Jayne Kennedy Biography
Jayne Kennedy is an actress, model, corporate spokeswoman, producer, writer, public speaker, philanthropist, and sports broadcaster from the United States.
How old is Jayne Kennedy? – Age
She is 71 years old as of 27 October 2022. She was born in 1951 in Washington, D.C., United States.
Jayne Kennedy Family – Education
Jayne Harrison Kennedy was born in Wickliffe, Ohio, as the sixth of six children. Her parents, Herbert and Virginia Harrison, raised their children to “aim high, give God the glory, bear disappointments quietly, and avoid malice.” She was on the cheering team in high school, a member of the National Honor Society, and was voted president of her high school class three times.
Jayne Kennedy Husband
Harrison met Leon Isaac Kennedy, a DJ and aspiring writer/actor, a year after graduating from high school. In 1971, they married. Smokey Robinson, a Motown singer/songwriter, acted as the best man at their wedding. In 1982, they divorced. Kennedy married actor Bill Overton in Bermuda in May 1985. The wedding was intimate, and both Kennedy and Overton’s parents attended. Overton’s daughter Cheyenne, born in 1982 and their three daughters Savannah Re, born on November 20, 1985, Kopper Joi, born on May 17, 1989, and Zaire Ollyea, born on September 15, 1995. In May 2020, Kennedy and Overton will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary.
Jayne Kennedy Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $2 Million.
Jayne Kennedy Playboy
Vanity – The “Nasty Girl” singer, often known as Prince’s “female mirror,” graced the cover of Playboy’s April 1988 issue, six years before she changed her stage name for evangelism.
Jayne Kennedy NFL Today
Kennedy took over The NFL Today on CBS in 1978, replacing host Phyllis George. She went on to anchor the short-lived “Speak Up, America” after a contract disagreement with the network.
Jayne Kennedy Miss USA
In 1970, Kennedy won the title of Miss Ohio and went on to compete in the Miss USA Pageant, finishing in the top ten. In 1971, Kennedy previously showed up as an artist in “Rowan and Martin’s Giggle In,” and performed with Weave Trust’s Bases All over the Planet Christmas Visit (Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Spain, and Cuba), which prompted three years with “The Dignitary Martin Show” as a vocalist/artist.
Jayne Kennedy Career
Kennedy appeared in guest roles on shows like “The Six Million Dollar Man,” “Sanford and Son,” and “Starsky & Hutch” throughout the 1970s. She worked for Foster Grant, Chrysler Corporation, and McDonald’s in a lot of the era’s commercials. She also had a lead role in the 1977 movie Big Time, which had a soundtrack by Smokey Robinson, the film’s producer.
For her role as Julie Winters in the 1981 film Body and Soul, in which she co-starred with her then-husband Leon Isaac Kennedy, Kennedy was awarded the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture in 1982. Kennedy hosted the 1982 Rose Bowl, which earned her an Emmy Award. She began hosting the syndicated television show “Greatest Sports Legends” in 1982, where she conducted interviews with notables such as Johnny Unitas and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Kennedy appeared in television commercials for Jovan Musk perfume and the Coca-Cola Corporation’s Tab soft drink around the middle of the 1980s. With the release of her own video, “Love Your Body,” which was distributed by RCA/Columbia Home Video, Kennedy joined the exercise-video craze of the middle of the 1980s. She advised, “[e] establish a positive belief in yourself” in the video. Love your body for what it is and learn what it needs. “The Journey of the African American,” produced by Kennedy and Bill Overton in 1990, had performances in Atlanta and a 30-week run in Los Angeles.
Through appearances and speaking engagements, Kennedy has contributed to numerous charitable causes over the years. She co-facilitated “The Lou Rawls March of Stars” in 1986, which raised $10 million bucks for The Unified Negro School Fund. Kennedy was a featured subject matter expert at the Evanston Martin Luther Ruler Festivity in 1987. She became the national spokesperson for The National Council of Negro Women in 1988, which organized nationwide clinics and seminars for the annual Black Family Reunion Celebration. At the 12th Annual Freedom Fund Dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1990, she gave a speech.