- 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.
- Her face was once insured for $1 million.
- 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.
- Was considered for one of the roles on Charlie's Angels (1976), but it never materialized.
- Was considered for her own spin-off series to Wonder Woman (1975) it fell through.
- Was one of the ten semi-finalists in the 1970 Miss USA Beauty Pageant.
- Once aspired to pursue politics, wanting to pattern herself after congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972.
- Sportscaster.
- Is a member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority.
- Was considered to have her own TV show as a spin off from the TV movie Cover Girls (1977), however, it never materialized.
- 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.
- She met husband Bill Overton in the movie Cover Girls (1977), in which she starred and he had a small part.
- Mother of Savannah Re Overton, Kooper Joi Overton, and Zaire Ollyea Overton.
- Parents are: Herbert Harrison, and Virginia Harrison.
- Sister of Shirley Harrison, Lisa Harrison, Brenda Harrison, and Herb Harrison, Jr.
- Grandmother of Kingyari, and Jaris II.
- Step-mother of Cheyenne Overton.
- Cousin of Mariah Stackhouse.
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