Mary Jane Grant was the first wife of American actor, Richard Roundtree who died on October 23, 2023. Richard was born July 9, 1942, in New Rochelle, New York,

Who is Richard Roundtree’s wife Mary Jane Grant?

Roundtree was married and divorced twice and had five children. Roundtree’s first wife Mary Jane Grant is an experienced writer, a professor of creative thinking, a consultant in marketing, and a student of mindfulness.

The couple got married on November 27, 1963. Roundtree and Grant had two children named John James and Kelli, born between 1963 and 1973,  before divorcing in December 1973.

Richard Roundtree moved on to date actress and TV personality Cathy Lee Crosby shortly thereafter. Roundtree later married Karen M. Ciernia in September 1980, together they had three children. Roundtree and Ciernia divorced in 1998.

As of today.  Richard Roundtree sadly passed away of pancreatic cancer at his Los Angeles home, Mr. Roundtree was noted as being “the first black action hero, for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019.