Denise Katherine Matthews (January 4, 1959 – February 15, 2016), known professionally as Vanity, was a Canadian singer, model, and actress. Known for her image as a sex symbol in the 1980s, she became an evangelist and renounced her career as Vanity in the 1990s.

Feb 16, 2016 · D enise Matthews — far better known by her stage name, Vanity — has died at age 57 from kidney failure, the result of years of crack cocaine abuse, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The...

Feb 16, 2016 · Singer and actress Vanity, best known for working with Prince and as a member of the '80s girl group Vanity 6, died Monday after a long battle with kidney failure and abdominal disease. She...

Denise Katrina Matthews, more popularly known by her stage name Vanity, was a Canadian singer, actress, and model. After beginning her career as a local beauty pageant winner, Vanity moved to New York to pursue modelling.

Vanity was a glamorous Canadian model and lead singer of the all-girl group "Vanity 6." She specialized in playing sultry female characters often in trouble with the law. Vanity was born Denise Katherine Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Helga Senyk and James Levia Matthews.

Vanity was a glamorous Canadian model and lead singer of the all-girl group "Vanity 6." She specialized in playing sultry female characters often in trouble with the law. Vanity was born Denise Katherine Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Helga Senyk and James Levia Matthews.

Denise Katrina Matthews, also known as Vanity (January 4, 1959 – February 15, 2016), was a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and model. [2] She was the lead singer of the female trio Vanity 6 between 1981 until it disbanded in 1983.