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Toukie Smith—Model, Actress and Robert De Niro's Ex—Dead at 74
The model and actress died after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, her twins said.
- Model and actress Toukie Smith died Wednesday at age 74 in a New York hospital after a "long, courageous battle" with multiple sclerosis, her children Airyn and Julian confirmed.
- Rising to fame in the 1970s, Smith graced Vogue and Ebony magazine pages before transitioning to acting, where she notably played Eva Rawley on the NBC sitcom 227 from 1989 to 1990.
- Smith shared two children with former partner actor Robert De Niro, welcoming twins Airyn and Julian via surrogate in October 1995 during their relationship from 1988 to 1996.
- To support those fighting AIDS, Smith donated profits from her New York restaurant in honor of her late brother, fashion designer Willi Smith, who died in 1987 from complications related to the disease.
- Daughter Airyn De Niro honored her mother on social media, sharing a throwback photo with the caption, "Rest in peace, Mom." She posted the tribute on her Instagram Story as well.
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USA TodayToukie Smith, '227' actress and Robert De Niro's former partner, dies at 74
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