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Remember Tawny Kitaen from the 80's? She passed at 59.

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Not a fan, but I sure did like the Whitesnake videos back then.  The article didn't state why she passed at 59.  Such a young age.

 

 

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She was married to Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale back then.  I think she had some pretty serious drug issues, at least while she was married to him.  I'm not sure if that contributed to her early death.

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Wasn't she in rehab for a drug dependency problem a few years ago?

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@tends2dogs She was an actress.  Her most well-known role was probably in the comedy Bachelor Party with a young Tom Hanks.  She played his fiance.

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Re: Remember Tawny Kitaen from the 80's? She passed at 59.

From Wiki:

 

Personal life and death

 

Kitaen dated Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby during and after high school. She followed the band to Los Angeles in the late 1970s to pursue a career of her own. Kitaen married Whitesnake singer David Coverdale in 1989. Coverdale and Kitaen divorced in 1991. Kitaen had an adulterous affair with O.J. Simpson while he was married to Nicole Brown Simpson.[14]

 

Kitaen was married to baseball player Chuck Finley from 1997 to 2002. In 2002, she was charged with domestic violence for an incident involving Finley, whom she had kicked in the face repeatedly with high-heeled shoes.[15] Three days later, Finley filed for divorce.[15] After a plea bargain, Kitaen agreed to "enter a spousal battery counseling program and avoid contact with Finley."[15] The couple had been married for five years and had two daughters together.[16]

 

In November 2006, prosecutors charged Kitaen with possessing 15 grams of cocaine in her San Juan Capistrano home in Orange County. The authorities said her two children were home at the time and Kitaen had given deputies permission for the search.[17] In December 2006, she entered a six-month rehabilitation program in exchange for the dismissal of a felony drug possession charge.[18][19][20]

 

On September 26, 2009, Kitaen was arrested for driving under the influence in Newport Beach, California.[21] The following July, she pleaded no contest to misdemeanor DUI and was sentenced to two days in jail, ordered to attend a first-offender alcohol program, and required to perform 64 hours of community service.[22]

 

On May 7, 2021, it was announced that Kitaen had died at her Newport Beach home at the age of 59.[23]

 

Filmography Film

Year Title Role Notes

1984The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-YakGwendoline 
1984Bachelor PartyDebbie Thompson 
1986WitchboardLinda Brewster 
1986Crystal HeartAlley Daniels 
1986Instant JusticeVirginia 
1987Happy HourMisty Roberts 
1989White HotVanessa 
1993Three of HeartsWoman in Bar 
1996PlaybackSara Burgess 
1997Dead TidesNola 
2002Happy Hour Short film
2009Too Cool  
2011Here We Go Again Short film
2014After MidnightRikki 

Television

Year Title Role Notes

1976To Tell the TruthHerselfGame show
1983MalibuMahoney's girlfriendTV film
1985California GirlsKaren MaloneTV film
1986-1987CapitolMeredith RossTV series
1987Glory YearsMelinda MurphyTV film
1989Santa BarbaraLisa DiNapoliAppeared between February 28, 1989 and July 21, 1989[24][25]
1989BookerSkylar SampertonEpisode: "Someone Stole Lucille"
1991They Came From Outer SpaceMonica BatesEpisode: "Sex, Lies & UFOs: Part 2"
1991Shades of L.A.Linda MakowskiEpisodes: "Line of Fire: Parts 1 & 2"
1991Veronica Clare Episodes: "The Boxing Story", "Slow Violence"
1991SeinfeldIsabelEpisode: "The Nose Job"
1991-1993The New WKRP in CincinnatiMona LovelandMain role (19 episodes)
1992-1994America's Funniest PeopleCo-hostSucceeded Arleen Sorkin
1992-1996Eek! The CatAnnabelle (voice)Main role (39 episodes)
1994Married... with ChildrenDominiqueEpisode: "Shoeway to Heaven"
1994Hercules and the Circle of FireDeianeiraTV film
1994Hercules in the UnderworldDeianeiraTV film
1994Hercules in the Maze of the MinotaurDeianeiraTV film
1995Burke's LawRhonda DooleyEpisode: "Who Killed ******-a-Doodle Dooley?"
1995Hercules: The Legendary JourneysDeianeiraEpisodes: "The Wrong Path", "The Other Side"
1997Hercules: The Legendary JourneysDeianeiraEpisode: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
2006The Surreal LifeHerself 
2011CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLydia KoleEpisode: "Father of the Bride"
2012Life@Large TV miniseries
2017BotchedHerselfEpisode: "Boob Trains and Big Butts"

   

 

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Oh wow...too young. Smiley Sad

Yes, I sure remember her, the Whitesnake videos too.

Sad if she was still battling addiction problems that led to her death...though I know I'm speculating. RIP

 

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Born, raised and lived in So.Cal. until 2010. She was often in the news and never for anything good. She was charged with domestic violence once and had lots of drug problems.

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@KingstonsMom  She had a wild and crazy life.

 

Laughing at the episode title of Botched, the last tv show on your list,

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