Toukie Smith is an American actress and model who was the long-term partner of Robert De Niro a legendary American actor, producer, and director.
The former couple were together from 1985 to 1996. They had twin sons Aaron Kendrick De Niro and Julian Henry De Niro, born in 1995, conceived by in vitro fertilization and delivered by a surrogate mother.
Toukie Smith is best known for playing Eva Rawley on the NBC sitcom 227 (1989-1990).
Smith began her modelling career in 1972, working for Chanel, Versace, Geoffrey Beene, Issey Miyake, Norma Kamali, Thierry Mugler, and Patrick Kelly.
She also had a successful print career, appearing in Vogue, ELLE, Ebony, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Seventeen, as well as a photo campaign for Yves St. Laurent.
Smith was named Bloomingdale’s Model of the Year in 1978, and she was the second African-American model to have a mannequin created in her likeness.
In addition to 227, she has appeared in Talkin’ Dirty After Dark (1991), Joe’s Apartment (1994), and The Preacher’s Wife (1996).