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Denise Katrina Matthews, better known as Vanity, was a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress who turned away from her music and acting career to concentrate on evangelism. Her career lasted from the early 1980s until the early/mid-1990s. She was the lead singer of the female trio Vanity 6 from 1981 until it disbanded in 1983. They are known for their 1982 R&B/funk hit "Nasty Girl". Vanity's music career also included two solo albums on the Motown Records label, Wild Animal and Skin on Skin, as well as the minor hit singles "Pretty Mess", "Mechanical Emotion", "Undress", and "Under the Influence". She also had a successful film career, starring in the movies The Last Dragon, 52 Pick-Up, and Action Jackson. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Vanity appeared in many magazines around the world. She died on February 15, 2016, at the age of 57, due to kidney failure.
Birth Name
Denise Katrina Matthews
Born
Sunday, 04 January 1959
Died
Monday, 15 February 2016
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Self | 1999 |
Kiss of Death | Blair | 1997 |
South Beach | Jennifer Derringer | 1993 |
Da Vinci's War | Lupe | 1993 |
Highlander | Rebecca Lord | 1992 |
Silk Stalkings | Chantel | 1991 |
Neon City | Reno | 1991 |
Tropical Heat | Maria | 1991 |
Memories of Murder | Carmen | 1990 |
Counterstrike | Sandra | 1990 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Self | 1999 |
Kiss of Death | Blair | 1997 |
South Beach | Jennifer Derringer | 1993 |
Da Vinci's War | Lupe | 1993 |
Highlander | Rebecca Lord | 1992 |
Silk Stalkings | Chantel | 1991 |
Neon City | Reno | 1991 |
Tropical Heat | Maria | 1991 |
Memories of Murder | Carmen | 1990 |
Counterstrike | Sandra | 1990 |
Booker | Tina Maxwell | 1989 |
Tales from the Crypt | Kathrine | 1989 |
Action Jackson | Sydney Ash | 1988 |
T and T | K.C. Morgan | 1988 |
Deadly Illusion | Rina | 1987 |
Friday the 13th: The Series | Angelica | 1987 |
D.C. Follies | Vanity | 1987 |
52 Pick-Up | Doreen | 1986 |
The Late Show | Herself | 1986 |
Never Too Young to Die | Danja Deering | 1986 |
The Motown Revue Starring Smokey Robinson | Self | 1985 |
The Last Dragon | Laura Charles | 1985 |
The 12th Annual American Music Awards | Self | 1985 |
Miami Vice | Ali Ferrand | 1984 |
Video Beat | Self / interview / Host | 1984 |
The New Mike Hammer | Holly | 1984 |
Late Night with David Letterman | Self | 1982 |
Famous T & A | Tanya / Tanya (archive footage) | 1982 |
The Best of Sex and Violence | Tanya / (archive footage) | 1981 |
Tanya's Island | Tanya / Tanya (as D.D. Winters) | 1980 |
Terror Train | Merry | 1980 |
Soul Train | Self / Self - Guest / Guest | 1971 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
American Bandstand | Herself | 1952 |