one of the three beautiful muses in the ZZ Top music videos "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Gimme All Your Lovin". She was also the Playboy Magazine Playmate of the Month in November 1980.[4]
Jeana Keough | |
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_-_Jeana_Keough.jpg) Jeana Keough in 2009 | |
| Born | Jeana Ellen Myers September 18, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, actress, model, realtor |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| November 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Mardi Jacquet |
| Succeeded by | Terri Welles |
| Personal details | |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Keough works as a real estate salesperson in Aliso Viejo, California.[5] She is also a former cast member of the reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County.
Family
editKeough was married to her second husband, Matt Keough (1955-2020), a second-generation major league baseball player, pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and a special assistant to Oakland A's general manager.[6] They legally divorced in 2019, many years after they had separated, and just months before his 2020 death.[7] The couple shared three children: Shane, Kara and Colton. Their oldest son, Shane, is a third-generation professional baseball player, having signed as a minor league outfielder in June 2006 with the Class A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, but he was released on July 2, 2010.[8] Daughter Kara married NFL player Kyle Bosworth. [9]
Career
editKeough appeared in several movies and television shows in the mid-1980s. As an actress, she has been credited as Jeana Tomasina or Jeana Keough.
Playboy Playmate
editKeough was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in November 1980.[4] In 1983, she appeared in "Playboy Video Magazine, Vol. 4."[10] and still makes occasional promotional appearances for Playboy.
Music videos
editAlong with Danièle Arnaud and fellow Playmate Kymberly Herrin, Keough was one of the three muses in the ZZ Top music videos "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Gimme All Your Lovin'", and "Sleeping Bag".[11][12]
Reality television
editAs Jeana Keough, she is one of the original cast members of the reality show, The Real Housewives of Orange County, on the Bravo cable network.[13] In season five, she appeared as a regular cast member in three episodes.[14][15][16] Since departing as a full-time member, Keough has appeared as a recurring cast member in season six[17] and has made multiple guest appearances in the later seasons.[18][19]
Keough was featured as a client on the Bravo series Thintervention with Jackie Warner.[20][21]
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Pink Lady | Herself | Episode #1.3 |
| 1983 | T. J. Hooker | Gloria | Episode #3.10: "Blue Murder" |
| 1984 | The A-Team | Denise | Episode #3.1: "Bullets and Bikinis" |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | Hawkin's Dream | Episode #3.8: "Sweet Dreams" |
| 1985 | Cheers | Becky | Episode #3.15: "King of the Hill" |
| 2006–2012, 2015–2017, 2022 | The Real Housewives of Orange County | Herself | Main Cast (seasons 1–5), Friend (season 6), Guest (seasons 7, 10–12, 16), Narrator (season 15) |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Death of Ocean View Park | as Jeana Tomasina | |
| 1979 | The Capture of Bigfoot | Dancer | as Jeana Tomasina |
| 1981 | Lovely But Deadly | Woman with Stuck Zipper | as Jeana Tomasina |
| 1981 | History of the World, Part I | Vestal Virgin | as Jeana Tomasina |
| 1981 | Looker | Suzy | as Jeana Tomasina |
| 1982 | The Beach Girls | Ducky | as Jeana Tomasina |
| 1982 | Six Pack | Lonnie | as Jeana Tomasina |
| 1982 | Double Exposure | Renee | as Jeana Tomasina |
| 1983 | 10 to Midnight | Karen | as Jeana Tomasina |
| 1983 | Off the Wall | Mrs. Buck Banner | as Jeana Tomasina |
| 1984 | Up the Creek | Molly | as Jeana Tomasina |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Edmund Myers Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "Respect The Real Housewives of Orange County blog". 6 January 2009. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ a b "Playmate Of The Month, Playboy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ Jeana Keough Official Website Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Slusser, Susan (February 14, 2006). "Matt Keough: A's special assistant to the GM". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Jeana Keough Opens up About Ex-Husband Matt Keough's Sudden Passing". 12 May 2020.
- ^ Baseball Reference: Shane Keough
- ^ "'RHOC' Daughter Marries NFL Hunk". Huffington Post. February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Jeana Keough of The Real Housewives of Orange County". Zimbio. August 31, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "'80s music video vixens: Where are they now?". Fox News. 25 March 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Phull, Hardeep (November 15, 2013). "12 hot women who set MTV on fire". NY Post. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Jeana Keough Bio on Bravo Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "It Ends in Coto de Caza". Bravo. NBCUniversal. November 19, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (April 3, 2014). "'The Real Housewives of O.C.' to debut Nov. 5, Jeana Keough leaving". Reality TV World. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Cauley, Pat (3 April 2014). "Throwback Thursday: Tamra Throws a Drink in Jeana's Face". Bravo. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Laudadio, Marisa (4 June 2014). "Jeana Keough: My Life After the Real Housewives". Bravo. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Harnick, Chris (June 2, 2015). "The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 10 Will Have a Birth, Death and Everything in Between". E Online. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Solossi, Mary (June 20, 2016). "The Real Housewives of Orange County's Vicki Gunvalson talks season 11". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Chang, Richard (September 3, 2010). "'Housewife' Jeana Keough undergoes a 'Thintervention'". The Orange County Register. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ Stein, Rachel (November 10, 2010). "Jeana Keough Reaps More 'Thintervention' Benefits: A Slimmer Family and a New Man". Bravo. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
External links
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- Jeana Keough at Playboy Online (Archive)
- Jeana Keough at IMDb
- Jeana Keough on Blogger