I thought, well that's interesting, but that's it, I don't want it. Sharon Verghis reports. "We removed the paintings. Arkie Whiteley | Found a Grave She married her second husband Jim Elliott in December 2001, shortly before she died from adrenal cancer on December19, at age 37. According to her obituary in TheTimes newspaper, when living with her parents at the Hotel Chelsea in New York as an infant her babysitter was US blues singer Janis Joplin. View Arkie Whiteley's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy. The daughter of famed Australian painter Brett Whiteley, and his wife Wendy Whiteley, she also appeared in numerous other films and television shows. Actress. In the final weeks, Arkie, understandably, had moments of anger at what was happening to her. She had a seven-year relationship with actor Paul Rhys who nursed her during her illness. Arkie was the apple of her famous dad Brett Whiteley's eye, thedaughter he loved to frolic with on Sydney's northern beaches - theidyllic place to which she would later return and, for a short time,make her home. Arkie Whiteley - FilmiFeed Celebs She was previously married to Jim Elliott and Christopher Kuhn. Birth: 06 November 1964 - London England. Geni requires JavaScript! Her own work lives on, and her father's paintings will now also become a memorial to his daughter. You can find out how much net worth Arkie has this year and how she spent her expenses. Her grandmother says: "David Hare put her into one of his plays at TheNational the moment she finished her studies. Ten years after the London-based actress sold Arkie Under the Shower - the glimmering, lovingly detailed, large-scale work given to her by the artist - the painting is returning home for sale, carrying the added poignancy of the deaths of father and daughter. Wife of Private Also find out how she got rich at the age of 37. After the artist's death there was concern that his then girlfriend, Janice Spencer, might have been told about the hidden paintings. The artworks in her Palm Beach house were left to friends including her previous husband Christopher Kuhn to be distributed by my executors in their absolute discretion, raising some concerns among the beneficiaries the type and value of the artwork to be distributed will be decided by to the two executors only. At the time of her death, she was -2001 years old. When Brett, Wendy and Arkie walked into a gallery, the effect was like an instant art installation. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Many addictive families lived in denial, hiding their feelings, she observed, "but our number one priority as a family was that we all always expressed what we wanted to express". As his Daughter was a witness to the Will the Witness-Beneficiary rule would preclude her from inheriting under that Will. "She had an operation and chemotherapy and remained very positive and brave, but it was all swept away from her.". She was married to Christopher Kuhn from 1995 to 1999, and to Jim Elliott in December 2001. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Arkie was an ideal celebrity influencer. This is a carousel with slides. Arkie Whiteley (1965-2001) - Find a Grave Memorial Now it's argy-bargy over Arkie's millions. Actress. At the age of 11, she decided she wanted to be an actor and went toLondon where she attended acting school and lived with hergrandmother, Beryl Whiteley, and foster parents for a year.