name eve o'keefe fka aoife o'keeffe
b. 3 nov 1822 d. 12 jul 1848
living in manhattan species vampire occupation being pretty
b. 3 nov 1822 d. 12 jul 1848
living in manhattan species vampire occupation being pretty
falls into "true neutral" with chaotic tendencies. usually only looking out for herself or own interests, forgoing most alturistic ideals at this point. publicly confident, charming, and consistently at the top of her social game. privately struggling with feelings of inadequacy and worthlessness, needing attention to convince herself otherwise. can't be left if she leaves first.
About Eve
Not unlike most vampires, Eve O'Keefe has secrets galore and is quite keen to keep them that way. Unlike most vampires, she appears in the journals and photos of some of the Western world's favorite artists, dating back just over a century. A snapshot of her life has been compiled from those accounts and the occasional interview with the Undead It Girl.
By her accounts, life before Eve's "rebirth" was typical of a young woman born in the 1820s in rural Ireland. While there are no records of Aoife O'Keeffe (as she was known before the anglicization of her name), she has painted a picture of her humble upbringing: animal husbandry, child-rearing, and the general knowledge afforded to anyone whose family had a farm in County Mayo. Unfortunately, as it went during that period, she and her family fell victim to the Great Famine by the mid-1800s. She is reportedly the only member to survive.
Things are a bit muddy from there until her name appears in the 1870s in long-forgotten playbills. Some past interviews attribute her death to a tenant rebellion, others to ingesting too many diseased potatoes. Whatever her official cause of death, descendants of other survivors have told stories of a young woman who "rippered" her way through the Emerald Isle. As for who sired the blonde vampire, she has never mentioned a name nor eluded to having a relationship with the mystery maker. (As noted in a young actor's journal, she did refer to her sire as "an utter arsehole.")
Upon her arrival in London's theatre scene, Eve quickly made friends with some of the primary players, writers, and financiers. She became a staple amongst the who's who of dandies and their parties, embraced wholly by the bohemians and beloved even by critics. It's said that her career as a muse began the night she met fellow countryman, Oscar Wilde— despite their close companionship, Eve has denied any rumors of influence in his work, notably that of Sybil in The Portrait of Dorian Gray. She did, however, follow the crowd to Paris.
By 1912, Eve seemed to have walked away from the stage and her quest for stardom as an actress, perhaps dogged by her eternal youth and the mainstream ignorance of supernatural creatures. Tracking her whereabouts becomes difficult not long after, but she does continue to pop up for a few more decades with her name scribbled on napkins with the lyrics to some of our most beloved love songs and a few sensual stories to boot. When she resurfaced in the 1970s, it was with the name we know her by now, and she quickly made herself at home in New York City. If you didn't see her at Studio 54, she was in the writers' rooms at 30 Rock, expanding her circle of influence and the definition of 'muse' for the new era.
It was in the 1990s that Eve left the city, making it her longest consecutive residence since her rebirth. (An on-and-off residency in London is the longest.) As always, her time in Los Angeles is chronicled by photos and liner notes, with the occasional dedication tossed in. What's much more notable is the shift in her attention once she relocated to the Pacific Northwest— the vampire moved into the political sphere, attending galas and fundraisers on the arms of candidates and their donors. After ten years and a high-profile but very short-lived relationship, the question is: where will Eve direct her attention, and who will she influence now that she's back in New York City?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Many reported facts about the life and times of Eve O'Keefe are subject to her tellings over the years. She is known to fabricate stories, most notably her years as a human and the first decades of her vampiric exploits.
By her accounts, life before Eve's "rebirth" was typical of a young woman born in the 1820s in rural Ireland. While there are no records of Aoife O'Keeffe (as she was known before the anglicization of her name), she has painted a picture of her humble upbringing: animal husbandry, child-rearing, and the general knowledge afforded to anyone whose family had a farm in County Mayo. Unfortunately, as it went during that period, she and her family fell victim to the Great Famine by the mid-1800s. She is reportedly the only member to survive.
Things are a bit muddy from there until her name appears in the 1870s in long-forgotten playbills. Some past interviews attribute her death to a tenant rebellion, others to ingesting too many diseased potatoes. Whatever her official cause of death, descendants of other survivors have told stories of a young woman who "rippered" her way through the Emerald Isle. As for who sired the blonde vampire, she has never mentioned a name nor eluded to having a relationship with the mystery maker. (As noted in a young actor's journal, she did refer to her sire as "an utter arsehole.")
Upon her arrival in London's theatre scene, Eve quickly made friends with some of the primary players, writers, and financiers. She became a staple amongst the who's who of dandies and their parties, embraced wholly by the bohemians and beloved even by critics. It's said that her career as a muse began the night she met fellow countryman, Oscar Wilde— despite their close companionship, Eve has denied any rumors of influence in his work, notably that of Sybil in The Portrait of Dorian Gray. She did, however, follow the crowd to Paris.
By 1912, Eve seemed to have walked away from the stage and her quest for stardom as an actress, perhaps dogged by her eternal youth and the mainstream ignorance of supernatural creatures. Tracking her whereabouts becomes difficult not long after, but she does continue to pop up for a few more decades with her name scribbled on napkins with the lyrics to some of our most beloved love songs and a few sensual stories to boot. When she resurfaced in the 1970s, it was with the name we know her by now, and she quickly made herself at home in New York City. If you didn't see her at Studio 54, she was in the writers' rooms at 30 Rock, expanding her circle of influence and the definition of 'muse' for the new era.
It was in the 1990s that Eve left the city, making it her longest consecutive residence since her rebirth. (An on-and-off residency in London is the longest.) As always, her time in Los Angeles is chronicled by photos and liner notes, with the occasional dedication tossed in. What's much more notable is the shift in her attention once she relocated to the Pacific Northwest— the vampire moved into the political sphere, attending galas and fundraisers on the arms of candidates and their donors. After ten years and a high-profile but very short-lived relationship, the question is: where will Eve direct her attention, and who will she influence now that she's back in New York City?
EDITOR'S NOTE: Many reported facts about the life and times of Eve O'Keefe are subject to her tellings over the years. She is known to fabricate stories, most notably her years as a human and the first decades of her vampiric exploits.
timeline
1861-1883 london 1883-1901 paris 1901-1908 brussels 1908-1913 london 1971-1996 nyc 1999-2008 los angeles 2010-2022 seattle 2022- nyc
residence unknown between 1913-1971. recordings cease entirely in 1947.