Jayne Kennedy Bio, Marital Status, Career, Net Worth, Metrics

Jayne Kennedy is a multi-talented television personality. She has also made her acting and writing career with perfect speaking skills as she is also a corporate spokesperson. Additionally, she had also won the 1982 NAACP Image Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in the 1981 film “Body and Soul.”

Apart from this, the actress has also produced the Love your Body Fitness videos and starred in them as well. But later in the 90s, she had to quit smoking because she was diagnosed with an abdominal disease called endometriosis. She is also an active member of the charity ‘Children’s Miracle Network’. Keep reading to learn more about the veteran and heartfelt personality who had made a name for herself in Hollywood as well as in the hearts of millions of fans.

JAYNE KENNEDY: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The former beauty pageant winner was born as Jayne Harrison on October 27, 1951, in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was born as the daughter of parents Herbert and Virginia Harrison. Other than that, there is also no information about his parents and siblings. She belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity.

For her education, she attended Wickliffe High School, Wickliffe, Ohio. While in high school, she was elected a senator. Later, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew appointed her vice president of the Girl’s Legion’s Girl Nation program in Washington.

JAYNE KENNEDY: CAREER AND LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

Kennedy gained success in which field she worked either as a politician or an actress, even as a philanthropist. As a politician, she was exposed in this area while still in school. She was inspired by Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm but she did not pursue her political career. Instead, she entered the Miss Ohi beauty pageant and became the first African American to win the pageant. Later, she ended up being among the 10 semi-finalists in the Miss USA beauty pageant in the same year.

After that, at the age of 20, she moved to California in order to pursue an acting career. After that, as an actress, she started as a dancer in the NBC comedy television series “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in”. Subsequently, she worked in many films and series. It includes ‘Ironside’, ‘Banacek’, ‘Sanford and Son’, ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ and ‘Wonder Woman’. Additionally, she also appeared in the ABC television series ‘The Love Boat’, where actors like Markie Post and Pernell Roberts .

In addition to her acting career, she has managed to make a name for herself in hosting. She has hosted sports shows like “The NFL Today” and “Greatest Sports Legends.” She has also become a spokesperson for several products, including Coca-Cola, Esoterica, Revlon, and Bankers System, among others.

JAYNE KENNEDY: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Her fans must be wondering if the 68-year-old actress got married or not. Well, the evergreen personality has been 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 high school. The duo tied the knot in 1971 and the pair were considered one of the Black Power couples. However, after eleven years of their union, they divorced in 1982. During their marriage period, the duo had not produced any children.

After three years of divorce with Leon, she remarried with actor Bill Overton and became the mother of his daughter Cheyenne (1982). Overton had her first daughter with a previous wife 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: FORTUNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

The former beauty pageant winner and multi-talented personality established herself in the field where she worked. Therefore, his different career earned him a good income. However, she did not disclose her exact annual salary. At present, his net worth is estimated to be over $2 million.

Kennedy, in addition to television, she is also active on 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-groomed body that measures 36-24-36 inches. Her perfect hourglass body stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches or 1.77 meters. Other than that, there is no information about her body weight, shoe size, and dress size. Additionally, she has dark brown hair and eye color.