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Jayne Kennedy

Birth name
Jayne Harrison
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of birth
October 27, 1951
Date of death
Ethnicity
African-American
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Kennedy in 2015, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Jayne Harrison

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Date of Birth: October 27, 1951

Ethnicity: African-American

Jayne Kennedy is an American television personality, actress, model, corporate spokesperson, producer, writer, public speaker, philanthropist, beauty pageant titleholder, and sports broadcaster.

She was the first African-American woman to hold the title of Miss Ohio USA. She is the daughter of Virginia and Herbert H. Harrison. Jayne is married to actor Bill Overton, with whom she has four children. Her surname is from her former husband, actor Leon Isaac Kennedy.

Jayne’s paternal grandmother was Jannie Harrison (the daughter of Chamberlain/Chamberlin/Chambers/Chamberton Harrison and Minnie Harris).