Jeana Ellen Keough(néeMyers;formerlyTomasino;born September 18, 1955)[1][2][3]is an American television personality, realtor, actress, and model. Keough graduated fromWhitnall High Schoollocated inGreenfield, Wisconsinin 1972. When she was younger, she worked as amodelandactress,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 thePlayboy MagazinePlaymate of the Monthin November 1980.[4]
Jeana Keough | |
|---|---|
 Jeana Keough in 2009 | |
| Born | Jeana Ellen Myers September 18, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, actress, model, realtor |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Playboycenterfold 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 inAliso Viejo, California.[5]She is also a former cast member of the reality showThe 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 theOakland Athleticsand 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 aminor leagueoutfielderin June 2006 with the Class A affiliate of theOakland Athletics,but he was released on July 2, 2010.[8]Daughter Kara marriedNFLplayerKyle 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 wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthin 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 PlaymateKymberly Herrin,Keough was one of the three muses in theZZ Topmusic 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 theBravocable network.[13]Inseason 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 inseason six[17]and has made multiple guest appearances in the later seasons.[18][19]
Keough was featured as a client on the Bravo seriesThintervention 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- ^abc"Playmate data".Retrieved2009-01-22.
- ^"Edmund Myers Obituary".Legacy.com.Retrieved2022-05-22.
- ^"Respect The Real Housewives of Orange County blog".6 January 2009.Retrieved2022-05-22.
- ^ab"Playmate Of The Month, Playboy".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-08-12.Retrieved2012-09-30.
- ^Jeana Keough Official WebsiteArchived2009-02-20 at theWayback 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.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
- ^"'80s music video vixens: Where are they now? ".Fox News.25 March 2015.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
- ^Phull, Hardeep (November 15, 2013)."12 hot women who set MTV on fire".NY Post.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
- ^Jeana Keough Bio on BravoArchived2009-02-20 at theWayback Machine
- ^"It Ends in Coto de Caza".Bravo. NBCUniversal. November 19, 2009.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
- ^Rocchio, Christopher (April 3, 2014)."'The Real Housewives of O.C.' to debut Nov. 5, Jeana Keough leaving ".Reality TV World.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
- ^Cauley, Pat (3 April 2014)."Throwback Thursday: Tamra Throws a Drink in Jeana's Face".Bravo.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
- ^Laudadio, Marisa (4 June 2014)."Jeana Keough: My Life After the Real Housewives".Bravo.RetrievedOctober 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.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
- ^Solossi, Mary (June 20, 2016)."The Real Housewives of Orange County's Vicki Gunvalson talks season 11".Entertainment Weekly.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
- ^Chang, Richard (September 3, 2010)."'Housewife' Jeana Keough undergoes a 'Thintervention'".The Orange County Register.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
- ^Stein, Rachel (November 10, 2010)."Jeana Keough Reaps More 'Thintervention' Benefits: A Slimmer Family and a New Man".Bravo.RetrievedOctober 9,2016.
External links
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- Jeana KeoughatPlayboy Online(Archive)
- Jeana KeoughatIMDb
- Jeana KeoughonBlogger