Actresses
Jayne Kennedy Net Worth
Jayne Kennedy's Net Worth as of 2024
$2 Million
Jayne Harrison Overtone was born on the 27th October 1951, in Washington, D.C., USA, and is a producer and actress, probably best recognized for producing the musical “The Journey Of The African American”, and for starring in the role of Julie Winters in the film “Body And Soul” (1981). She is also known for being a sports broadcaster, spokeswoman, as well as a model and the 1970 Miss Ohio. Her career has been active since 1969.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Jayne Kennedy is, as of mid-2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Jayne’s net worth is over $2 million, accumulated through her successful involvement in the entertainment industry.
Jayne Kennedy Net Worth $2 Million
Jayne Kennedy is the daughter of Virginia and Herbert Harrison, who worked as a machinist. She went to Wickliffe High School in Wickliffe, Ohio, and represented the school at the American Legion’s Girls State mock-government program, after which was named as the Senator of the American Legion’s Girls Nation program in Washington, D.C., and she won the office of Vice-President of the United States.
Parallel with that, she began to pursue her modeling career, participating at various beauty pageants until she was crowned Miss Ohio in 1970, becoming the first African American woman to achieve that status. Afterwards, she entered the semi-final of the Miss America contest in 1970 and this marked the beginning of an increase of her net worth. She also appeared in such magazines as Essence, Jet, and Ebony, which named her as One of the 20 Greatest Sex Symbols of the 20th Century. She also became the first black actress to appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine.
In 1971 she moved to California to pursue her career as an actress; however, at the beginning she performed in various night clubs as a dancer and singer, until she made her debut film appearance in the 1972 film “Lady Sings The Blues”, which was followed by the role of Judy in the film entitled “Group Marriage” (1973), directed by Stephanie Rothman. During the next three years she made a number of guest-starring appearances, then in 1976 was selected to portray Serena in the film “The Muthers”. She continued with small roles, and her next memorable role came in the next decade, when she was cast as Julie Winters in the 1981 film “Body And Soul”, for which she won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture in the following year, which added a considerable amount to her net worth.
Jayne continued her career as a producer, and one of her major projects was the musical “The Journey Of The African American”, which earned her the NAACP Theater Award for Best Producer.
Apart from her career in the world of acting, Jayne became also known as a sports broadcaster in 1978, working for “The NFL Today”. Furthermore, she produced and starred in her own exercise videos entitled “Love Your Body”, which increased her net worth by a large margin.
Speaking about her career as a spokeswoman, Jayne worked for different brands, including Diet Coke, Coca Cola’s Tab, Revlon, Esoterica, Fashion Fair Cosmetics, etc. All of these collaborations increased her wealth.
Regarding her personal life, Jayne Kennedy has been married to actor Bill Overton since 1985; the couple has four children. Previously, she was married to Leon Isaac Kennedy from 1970 to 1982. In free time, she is very active working with such charitable organizations as the Children’s Miracle Network, which helps children with health issues.
Actresses
Karyn Parsons Net Worth
Karyn Parsons is a famous American screenwriter, TV producer, actor and model. She was born on October 8, 1966 in Hollywood and as a child attended Santa Monica High School. She started her career as a model, but her acting career began in 1987 when Karyn played a student in the episode “The Power of a Lie” of the TV show “The Bronx Zoo”. Her debut on the big screen was in 1992, when Parsons played Ellen in the movie entitled “Class Act”. By 2013 she had an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
Karyn Parsons Net Worth $1.5 Million
Karyn’s next appearance on the TV screen was in 1988, when she played Lynette from “CBS Summer Playhouse” in the episode entitled “Roughhouse”, but her real big break was came in 1990, when the actress had the opportunity to play Will Smith‘s cousin “Hilary Banks” in the NBC sitcom called “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. After this performance, Karyn Parsons had numerous roles in movies and TV shows. Many viewers also know Karyn Parsons as an actress from “Lush Life” – she not only appeared in it, but was also the co-producer, co-writer and co-creator of the show. However, in the show business industry Karyn has been working for a relatively short span of time, and maybe that is the reason her net worth isn’t rather higher.
