---
name: "Rosanne Katon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rosanne-katon"
fi1m_id: "rosanne-katon"
imdb_id: "nm0441423"
tmdb_id: 84870
wikidata_id: "Q7367351"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 February 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T11:57:46.186961+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Rosanne Katon

## Identity

Rosanne Katon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rosanne-katon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rosanne-katon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0441423
- **TMDB ID:** 84870
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7367351
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosanne_Katon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7367351, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/84870

Actor. Born 5 February 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 February 1954, New York City, New York, USA
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosanne_Katon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7367351, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/84870

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Body and Soul*](https://film.one/film/body-and-soul.md) (49)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Rosanne Katon is an American actress, model and activist. Born in New York City on 5 February 1954, she began her career in the mid-1970s with guest roles on television series including *Sanford and Son*, *Good Times*, *Starsky & Hutch* and *CHiPs*. She appeared as Melody in the 1981 film *Body and Soul*.

Katon was *Playboy* magazine's Playmate of the Month for September 1978. She had recurring roles on *St. Elsewhere* and guest appearances on *Full House* and *The Facts of Life*. Her film credits include *Motel Hell* (1980), *Zapped!* (1982) and *Bachelor Party* (1984). In 1981 she became the first African American selected as Miss Golden Globe.

She has worked as an activist with the disaster relief organisation Operation USA.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Body and Soul* (1981), Fi1m 49, as Melody — [page](https://film.one/film/body-and-soul.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Death of Playboy Playmate* (1995), Actor
- *Playboy's Playmates: The Early Years* (1992), Actor
- *Peter Gunn* (1989), as Waitress
- *Police Story: The Watch Commander* (1988), as Janice
- *Police Story* (1988), series, as Janice
- *Full House* (1987), series, as Mrs. Manning
- *Harem* (1985), as Judy
- *Bachelor Party* (1984), as Bridal Shower Hooker
- *The City Girl* (1984), as Ira
- *Rich* (1983), as Donna
- *Casting* (1983), as Woman of the cast
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Amanda Taylor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Illusions* (1982), as Esther Jeter
- *Zapped!* (1982), as Donna
- *Body and Soul* (1981), as Melody — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/body-and-soul.md)
- *Lunch Wagon* (1981), as Shannon
- *Motel Hell* (1980), as Suzi
- *The Comeback Kid* (1980), as Girl #3
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor
- *Coach* (1978), as Sue
- *The Night They Took Miss Beautiful* (1977), as April Garland
- *Logan's Run* (1977), series, as Diane
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, Actor
- *American Raspberry* (1977), as Laura Franklin
- *The Muthers* (1976), as Angie
- *Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy* (1976), as Cocoa Daniels
- *Ebony, Ivory & Jade* (1976), as Pam Rogers · Stunts
- *What's Happening!!* (1976), series, as Darlene
- *Grady* (1975), series, as Laurie Marshall
- *Let's Do It Again* (1975), as (uncredited)
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Swinging Cheerleaders* (1974), as Lisa
- *That's My Mama* (1974), series, Actor
- *Good Times* (1974), series, Actor
- *Sanford and Son* (1972), series, Actor

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1981: Golden Globe Ambassador (won)

### Other awards — 1 won

- Playboy Playmate of the Month 1978: Playboy Playmate of the Month (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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