Denise Katrina Matthews, was born January 4, 1959, Niagara Falls, Canada she died on February 15, 2016 in Fremont CA, she was professionally known as Vanity was a Canadian singer, songwriter, model, and actress.known for her image as a sex symbol in the 1980s. she was also part of the group Vanity six she starred in two movies the last dragon and action Jackson. she once dated Prince R.i.p. he gave her the name Vanity she was gonna be in his movie purple rain due to their falling out she had a change of mind. during some of her years she dealt with kidney failure due to health problems she had she ended up giving her life to god became a born again Christian pastor and evangelist pastoring her own church she started.   she was once married to football player Anthony Smith divorce after a couple years she was a beautiful person on the inside and outside you'll never be forgotten continue to rest easy Vanity.