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Model and ‘227’ Actress Toukie Smith Dies at 74
Toukie Smith, a leading 1970s model and ‘227’ actress, has died at 74.
Her twins said she died in a New York hospital after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
Smith began modeling in 1972 and worked with designers including Hubert de Givenchy, Thierry Mugler and Issey Miyake.
She joined NBC’s sitcom ‘227’ in 1989, playing Eva Rawley, an artist who moves into the building at the center of the show.
She also appeared in ‘Miami Vice’ and several films, including ‘The Preacher’s Wife.’
Smith and actor Robert De Niro were partners from 1988 to 1996 and had twins, Airyn and Julian, through in vitro fertilization and a surrogate mother.
Toukie Smith, a top runway model in the 1970s and an actress on the sitcom 227, has died at 74.
She died Wednesday in a New York hospital after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, according to an announcement from her twins.
Smith played Eva Rawley on 227 during the sitcom’s final two seasons.
She also modeled for major designers and appeared in several films and television shows.
- Who
- Toukie Smith, a model and actress.
- What
- She died at 74 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not state the date.
- Where
- A hospital in New York.
- Why
- The announcement from her twins said she had been battling multiple sclerosis.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Smith began her modeling career.
She joined 227 as Eva Rawley.
Smith died in a New York hospital at 74.
- Age
- 74
- Cause of death
- Multiple sclerosis
- 227 role
- Eva Rawley
- Modeling career began
- 1972
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia
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