Jayne Kennedy is a multi-talented television personality. She has also made her career in acting and writing with a perfect speaking ability as she is a corporate spokeswoman too. Further, she had also won 1982 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in 1981 film ‘Body and Soul’.
Apart from that, the actress has also produced the videos of Love your Body Fitness and starred on it too. But later in the ’90s, she had to quit because she diagnosed with an abdominal disease called Endometriosis. Also, she is an active member of the charity organization ‘Children’s Miracle Network’. Keep on reading to know more details of the veteran and sincere personality who had made a prominent place in Hollywood as well as in the heart of millions of fans.
Jayne Kennedy: Bio, Family, Education
The former beauty pageant winner was born as Jayne Harrison on 27 October 1951, in Washington, District of Columbia, the USA. She was born as the daughter to Parents Herbert and Virginia Harrison. Other than this, there is no information on her parents and siblings too. She belongs to the ethnicity of Afro-American.
For her education, she attended Wickliffe High School, Wickliffe, Ohio. During her high school, she has been elected as a senator. Later, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew appointed her as the vice-president of the American’s Legion’s Girl Nation program in Washington.
Jayne Kennedy: Career & Life Achievements
Kennedy has gained success in what field she has worked either as a politician or an actress, even as a philanthropist. As a politician, she was exposed in this field while she was still in school. She got inspired by Congressman Shirley Chisholm but she didn’t continue in a political career. Instead, she participated in Miss Ohi Beauty Pageant and became first Afro-American to win this pageant. Later she ended up being among the 10 semi-finalists of the Miss USA Beauty Pageant in the same year.
After that at the age of 20, she moved to California in order to pursue a career in acting. After that, as an actress, she began as the dancer in NBC’s comedy TV series ‘Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in’. Thereafter, she has worked in numerous films and series. It includes ‘Ironside’, ‘Banacek’, ‘Sanford and Son’, ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’, and ‘Wonder Woman’. Further, she has also appeared in the ABC’s Tv series ‘The Love Boat’, where actors like Markie Post and Pernell Roberts.
Besides her acting career, she has successfully made her name in hosting as well. She has hosted sports shows like ‘The NFL Today’ and ‘Greatest Sports Legends’. Also, she became the spokeswoman for several products including Coca-Cola, Esoterica, Revlon, and Bankers System, among others.
Jayne Kennedy: Personal Life & Husband
Fans of her must be wondering whether the 68-year-old actress has married or not. Well, the evergreen personality has married twice and divorced once. Previously, she was married to her high school sweetheart Leon Isaac Kennedy. At that time he was a struggling writer and DJ, whom she had met after a year of joining high school. The duo tied a knot in 1971 and the couple was considered as one of the black power couples. However, after eleven years of their togetherness, they divorced in 1982. During their married period, the duo had not produced any children.
After three years of her divorce with Leon, she remarried actor Bill Overton and became the mother of his daughter Cheyenne (1982). Overton had her first daughter with previous married to Kathleen Bradley. The couple welcomed three children together. They are Savannah Re (November 1985), Kopper Joi (May 1989), and Zaire Ollyea (September 1995).
Jayne Kennedy: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
The former beauty pageant winner and a multi-talented personality have an established herself in the field she has worked. Therefore, her different career made her make a good income. However, she has not disclosed her exact annual salary. As of now, her net worth has an estimation of above $2 million.
Kennedy, besides television, she is also active over different social media platforms. She communicates with her fans and followers through Instagram. But does not seem to be active on Twitter and Facebook. She has an Instagram account @jaynekennedyoverton with 21.7k followers.
Jayne Kennedy: Body Measurements
The multi-talented personality has a well-maintained body that measures 36-24-36 inches. Her perfect hourglass body stands to a height of 5 feet 10 inches or 1.77 meters. Other than this, there is no information on her body weight, shoe size, and dress size. Furthermore, she has a dark brown eye and hair color.
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