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Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith was the stage name of Vickie Lynn Marshall (née Hogan), an American model, actress, and television personality.

Updated September 11, 20261 min readCited sources

Anna Nicole Smith was the stage name of Vickie Lynn Marshall (née Hogan), an American model, actress, and television personality who rose to fame in the 1990s.

What it is

Anna Nicole Smith was born Vickie Lynn Hogan in 1967 in Texas. She began her career as a model and was named Playboy Playmate of the Year in 1993. Her marriage to oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994 drew intense media attention and legal disputes.

Why it matters

Smith became a major celebrity through her reality television series 'The Anna Nicole Show' in the early 2000s. Her personal life, including the death of her son Daniel in 2006 and her own death in 2007 from combined drug intoxication, was heavily covered in international media, including Canadian entertainment outlets.

Key details

Smith died at age 39 in Hollywood, Florida, from combined drug intoxication, ruled an accidental overdose. She had two children: son Daniel Smith and daughter Dannielynn Birkhead. Her estate disputes and legal battles continued after her death.

In short

  • Anna Nicole Smith was a Playboy Playmate of the Year and reality TV star.
  • She married oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994.
  • She died in 2007 from an accidental drug overdose at age 39.
  • Her life and death were widely covered in Canadian media.
Canadian angle

Anna Nicole Smith was a widely covered international celebrity whose life, death, and estate disputes were reported in Canadian entertainment media like they were elsewhere in North America.

Quick questions

Who was Anna Nicole Smith?
Anna Nicole Smith was the stage name of Vickie Lynn Marshall (née Hogan), an American model, actress, and television personality.
How did Anna Nicole Smith die?
She died from combined drug intoxication, and her death was ruled an accidental overdose.
How old was Anna Nicole Smith when she died?
She was 39 years old.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Nicole_Smith
    Supports: Birth name, career overview, marriage history, death details, age at death
  2. Biography — https://www.biography.com/celebrities/anna-nicole-smith
    Supports: Birth details, Playmate of the Year, spouses, children, death at age 39
  3. Texas State Historical Association — https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/smith-anna-nicole
    Supports: Birth name, Texas origins, career, death from accidental drug overdose
  4. People — https://people.com/anna-nicole-smith-death-legacy-facts-7496141
    Supports: Death ruled accidental overdose, age at death, son Daniel, daughter Dannielynn
  5. IMDb — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000645/bio/
    Supports: Birth and death dates, occupations, marriages