Jayne Cortez (1934 – 2012) was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist whose voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic and dynamic innovations in lyricism and visceral sound. Her writing is part of the canon of the Black Arts Movement. She was married to jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman from 1954 to 1964, and their son is jazz drummer Denardo Coleman. In 1975, Cortez married painter, sculptor, and printmaker Melvin Edwards, and they lived in Dakar, Senegal, and New York City.
Jayne Kennedy Overton (née Harrison), known as Jayne Kennedy, is an American television personality, actress, model, corporate spokeswoman, producer, writer, public speaker, philanthropist, and sports broadcaster.
Though Jayne is a girl's name, this particular spelling was used for a supporting character, Jayne Cobb, in the short-lived television series "Firefly".
Up and coming actress Sarah Jayne Jensen bears this name. Her most notable role was as Shelley in the movie Hairspray (2007). Kind of off topic, but I can't wait to see her in more films. Hehe =]
Who can forget the skating legend Jayne Torvill? She got a perfect 6 in the Olympics with Chris Dean. They danced to the Bolero. I was thrilled the other day to find that both Jayne and Chris come from the same city as me and actually went to the SAME ice rink as me. (Nottingham, National Ice Centre)
There is an author named Jayne Ann Krentz who also goes by the names Jayne Bentley, Jayne Castle, Amanda Glass, Stephanie James, Amanda Quick and Jayne Taylor.
― Anonymous User 11/28/2006
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American actress Jane Fonda was born Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda in 1937, and decided to go by Jane, no 'y', when she reached elementary school. Her name was the combination of her ancestor's moniker, Lady Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, and her father's middle name, Jaynes.
― Anonymous User 9/22/2006
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Joss Whedon used "Jayne" as a name for his very built, very masculine mercenary played by Adam Baldwin, in the recent TV show "Firefly" and movie "Serenity".