Rosanne Katon – Biography Of The Actress And Model, 7 Amazing Facts About Her

Rosanne Katon is an American actress, model, comedian, philanthropist and activist, who gained fame in the 70s and 80s. She has featured alongside notable actors such as Denzel Washington and several others – most of whom are now retired just like her.

She and her family featured in a documentary about Autism that won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature Special in 2008. This showcased the talents of autistic children and the challenges their families face in dealing with the condition. Let’s get to know more about her in this piece, shall we?

Biography of Rosanne Karon

Rosanne Karon was born in “Big Apple” New York City in the United States of America on February 5, 1954, to her parents – of whom very little is known about, except that her father was born in the Caribbean country, Jamaica. There is no information about her early childhood or siblings or educational background either.

In 1984, she got married to a fine gentleman named Richard M. Walden and they have been together ever since. They have 2 children, one of whom is a son that is autistic and plays the Cello expertly. In 2007, her son and her family featured in a documentary film titled Autism: The Musical – which followed the life and talents of 5 autistic children who compose their own music.

Facts about Rosanne Katon

1. She was once Playmate of the Month

The playboy Magazine has been around since the 1960s and they have been showcasing very beautiful ladies/women ever since then – the catch is that you have to be really beautiful with an amazing body to be featured, and Rosanne is one of the few privilege women to have graced the pages of this timeless magazine. She appeared in the centrefold of the magazine’s September 1978 edition, with all her beautifulness.

2. Rosanne was the first African-American Miss Golden Globes

The Golden Globes awards have been in existence since the 1940s and it is an annual ritual that recognizes the best talents in the film and television industry both in the United States and globally as well, and as has become customary at the awards ceremony where only the most talented upcoming actresses present the awards statuettes to the winners, Rosanne was the very first African-American upcoming actress/Miss Golden Globes to have presented the awards to their recipients.

3. Physical Attributes and Body Measurements

Rosanne is truly a very beautiful actress and that is not the only good thing she has going for her as she also has an impressive physique to go with it. She is 5 feet and 2 inches (1.57 meters) tall and weighed about 100 lbs (about 46 Kilograms). Her body measurement is 36-23-34.

4. Humanitarian work

When she got married in 2004 to Richard Walden, she consciously married a man who had devoted his life to seek the best for humanity at all times. Her husband is the President and Chief Executive Officer of an International organization called Operation USA – which was set up to supply relief materials to 3rd World countries as well as other regions of the globe that needs assistance and she is very much committed to her husband’s cause and supports his work and is also on the advisory board of the organization. After she retired from acting she has also been working as an activist that supports disaster relief efforts in places ravaged by natural disasters.

5. Stand Up Comedy Stint

At the height of her success as an actress who was very much active both on television and in movies, she showed and explored a side of her that very few person knew she had it in her. She seamlessly transitioned to doing stand up comedy as well – which coincidentally came very naturally to her.

6. Notable Television and Movie roles of Rosanne Katon 

Rosanne began her career by making small appearances on television series and in movie roles as most productions found her very beautiful and curvy, but as time went on she began to appear more prominently and took on more roles. She has appeared in popular television shows and movies such as Good Times, Grady (which was a spin-off of the Sanford & Sons), That’s My Mama, American Raspberry, Bachelor Party, St. Elsewhere (a medical series where she started alongside notable names like Denzel Washington and several others), Motel Hell, Ebony, Ivory & Jade and several others.

7. She was also a model

Being beautiful and talented does open doors for you in the entertainment industry and Rosanne’s beauty and well-shaped body did open doors for her. She has appeared as a centerspread model of the Playboy Magazine and a few other publications as well.

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