Becky and Jessie O'Donohue
Born
Rebecca Marie O'Donohue
Jessica Elleanore O'Donohue

(1980-07-13) July 13, 1980
Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
Modeling information
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue-Green
Basketball career
Career information
High schoolDobbs Ferry
(Dobbs Ferry, New York)
CollegeNiagara (1998–2002)
PositionForward

Rebecca Marie "Becky" O'Donohue and Jessica Elleanore "Jessie" O'Donohue (born July 13, 1980) are American reality TV show contestants, models, actresses and former basketball players. The identical twins played college basketball at Niagara University[1] before starting a career in entertainment and modeling. In 2006, Becky was a semi-finalist in the fifth season of American Idol.[2]

Life and career

Early life and basketball careers

Becky and Jessie are from Dobbs Ferry, New York, from a family of Irish and Greek descent. They attended Dobbs Ferry High School where they exceled at basketball,[3] with Jessie becoming the first girl in school history to have 1,000 career points and Becky the first to garner 1,000 career rebounds.[4][5] Following their high school career, both sisters played four years for the Niagara Purple Eagles basketball team at Niagara University.[6][7][8] At Niagara, Becky was a member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee.

College statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Becky
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Niagara 28 159 38.5% 0.0% 73.5% 4.1 1.6 0.8 0.4 5.7
1999–00 Niagara 28 121 42.3% 50.0% 55.6% 3.3 1.1 1.1 0.0 4.3
2000–01 Niagara 28 212 38.4% 0.0% 74.6% 4.5 2.1 1.3 0.4 7.6
2001–02 Niagara 28 165 41.8% 0.0% 82.5% 2.5 1.3 0.7 0.3 5.9
Career 112 657 39.9% 20.0% 74.2% 3.6 1.5 1.0 0.3 5.9
Jessie
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Niagara 27 133 30.2% 21.7% 69.8% 3.2 0.9 0.4 0.3 4.9
1999–00 Niagara 28 142 38.1% 27.3% 75.0% 3.6 0.8 0.8 0.3 5.1
2000–01 Niagara 28 222 35.7% 32.1% 79.7% 3.9 1.7 1.2 0.4 7.9
2001–02 Niagara 28 256 40.1% 38.0% 84.6% 4.4 1.8 1.0 0.5 9.1
Career 111 753 36.4% 31.5% 77.5% 3.8 1.3 0.9 0.4 6.8

Source[9]

Entertainment career

Becky's original audition on American Idol was in Boston where she was supported by Jessie (who did not sing due to recent throat surgery).[10] Judge Simon Cowell praised her looks, but said no to her voice. However, she was let through to Hollywood by co-judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul. O'Donohue made it through to the final twenty-four contestants in the semi-finals, but was the first female to be eliminated from the show when she received the fewest votes on February 23's results show. They briefly appeared on the American Idol season finale on May 24, 2006, via satellite from Birmingham, Alabama, as commentators during Taylor Hicks' cheering rally.

Both appeared in a special "Twins" episode on Fear Factor where they were eliminated on the first stunt. The twins also appeared together in Maxim magazine in 2004.[11] They played twin sisters Darla and Donna in the 2007 comedy film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Layna and Sophia on an episode of ER.

Jessie appeared as a stripper named Karamel Owens in an 8th season episode of CSI: Miami titled "Dude, Where's My Groom?", while Becky played a stripper also named Karamel on the House, MD 5th season episode "House Divided."

The twins appeared on the "Sister Act" episode of Minute to Win It, on which they won with $50,000. Becky guest starred in the July 2010 Psych episode "Not Even Close... Encounters", and as Siri in the January 2012 The Big Bang Theory episode "The Beta Test Initiation".[12] They also appear on the infomercial for WEN hair products with red hair. They appeared in Mardi Gras: Spring Break in 2011.

Becky appeared in the 4th season of The Mentalist playing Sasha a fashion model in the episode "Red Is the New Black".[13]

References

  1. ↑ José de Jesus Ortiz (7 January 1998). "Twins attract crowd to Draddy Gym". The Journal News. pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ↑ Rebecca Baker Erwin (25 February 2006). "Her 'Idol' shot is over, but she won't stay idle". The Journal News. pp. 1A. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ↑ Michael R. Rose (20 January 1996). "Improved Eagles come a long way". Mount Vernon Argus. p. 6D. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ↑ "J. O'Donohue hauls in her 1,000th career rebound for Eagles". The Herald Statesman. 8 January 1998. p. 6D. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ↑ Michael R. Rose (6 March 1997). "Early-season victories made Eagles believe". Mount Vernon Argus. p. 6D. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ↑ Brian Heyman (17 January 1998). "Double vision". The Reporter Dispatch. pp. 1D, 7D. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Jane McManus (18 February 2002). "Niagara nips Iona in family affair". The Journal News. p. 5C. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ↑ Amy Moritz (10 January 2000). "Double takes four pairs of Niagara athletes bound by a genetic code". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 14 May 2023.Closed access icon
  9. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  10. ↑ Rebecca Baker Erwin (25 February 2006). "Her 'Idol' shot is over, but she won't stay idle". The Journal News. pp. 8A. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ↑ "'Idol' fans get twin peeks on Web site". Newsday. 24 February 2006. pp. A14. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ↑ "Siri - A Woman in Raj's Life". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10.
  13. ↑ LoPiore, Danny (31 January 2012). "Dobbs Ferry Actress to Appear on 'The Mentalist'". The Rivertowns Daily Voice. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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