Jayne Kennedy Net Worth

Jayne Kennedy's Quotes

• [on her contract] I wasn't psyched to do it because I had tried so many diets and . . . I felt that no diet works without exercise.
• I didn't feel that I was a good example to my children because I always taught them how important it is to be in shape, and I didn't feel like I was the best that I could be in my marriage.
• [on her diagnosis of endometriosis] Finally my doctor said, "I'm going to have you tested for endometriosis. Don't worry about it, you probably don't have it but let's run the test anyway". We did an ultrasound and he said, "Yup, you have it". That was the first time I heard of endometriosis.
• [In 2001] In the early '80s I had an exercise video called "Love Your Body" with music by The Commodores, which was third in the market after Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons. I had a contract with Coke for Tab and Diet Coke. We did the tie-in with fitness and diet drinks. Everything was going so well. Then, quickly, it got to a point where I couldn't even do a sit-up. The pain was so debilitating.
• [on how she felt about reaching her goal] I feel so much better about myself since I took off the weight, being in shape is so important to feeling good and being healthy . . . Right now I'm feeling good about this diet and, most important, I'm feeling good about myself again.

Interesting Facts about Jayne Kennedy

1. Sportscaster.
2. Her face was once insured for $1 million.
3. She met husband Bill Overton in the movie Cover Girls (1977), in which she starred and he had a small part.
4. Was one of the ten semi-finalists in the 1970 Miss USA Beauty Pageant.
5. Once aspired to pursue politics, wanting to pattern herself after congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972.
6. Was the first black actress to grace the cover of "Playboy" magazine (July 1981 issue). She appeared in a pictorial (not fully nude) promoting the film "Body and Soul.
7. Is a member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority.
8. Starred in "The Dorothy Dandridge Story", about singer/actress Dorothy Dandridge, but it was never released. Utimately, the story was produced by HBO and starred another Cleveland native, Halle Berry.
9. Was considered for her own spin-off series to Wonder Woman (1975) it fell through.
10. Was considered for one of the roles on Charlie's Angels (1976), but it never materialized.
11. Was considered to have her own TV show as a spin off from the TV movie Cover Girls (1977), however, it never materialized.
12. Joined The Dingaling Sisters quartet for Season 8 of The Dean Martin Show (1965) in 1972, breaking barriers as the first African-American member of the group.