Tawny Kitaen
Biography
Julie Ellen "Tawny" Kitaen (August 5, 1961 – May 7, 2021) was an American actress, model, and media personality. She began her career as a television actress, appearing in the television films Malibu (1983) and California Girls (1985). She also starred in the comedies The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak and Bachelor Party (both 1984), and the horror film Witchboard (1986).
Kitaen garnered widespread recognition for her appearances in a number of heavy metal music videos, including Ratt's "Back for More" (1984) and Whitesnake's "Still of the Night", "Is This Love" and "Here I Go Again" (all 1987).
In the 2000s, Kitaen transitioned into appearing on reality television series, including The Surreal Life (2006) and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008), the latter of which documented Kitaen's issues with substance abuse.
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Full filmography
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Lydia Kole
- Seinfeld (1989) as Isabel
- Married... with Children (1987) as Dominique
- Capitol (1982)
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) as Deianeira
- Botched (2014) as Self
- The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008) as Self
- The Naked Truth (1995) as Tawny Kitaen
- Burke's Law (1994) as Rhonda Dooley
- Booker (1989) as Skylar Samperton
- Eek! The Cat (1992) as Annabelle (voice)
- Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015) as (archive footage)
- Shades of L.A. (1990)
- The Surreal Life (2003) as Self
- Bachelor Party (1984) as Debbie Thompson
- Santa Barbara (1984) as Lis DiNapoli
- The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991) as Mona Loveland
- Gwendoline (1984) as Gwendoline
- They Came from Outer Space (1990) as Monica Bates
- Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008)
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- Veronica Clare (1991)
- White Hot (1989) as Vanessa
- Dead Tides (1997) as Nola