Tawny Kitaen

About Tawny Kitaen

Julie E. "Tawny" Kitaen was an American actress, comedian and media personality.

Tawny Kitaen was born in San Diego, California, in 1961, the daughter of Linda Kitaen (née Taylor), a housewife and a former beauty pageant participant, and Terry Kitaen, an employee of a neon sign company. Julie began using the nickname "Tawny" at the age of 12 on her own initiative.

Acting career
Kitaen began her acting career in 1983 with a minor role in the television movie Malibu. In 1984, she starred as the title character of the erotic-adventure movie The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak, also called Gwendoline. She also co-starred in the movie Bachelor Party as the bride-to-be of Tom Hanks’ character, and starred in the 1986 horror movie Witchboard. She also starred in the 1997 movie "Dead Tides" with wrestler Roddy Piper.

Kitaen appeared in several videos in the 1980s for the band Whitesnake, including the hits "Here I Go Again", "Still of the Night", "Is This Love," and "The Deeper the Love". She was briefly married to Whitesnake's lead singer, David Coverdale.

Kitaen appeared in Seinfeld as Jerry’s girlfriend in the 1991 episode "The Nose Job".

She had recurring parts in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and co-hosted America's Funniest People from 1992 to 1994.

Kitaen was also in 19 episodes of the TV series The New WKRP in Cincinnati from 1991 to 1993 as a night-time DJ named Mona Loveland; in the show, her night-time program was called Mona Til Midnight.

Died: May 7, 2021 (age 59) in Newport Beach, California, USA. The cause of death was revealed to be heart disease caused by years of drug abuse and her current abuse of pain medication.