Toukie Smith

Doris A. Smith (born September 25, 1952), known professionally as Toukie Smith, is an American actress and model. Smith is best known for her role as Eva Rawley on the NBC sitcom 227 (1989–90). She is the sister of fashion designer Willi Smith.

Biography Early life Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, She attended Fashion Institute of Technology.

She also had a successful print career, including a photo campaign for Yves St. Laurent as well as appearances in the magazines Vogue, ELLE, Ebony, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Seventeen. In 1978, Smith was named Bloomingdale's Model of the Year and became the second African–American model to have a mannequin designed in her likeness. Besides 227, her other credits include Talkin' Dirty After Dark (1991), Joe's Apartment (1994), and The Preacher's Wife (1996). Smith had a restaurant in the West Village neighborhood of New York City called Toukie's.

Personal life From 1988 to 1996, Smith's partner was actor Robert De Niro, with whom she had twins conceived by in vitro fertilization and delivered by a surrogate mother.

Smith said that the name "Toukie" comes from her grandmother, who used to play her a song about a fire engine that had a lot of energy. She now resides in Battery Park City, New York.

Filmography 1987–88: Miami Vice 1988: Me and Him 1989–90: 227 1991: Talkin' Dirty After Dark 1994: I Like It Like That 1996: Joe's Apartment 1996: The Preacher's Wife 1999: Goosed