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Vanity
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Was supposed to play the female lead opposite
Prince
in
Purple Rain (1984)
.
Died approximately 67 days before the death of her longtime mentor and former boyfriend
Prince
.
Upon her death, her remains were cremated and her ashes were scattered off into coast of Hawaii.
Daughter of a German mother, Helga Senyk, and an African-American father, James Levia Matthews.
Hired as Director of Public Relations for Genesis Technology Group. ("Inside Lines" column, Computerworld) (1996)
She was
Prince
's protégé and was in the band "Vanity 6" in which she played a hooker on stage (the band was originally named "Hookers").
Also a singer and surrealist painter.
Prince
originally wanted her stage/band name to be "Vagina" but she refused and they settled upon "Vanity."
After leaving Hollywood she dedicated most of her life to her church.
As a singer has performed under the name D.D. Winters in Canada, Denise Matthews in Los Angeles, and Denise Sonic in Tokyo.
Was once engaged to
Nikki Sixx
.
Heavily involved in Christian Ministry as an Evangelist. (2004)
An ex-model, she is the sister of model
Patricia Matthews
.
Contrary to popular belief, Vanity's actual middle name is "Katherine" and NOT "Katrina." According to her family, a local journalist incorrectly listed her middle name as Katrina after interviewing Vanity during the early days of her career.
Aunt of actor
Connor Amacio
.
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