# Robert De Niro’s ex Toukie Smith dead at 74: Top model and Miami Vice star was mom of Taxi Driver icon’s twins

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/robert-de-niros-ex-toukie-smith-dead-at-74-top-model-and-miami-vice-star-was-mom-of-taxi-driver-icons-twins/
- Published: 2026-11-10T07:47:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T08:04:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16279493/Robert-Niros-ex-Toukie-Smith-dead-74-model-Miami-Vice-star-mom-Taxi-Driver-icons-twins.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Toukie Smith has died aged 74 after battling multiple sclerosis.
- She was a celebrated 1970s model and actress.
- She and Robert De Niro had twins in 1995.

## Summary

Toukie Smith, the former runway model and actress, has died aged 74 in a New York City hospital after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, according to a statement from her children. Her career spanned fashion, television, film and restaurants, and she was also known as the mother of twins with actor Robert De Niro.

Born Doris Smith in Philadelphia in 1952, she was named Bloomingdale’s Model of the Year in 1978 and worked with designers including Versace, Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. She appeared in Miami Vice and 227, had film roles including The Preacher’s Wife, and later opened the Southern restaurant Toukie’s with De Niro; their twins were born in 1995.

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