The death was announced to The Hollywood Reporter by Smith's twins, Airyn and Julian De Niro, whom she had with actor Robert De Niro. They said in a statement that she died after a "long, courageous battle" with multiple sclerosis.
Doris "Toukie" Smith was born in Philadelphia and first became known as a photo model. Among other things, she modelled clothes by her brother, fashion designer Willi Smith. In 1989, she got the role of Eva in "227". She also appeared in a few episodes of "Miami Vice" and in a number of films during the 1990s.
She and Robert De Niro were a couple from 1988 to 1996.
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