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Rosanne Katon‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1954-02-05

Popularity

star3.7

Rosanne Katon

New York City, New York, USA

Rosanne Katon

New York City, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1954-02-05

Popularity

star3.7

Biography

Rosanne Katon is an American model, actress, comedian and activist. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. Katon was born in New York City to a Jamaican-born father and an African-American mother. Beginning in the mid-1970s, Katon worked steadily in Hollywood, including a stint on Grady, the short-lived spin-off of the hit situation comedy Sanford and Son that starred Whitman Mayo in the title role, and guest appearances on Jason of Star Command, What's Happening!!, Good Times and That's My Mama, which starred Clifton Davis. She then had leading roles in two Cirio Santiago action films, both released in 1976, Ebony, Ivory & Jade, in which she received top billing, and The Muthers, in which she acted alongside former Playboy centerfold Jean Bell. However, the shapely actress was often typecast in sex kitten roles in R-Rated comedies such as The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974), Chesty Anderson, U.S. Navy (1976), American Raspberry (1976), Lunch Wagon (1981), Zapped! (1982) and Bachelor Party (1984). This was solidified by her appearance as the September 1978 Playboy centerfold. She had a recurring role opposite Denzel Washington on the medical drama St. Elsewhere and her appearance in two award-winning UCLA student films, Julie Dash's "Illusions," released in 1982, in which she portrayed a singer doubling for a white actress in 1940s Hollywood (whether she did her own singing in the role was not known as of mid December 2012), and S. Torriano Berry's "Rich," in which she portrays the title character's supportive girlfriend. Her other film credits included the TV movie The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977), the cult horror film Motel Hell (1980), Body and Soul (1981), City Girl (1984) and Harem (1985), opposite Nastassja Kinski and Ben Kingsley. Katon was selected as Miss Golden Globes for the 1981 awards show. The honor and the task of presenting the statuettes during the ceremony goes to an up-and-coming actress. Katon was the first African American to be selected, since the custom started in 1962. Additionally, Katon has had several stage credits, including a Broadway lead role in Godspell and a featured role in the parody of women in prison movies, Women Behind Bars. At one point, Katon segued into the world of stand-up comedy, and during that period in her career, she appeared in the June 1991 Playboy pictorial "Funny Girls," which covered female comedians.

Movie Credits

The Swinging Cheerleaders

The Swinging Cheerleaders‌
star6.0
calendar 1974

Motel Hell

Motel Hell‌
star5.8
calendar 1980

Autism: The Musical

Autism: The Musical‌
star6.9
calendar 2007

Ebony, Ivory & Jade

Ebony, Ivory & Jade‌
star6.3
calendar 1976

Lunch Wagon

Lunch Wagon‌
star4.2
calendar 1981

The Muthers

The Muthers‌
star4.9
calendar 1976

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy

Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy‌
star4.0
calendar 1976

Police Story: The Watch Commander

Police Story: The Watch Commander‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

The City Girl

The City Girl‌
star7.0
calendar 1984

The Comeback Kid

The Comeback Kid‌
star6.0
calendar 1980

Harem

Harem‌
star4.6
calendar 1985

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party‌
star1.0
calendar 1979

Casting

Casting‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Rich

Rich‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Bachelor Party

Bachelor Party‌
star6.3
calendar 1984

Zapped!

Zapped!‌
star5.2
calendar 1982

Illusions

Illusions‌
star5.5
calendar 1982

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful‌
star5.6
calendar 1977

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn‌
star4.6
calendar 1989

Coach

Coach‌
star3.6
calendar 1978

Body and Soul

Body and Soul‌
star3.9
calendar 1981

Tv Credits

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere‌
star5.4
calendar 1982

Good Times

Good Times‌
star7.9
calendar 1974

CHiPs

CHiPs‌
star6.8
calendar 1977

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch‌
star7.2
calendar 1975

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life‌
star7.0
calendar 1979

What's Happening!!

What's Happening!!‌
star7.5
calendar 1976

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son‌
star7.5
calendar 1972

Full House

Full House‌
star7.6
calendar 1987

Grady

Grady‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

That's My Mama

That's My Mama‌
star7.0
calendar 1974

Logan's Run

Logan's Run‌
star6.5
calendar 1977