Toukie Smith's Courageous Battle and Legacy Leaves a Mark

Model and actress Toukie Smith, the ex-girlfriend of Robert De Niro and the mother of his twins, has died at age 74 after battling multiple sclerosis.

Smith’s two children with De Niro, Airyn and Julian, confirmed their mother’s death to The Hollywood Reporter on Monday, November 9.

Smith died Wednesday, November 4, in New York after a “long, courageous battle” with MS, Airyn and Julian, both 31, said.