Vanity

'Vanity' (qv) was a glamorous Canadian model and lead singer of the all-girl group "'Vanity' (qv) 6". She specialized in playing sultry female characters often in trouble with the law.'Vanity' (qv) was born Denise Katherine Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Helga Senyk and James Levia Matthews. She was of African-American and German descent. 'Vanity' (qv) first appeared on screen in the biographical tale of writer 'Jack London' (qv) titled _Klondike Fever (1980)_ (qv), before venturing into more gritty territory such as the slasher film _Terror Train (1980)_ (qv), the very odd chick flick _Tanya's Island (1980)_ (qv), a B-grade martial arts film entitled _The Last Dragon (1985)_ (qv) and the totally weird _Never Too Young to Die (1986)_ (qv).However, her best two performances were as the naive stripper assisting blackmail victim 'Roy Scheider' (qv) in the under-rated thriller _52 Pick-Up (1986)_ (qv) and as a seductive, smart-talking nightclub singer teaming up with cop 'Carl Weathers' (qv) to defeat murderous car tycoon 'Craig T. Nelson' (qv) in the violent _Action Jackson (1988)_ (qv).Unfortunately, the remainder of 'Vanity' (qv)'s film work was of the "straight-to-video" variety and she only scored minor roles in several low-budget thrillers such as _Neon City (1991)_ (qv) and _Da Vinci's War (1993)_ (qv). In late 1995, 'Vanity' (qv) turned her back on Hollywood and the entertainment industry, and dedicated her life to the Christian faith.'Vanity' (qv), who suffered from sclerosis encapsulating peritonitis, died on February 15, 2016 in Fremont, California.::firehouse44@hotmail.com (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)