On December 7, 2023, she died following a long battle with anorexia nervosa at the age of 51, spending the last months of her life in the hospital with intestinal issues.
Had three daughters: Autumn (b. 1991) with ex-boyfriend; Sonnet Noel Whitaker (b. October 3, 1996) and True Whitaker (True Isabella Summer Whitaker; b. July 2, 1998) with ex-husband Forest Whitaker.