- 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)
- Also a singer and surrealist painter.
- 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").
- 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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