Sister of Tina Chow, the famous model who died in the 1980s.Occasionally collaborates with her husband on various art exhibits.She is also a costume designer and frequently designs costumes for her husband's shows as well as for some feature films.Wife of singer David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame); they were married on July 18, 1987.Maternal aunt of actress China Chow (& China's younger brother, Maximillian).Has one daughter with David Byrne : Malu Valentine (born in 1990).Daughter of a Japanese mother (Mona) and a German father (Walter E. Lutz (1910-2003)).Model for the Japanese cosmetics line Shiseido in the 1960s and 1970s.