Who is Dorit Kemsley?
Dorit Kemsley is an American actress, designer, and reality TV star. She is best known for appearing in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, a popular reality television series.
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Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States
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Personal Life
Dorit Kemsley has a Jewish heritage. She graduated from Quinnipiac University with a degree in marketing, design, and communication.
In 2015, Dorit married Paul Kemsley. They have two children. The couple own an Encino home worth several million.
Professional Life
Kemsley began her professional career in Italy, where she lived for a decade and worked for a swimwear company. She developed the swimwear line Beverly Beach and Nektaria, a bridal fashion collection.
In 2016, Kemsley joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The series had then been running for several years and was on its seventh season. Kemsley has remained a part of the next six seasons in a main role.
Other cast members seen in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills include Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Paul Kemsley, Mauricio Umansky, Harry Hamlin, Amelia Hamlin, Delilah Hamlin, Lisa Vanderpump, Ken Todd, Kim Richards, Yolanda Hadid, Brandi Glanville, Eileen Davidson, Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, Taylor Armstrong, Camille Grammer, Adrienne Maloof, Joyce Giraud and Kathy Hilton.
In 2019, Dorit Kemsley appeared in Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, where she attempted to sell her home alongside her husband. Mauricio Umansky is reportedly handling the sale, the husband of Kyle Richards and The Real Housewives co-star. The latter just happens to own a luxury real estate enterprise in Beverly Hills, called simply The Agency. The same year, she got her acting credits for doing the voice of a character on The Prince. In addition, she played a version of herself in the episode Beverly Hills.
Before this, other notable television appearances include Celebrity Show-Off in 2020, Beat Shazam, Celebrity Family Feud, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Ok! TV, GMA Day, Home & Family in 2019, LadyGang in 2018, and others. She also appeared on Vanderpump Rules, one of the spin-offs of the Real Housewives show focusing on former cast member Lisa Vanderpump and the restaurants she runs, as well as the staff of said restaurants.
Trivia
Shalom Lemel, Dorit’s father, was an Israeli paratrooper.
According to reports, in 2021, Kemsley’s Encino home was robbed, with around $1 million in possessions being robbed. Kemsley and her kids were at home, leading to a traumatic experience for the Housewife. The event received a lot of publicity and was addressed on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with many of the current and past cast members reaching out to Dorit.
Dorit met her husband in New York City thanks to friends in common, and their first date took them to Broadway to see Jersey Boys.
The actress used to dance as a child and even won prizes for her dancing skills when she was little in Israel.
Dorit Kemsley is reportedly a huge fan of fashion. A designer herself, she also keeps a lot of clothes in her home, more than one would even expect from a celebrity.
Her husband, Paul Zeital Kemsley, is an English businessman and a property developer. He used to be the Vice-Chairman of the football club Tottenham Hotspur and is the Chairman of the New York Cosmos.
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