Gwendolyn Osborne
{{Short description|British model and actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gwendolyn Osborne
| image = Gwendolyn Osborne (49615303608).jpg
|image caption = Gwendolyn Osborne in 2020.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|8|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bath, Somerset, England
| known_for = The Price Is Right
| other_names = Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith
| occupation = actress
model
public speaker
| years_active = 2002-present
| spouse = Kenny Smith (2006–2018)
| children = 3
| website = {{URL|gwendolynosborne.com}}
}}
Gwendolyn Osborne (born 7 August 1978)[http://www.prweb.com/releases/kennysmith/gwendolynosborne/prweb434676.htm Gwendolyn Osborne, a Barker beauty on the Price is Right, wed former NBA Star Kenny "the Jet" Smith] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306194953/http://www.prweb.com/releases/kennysmith/gwendolynosborne/prweb434676.htm |date=6 March 2019 }}, PRWeb, 8 September 2006, retrieved 28 March 2010. Osbourne was 28 years old at the time of her September 2006 wedding. is a British actress and former model who spent 12 years on The Price Is Right as a model from 2005 to 2017. Osborne was recognized as one of the "longest-running woman of color on a daytime game show".{{Cite web |last=EURPublisher01 |date=2017-10-17 |title=Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith Bids Farewell as Longest Running Model of Color on ‘The Price is Right’ (Exclusive) |url=https://eurweb.com/2017/gwendolyn-osborne-smith-bids-farewell-longest-running-model-color-price-right-exclusive/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=EURweb |language=en-US}} On 17 October 2017, it was announced that she would be leaving the show to pursue other interests.{{Cite web |date=17 October 2017 |title=Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith Bids Farewell From 'The Price Is Right' |url=https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/10/17/gwendolyn-osborne-smith-bids-farewell-from-the-price-is-right/ |website=blackamericaweb.com}}
Acting/Producing
Osborne had a role as an Elite Amazonian in the film Wonder Woman 1984, directed by Patty Jenkins. Other movie and films include, Jack and Jill with Adam Sandler, and Any Given Sunday. Osborne had roles on several daytime soap operas which include, General Hospital, The Bold And The Beautiful, and The Young And The Restless. She has played Misandra on the Bouncetv series In the Cut. She also played Jade Dominquez for two seasons of Ocean Ave. In 2023, Osborne had a role in Grown-ish and played Juliette. Osborne starred and produced a reality series based on her life, Meet the Smiths, on TBS.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4212032/|title=Meet the Smiths|date=13 February 2015|via=IMDb}} Working with the Global production group ITV America as a producer, Osborne was nominated for the segment "Foulshots by Kenny Smith"{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8821226/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_2|title=Foul Shots by Kenny the Jet|date=1 June 2018|via=IMDb}} on TRUTV in the Cynopsis Short Form Video Festival.
Podcast
In 2021, Osborne started her podcast Tea with Gwen{{Cite web |title=Tea with Gwen |url=https://soundcloud.com/tea_with_gwen |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=SoundCloud |language=en}} interviewing women from diverse backgrounds on career, health, and wellness.
Music
As a singer-songwriter, Osborne released her single "Give My Love" in 2021.{{cite web |url=https://issuu.com/whitespaceconsultantgroup/docs/gwen_obsborne_-_epk_2022 |title=Gwendolyn Osborne EPK 2022|via=Issuu}}
Personal life
Born to a Jamaican mother and British father, Osborne married retired NBA player and TNT basketball analyst Kenny Smith on 2 September 2006. They have two children together and Smith is stepfather to Osborne's daughter from a previous relationship.{{cite news |last1=Ho |first1=Rodney |date=3 April 2015 |title=TBS's 'Meet the Smiths' gives NBA analyst Kenny Smith the spotlight |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/04/03/tbss-meet-the-smiths-gives-nba-analyst-kenny-smith-the-spotlight/ |accessdate=17 March 2017 |archive-date=18 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318085138/http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2015/04/03/tbss-meet-the-smiths-gives-nba-analyst-kenny-smith-the-spotlight/ |url-status=dead }} Osborne filed for divorce from Smith in 2018.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-22|title=Kenny Smith's Ex-Wife Garnishing His 'Inside the NBA' Paychecks to Pay Child and Spousal Support|url=https://theblast.com/c/kenny-smith-ex-wife-garnishing-paychecks|access-date=2021-02-19|website=The Blast|language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0651658|name=Gwendolyn Osborne}}
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