Jayne Kennedy

Jayne Kennedy Overton (née Harrison; born October 27, 1951) is an American television personality, actress, model, corporate spokeswoman, producer, writer, public speaker, philanthropist, beauty pageant titleholder and sports broadcaster. Kennedy won a 1982 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture award for her performance as Julie Winters in the 1981 film Body and Soul co-starring alongside her then–husband Leon Isaac Kennedy.

Jayne Kennedy
Kennedy c. 1980
Born
Jayne Harrison

(1951-10-27) October 27, 1951
Washington, D.C., U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJayne Kennedy Overton
EducationWickliffe High School
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • sportscaster
  • television personality
  • producer
  • writer
  • philanthropist
Years active1969–1990
Title
Term1970–1971
PredecessorMarlynn Singleton
SuccessorKaren M. Haus
Spouse(s)
Leon Isaac Kennedy
(m. 1971; div. 1982)
[1]
Bill Overton (m. 1985)
Children4
AwardsNAACP Image Award – (1982) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (Body and Soul)

Personal life

A year after high school, Harrison met Leon Isaac Kennedy, a DJ and a struggling actor/writer. They married in 1971. Motown singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson served as best man at their wedding. They later divorced in 1982. In 1985, Kennedy married actor Bill Overton. They have four children: his daughter Cheyenne (1982) and their three daughters Savannah Re (b. November 20, 1985), Kopper Joi (b. May 17, 1989) and Zaire Ollyea (b. September 15, 1995).[2]

Documentary

Jayne Kennedy-Overton is featured in Bayer Mack's 2019 documentary, No Lye: An American Beauty Story, that chronicles the rise and decline of the black-owned ethnic beauty industry.[3]

Filmography
  • Group Marriage — Judy (1973)
  • Ironside episode "The Last Payment" (TV series, 1973)
  • Banacek episode "Rocket to Oblivion" (TV series, 1974)
  • Sanford and Son season 4 episode 5 "There'll be some changes made" (TV series, 1974)
  • The Six Million Dollar Man episode: "The Song and Dance Spy" (TV series, October 5, 1975)
  • Let's Do It Again — Girl at Factory (1975)
  • The Rockford Files episode: "Foul on the First Play" (TV series, 1976)
  • The Muthers — Serena (1976)
  • Big Time — Shana Baynes (1977)
  • Wonder Woman Episode: "Knockout" (TV series, October 14, 1977)
  • Fighting Mad (aka Death Force) — Maria Russell (1978)
  • Mysterious Island Of Beautiful Women — Chocolate (TV movie, 1979)
  • Chips episode: "Kidnap" (TV series, 1980)
  • Chips episode: "Mitchell and Woods" (TV series, 1981)
  • The Love Boat various episodes (TV series, 1981)
  • Body and Soul — Julie Winters (NAACP Image Award, Best Actress) (1981)
  • Diff'rent Strokes episode: "The Moonlighter" (TV series, 1983)
  • Benson episode: "Three on Mismatch" (TV series, 1986)
  • 227 episode: "Washington Affair" (TV series, November 1, 1986)

References
  1. Jayne and Leon: Did success break-up their 10-year marriage? (Ebony Magazine–January, 1982)
  2. Profile, Ebony Magazine (December 1996)
  3. "EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! 'NO LYE: AN AMERICAN BEAUTY STORY' GIVES EXCELLENT HISTORY LESSON". EURweb.com. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2019-12-13.


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