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.
Humanitarian work
In 1984, Katon married Richard M. Walden, who is the president and chief executive officer of Operation USA, an international organization that supplies relief to Third World areas in need such as Rwanda, Cambodia and, more recently, tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia; and to Hurricane Katrina-ravaged areas of Louisiana and Mississippi. Rosanne is an active participant with Operation USA and also serves on its advisory board. The relief group is based in California.
Personal life
The Waldens have two children, including a son who is autistic and an expert cellist. The family is featured in the 2007 documentary Autism: The Musical which won the 2007 Emmy for Best TV Documentary Special (HBO).
^Field, Allyson Nadia. "Illusions". Los Angeles, California: UCLA Film and Television Archives. Retrieved 2011-11-05. Set in Hollywood during WWII, Illusions tells the story of Mignon Duprée, a studio executive passing for white, and Ester Jeeter, an African American singer hired to dub the voice of a white movie star. The film is a gripping critique of the power of the movies to shape perception as it explores the multiple illusions created by Hollywood and the very illusion of racial identity.
^Quigley, Mark. "Ujamii Uhuru Schule Community Freedom School (1974); Define (1988); Excerpt from Dawn at My Back: Memoir of a Black Texas Upbringing (2003); Shipley Street (1981); Brick by Brick (1982); Rich (1982)". Los Angeles, California: UCLA Film and Television Archives. Retrieved 2011-11-05. At once gritty and tender, the character study features an intimate scene shot chiaroscuro on location at the Watts Towers
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Rosanne Katon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rosanne Katon born February 5 1954 1 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 Rosanne KatonPlayboy centerfold appearanceSeptember 1978Preceded byVicki WittSucceeded byMarcy HansonPersonal detailsBorn 1954 02 05 February 5 1954 age 69 New York City United States 1 Height5 ft 2 in 1 57 m 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Humanitarian work 4 Personal life 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditKaton was born in New York City to a Jamaican born father and an African American mother Career EditBeginning 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 amp 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 2 3 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 Humanitarian work EditIn 1984 Katon married Richard M Walden who is the president and chief executive officer of Operation USA an international organization that supplies relief to Third World areas in need such as Rwanda Cambodia and more recently tsunami ravaged Sri Lanka Thailand and Indonesia and to Hurricane Katrina ravaged areas of Louisiana and Mississippi Rosanne is an active participant with Operation USA and also serves on its advisory board The relief group is based in California Personal life EditThe Waldens have two children including a son who is autistic and an expert cellist The family is featured in the 2007 documentary Autism The Musical which won the 2007 Emmy for Best TV Documentary Special HBO See also EditList of people in Playboy 1970 1979References Edit a b c Playmate listing Retrieved June 5 2009 Field Allyson Nadia Illusions Los Angeles California UCLA Film and Television Archives Retrieved 2011 11 05 Set in Hollywood during WWII Illusions tells the story of Mignon Dupree a studio executive passing for white and Ester Jeeter an African American singer hired to dub the voice of a white movie star The film is a gripping critique of the power of the movies to shape perception as it explores the multiple illusions created by Hollywood and the very illusion of racial identity Quigley Mark Ujamii Uhuru Schule Community Freedom School 1974 Define 1988 Excerpt from Dawn at My Back Memoir of a Black Texas Upbringing 2003 Shipley Street 1981 Brick by Brick 1982 Rich 1982 Los Angeles California UCLA Film and Television Archives Retrieved 2011 11 05 At once gritty and tender the character study features an intimate scene shot chiaroscuro on location at the Watts TowersExternal links EditRosanne Katon at IMDb Rosanne Katon at Playboy Online Retrieved from https en 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