- Toukie Smith
Toukie A. Smith (born Doris Smith
April 25 1955 inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania ), is anAfrican American actress and model. Smith is the sister of late fashion designerWilli Smith and former long-term partner of actorRobert De Niro , with whom she has two sons. She is best known for her role as "Eva Rawley" for one season on theNBC sitcom "227". Her other credits include "Talkin' Dirty After Dark ", "Joe's Apartment ", and "The Preacher's Wife ".Smith started her career in the 1970s as a model, working for such brands as
Chanel , Versace,Geoffrey Beene ,Issey Miyake ,Norma Kamali ,Thierry Mugler , and Patrick Kelly. She also had a successful print career, including a photo campaign for Yves St. Laurent as well as appearances in "Vogue", "ELLE ", "Ebony", "Cosmopolitan", "Redbook ", and "Seventeen" magazines.In 1978, Smith was named
Bloomingdale's Model of the Year and became the first African-American model to have a mannequin designed in her likeness.References
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* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n2_v89/ai_17755914 Article on Toukie Smith and Robert De Niro]
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