Teresa Giudice ( JOO-ditch-ay, ; née Gorga; born May 18, 1972) is an American television personality and convicted felon best known for starring in The Real Housewives of New Jersey, since the show's premiere in 2009. Besides appearing on the show, Giudice wrote multiple New York Times bestseller cookbooks and was featured on Donald Trump's The Celebrity Apprentice 5 (2012). Wikipedia