New details have emerged about Tawny Kitaen's death, five months after she passed away. The 59-year-old actress, who appeared opposite Tom Hanks in Bachelor Party, died from dilated cardiomyopathy—a common type of heart disease—a spokesperson for the Orange County Coroner's Office confirmed to People. According to the outlet, her official cause of death also included a number of contributing factors, such as hydrocodone, antidepressants, Tylenol, nerve pain medication and clogged arteries. The star, who used the legal name Tawny Finley, died in her home in Newport Beach, Calif. on May 7. On May 8, Tawny's daughters Wynter Finley, 28,...
- 10/21/2021
- E! Online
Update: Actress Tawny Kitaen died on May 7 from dilated cardiomyopathy. The manner of death was ruled natural today by the Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. in California.
The spokesman said other significant conditions with Kitaen included: mild coronary atherosclerosis; mirtazapine, mirtazapine metabolite, alprazolam, acetaminophen, pregabalin, and hydrocodone.
Earlier: Tawny Kitaen, an actress whose stunning presence in two Whitesnake videos helped propel that band’s multiplatinum albums to No. 1 in the late ’80s, died Friday in Newport Beach at age 59. No cause of death has been determined, according to numerous reports.
Whitesnake’s hits “Here I Go Again” and “Is This Love?” from the album Whitesnake helped make that band the toast of the late 1980s, thanks in no small part to Kitaen’s allure. “Here I Go Again” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. Watch the clip below.
Kitaen was also prominent in the 1984 film Bachelor Party, opposite Tom Hanks,...
The spokesman said other significant conditions with Kitaen included: mild coronary atherosclerosis; mirtazapine, mirtazapine metabolite, alprazolam, acetaminophen, pregabalin, and hydrocodone.
Earlier: Tawny Kitaen, an actress whose stunning presence in two Whitesnake videos helped propel that band’s multiplatinum albums to No. 1 in the late ’80s, died Friday in Newport Beach at age 59. No cause of death has been determined, according to numerous reports.
Whitesnake’s hits “Here I Go Again” and “Is This Love?” from the album Whitesnake helped make that band the toast of the late 1980s, thanks in no small part to Kitaen’s allure. “Here I Go Again” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. Watch the clip below.
Kitaen was also prominent in the 1984 film Bachelor Party, opposite Tom Hanks,...
- 10/21/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Tawny Kitaen, who starred with Tom Hanks in the movie Bachelor Party and in several of the '80s metal band Whitsnake's music videos, has died. She was 59. The actress, who also went by the legal name Tawny Finley, passed away in her home in Newport Beach, Calif. on Friday, May 7. The Orange County coroner's office registered her time of death at 8 a.m. that day, according to public records obtained by E! News. The cause has not been determined. Tawny is survived by her younger brother Jordan, younger sister Krista and daughters Wynter Finley, 28, and Raine Finley, 22, her children from her past marriage to retired MLB player Chuck...
- 5/8/2021
- E! Online
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