Linnethia Monique "NeNe" Leakes /ˈniːniː/ (née Johnson; born December 13, 1967) is an American Actress, television personality, Producer and Author. She is best known for being on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which documents the lives of several women residing in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2013, she was commissioned to star in the spin-off series I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding, which focused on the preparations for her remarriage to husband Gregg Leakes.