She has starred in movies such as “Major Payne”, “Late Nights” and “The Ladies Man”, but her last notable appearance on screen was in 2002. Audiences saw Karyn as Lily in the comedy-drama film called “13 Moons” and since then the actress has appeared only a few times on TV.
In her personal life, Karyn Parson’s first husband was Randy Brooks, an American film and TV actor, most known for his role in the film called “Reservoir Dogs”, who is also well known in the soap opera community because of “The Young and the Restless”. But the couple divorced in 90’s. Karyn Parsons married again 10 years later, in 2003. Her second husband is Charles Alexandre Rockwell, an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Together couple have two children: their older daughter Lana was born in year 2003, and younger son Nico was born in year 2007.
Actresses
Stacey Dash Net Worth
Stacey Lauretta Dash was born on 20 January 1967, in The Bronx, New York City USA, of Barbadian, Mexican and Afro-American descent. Stacey Dash is an actress in movies and on TV, perhaps best known for her parts in the TV series “The Cosby Show“ in the 1980s, and more recently “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”.
So just how rich is Stacey Dash? Stacy is now relatively comfortable with an estimated worth of $10 million, which wealth she has earned by starring in numerous movies and TV shows during a career in the entertainment industry spanning more than 30 years.
Stacey Dash Net Worth $10 Million
Stacy Dash made her debut in 1982 when she appeared in “Farrell for the People” alongside Ed O‘Neill. Then followed such famous shows as “The Cosby Show“, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “TV 101“. Her movie career started with the Richard Pryor film “Moving” (1988). The 80‘s were actually a really successful period for the young actress, since her other two movies, “Mo’ Money” and “Renaissance Man”, were also big hits. Her real big break, however, was in 1995 when she appeared in Amy Heckerling’s “Clueless” as Dionne Marie Davenport. The comedy, which was based on Jane Austen‘s novel “Emma”, was very well received and grossed $55 million, thus increasing Dash’s net worth considerably. The film also made her and fellow actresses Brittany Murphy and Alicia Silverstone true international stars, probably more so as it was soon made into TV series and Dash reprised her role as Dionne. The series ran from 1996 till 1999, and also featured actress and singer Cher. During that period, Stacy also appeared in films like the crime drama “Cold Around the Heart” (1997) and comedy “Personals” (1999). Naturally all of these appearances enhanced Stacy’s net worth.
Stacey Dash is also known for her appearances in music videos. In 2001 she was a part of the music video for the Carl Thomas song “Emotional”, and in 2004 she appeared alongside Kanye West in the music video for his single “All Falls Down.” At the same time Dash continued to have a successful film career with movies “American Primitive”, “I Could Never Be Your Woman”, “Nora’s Hair Salon II”, “Ghost Image” and “Fashion Victim”. She did not, however, forget television and appeared in the series “Single Ladies” in the role of Valerie Stokes but, unfortunately, she did not return for the second season. She was also a part of the reality TV show “Celebrity Circus”, in which celebrities had to perform circus tricks. Dash was one of the finalists, finishing second after Antonio Sabato, Jr. In addition, she also had guest roles in “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “The Game”. All these roles in movies and TV shows helped to increase her overall net worth.
Besides her acting career, Stacey Dash also has her own lingerie line “Letters of Marque” and posed for Playboy in 2006.
In her personal life, Stacy Dash was first married to Brian Lovell(1999-2000), and then James Maby(2005-06). She married Emmanuel Xuereb in 2007, but divorced him in 2010 and asked for restraining order against him, claiming physical abuse. Stacy also has a son fathered by R&B singer Christopher Williams, and a daughter (born 2003). She is very open about her political views and often uses Twitter to criticise certain public figures. Interestingly, she supported Barack Obama in 2008, but in the presidential elections of 2012 she expressed her support for Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
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