Vanity dead: Prince protege, singer-actress Denise Katrina Matthews dies at 57 Published: Feb. 16, 2016, 1:34 a.m. Vanity, an '80s singer-actress and Prince protege also known as Denise Katrina ...

Singer And Actress Vanity Dies Aged 57. Denise Matthews became well-known in the 1980s but walked away from entertainment after battling a crack cocaine addiction.

Vanity, a Prince protege who renounced her sexy stage persona to become a Christian minister, has died. She was 57. The singer and actress, born Denise Matthews, died Monday at a hospital in ...