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Biography
Victoria "Vicki" Gunvalson (née Steinmetz; formerly Wolfsmith) (born March 27, 1962) is an American reality television personality and businesswoman, who is best known for her starring role as a "housewife" in the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County since its first season.
Personal life
Victoria Gunvalson was born March 27, 1962 and is one of five children. Her father owned a construction company and her mother was a housewife. She married her first husband Michael J. Wolfsmith at the age of 21 and they both had two kids. Her first child was born in 1985 and the second child was born in 1986. At the age of 29, she later divorced and had a part-time job at her father's construction company.
In 1991, after her father's death from Alzheimer's disease, she joined the health insurance business.
In 1994, she married Donn Gunvalson and founded Coto Insurance and Financial Services. after she regained her insurance license on California.
Television credits
- Dr. Phil (2005)
- The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006–present), 168 episodes
- A-List Awards (2008)
- Who Wants to be a Millionaire
- Watch What Happens: Live