Portrait of Tawny Kitaen

Tawny Kitaen

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tawny Kitaen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Born: August 5, 1961

Place of Birth: San Diego, California, USA

Filmography

2015
Come Simi

as Dee Dee

2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica

as (archive footage)

2014
2014
Botched

as Self

2011
2003
1997
Dead Tides

as Nola

1996
Playback

as Sara Burgess

1995
The Naked Truth

as Tawny Kitaen

1994
Burke's Law

as Rhonda Dooley

1993
Three of Hearts

as Woman in Bar

1992
Eek! The Cat

as Annabelle (voice)

1991
1990
1989
1989
Seinfeld

as Isabel

1989
White Hot

as Vanessa

1987
Happy Hour

as Misty Roberts

1987
1987
Glory Years

as Melinda Murphy

1986
Witchboard

as Linda Brewster

1986
Instant Justice

as Virginia

1986
Crystal Heart

as Alley Daniels

1985
California Girls

as Karen Malone

1984
Santa Barbara

as Lis DiNapoli

1984
Bachelor Party

as Debbie Thompson

1984
Gwendoline

as Gwendoline

1983
Malibu

as Mahoney's Girlfriend