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Probably best-known as the sexy vixen in several music videos by the hard rock band Whitesnake in the late 1980s, along with her then-boyfriend, later husband, lead singer David Coverdale.

She was charged with domestic violence in 2002; her husband Chuck Finley filed for divorce three days after the charges. The charges resulted in a plea bargain whereby she agreed to attend counseling for spousal battery and avoid contact with Finley.

Former gymnast.

Former husband, Chuck Finley, was a major league baseball pitcher from 1986-2002, winning 200 games as a member of the Anaheim Angels, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals.

Julia Ellen "Tawny" Kitaen passed away on May 7, 2021, three months away from what would have been her 60th birthday on August 5. She had been working with author and historian Colin Heaton on her memoir for the past year.

She was the model on the cover of the first two albums from the glam metal band Ratt. That would be the EP 'Ratt' (1983) and the LP 'Out of the Cellar' (1984). She was dating the band's guitarist, Robbin Crosby, at that time.

Had two daughters with Chuck Finley: Wynter Finley (born March 18, 1993) and Raine Finley (born June 1, 1998).

Dropped out of Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California and moved to Los Angeles, California with her rocker boyfriend.

She was raised Jewish, and her ancestry includes Russian Jewish as well as English and Scottish.

At the age of 14, with backstage passes after a Peter Frampton concert at Balboa Stadium,[8] she witnessed the VIP treatment afforded Frampton's girlfriend Penny and aspired to achieve it for herself.

Other contributing factors to her death included mild coronary atherosclerosis and ingestion of mirtazapine, alprazolam, acetaminophen, pregabalin, and hydrocodone.

Daughter of Terry Kitaen and Linda Kitaen.

On September 26, 2009, Kitaen was arrested for driving under the influence in Newport Beach, California. She was sentenced to two days in jail, ordered to attend a first-offender alcohol program, and required to perform 64 hours of community service.

Had a younger sister and a younger brother.

Born on exactly the same date as Janet McTeer.