Rosanne Katon (born February 5, 1954) 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
Jamaica-born father. She had several acting credits before appearing in
Playboy (including a Broadway lead role in
Godspell, and lead billing in the 1976
Cirio Santiago film
Ebony, Ivory & Jade and The Muthers). She continued to act afterwards both on TV (
St. Elsewhere) and in the movies (
Bachelor Party), and at one point segued into the world of
stand-up comedy, even appearing in
Playboy<nowiki>'</nowiki>s June 1991 pictorial "Funny Girls," which covered female comedians. In 1984 she married
Richard 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, Indonesia, Thailand and Indonesia; and to Hurricane Katrina-areas of Louisiana and Mississippi. Rosanne is an active participant with Operation USA serving on its Advisory Board. The relief group is based in California.
The Waldens have two children, including a son who is
autistic and an expert
cellist. The family is featured in the 2007 documentary
The Musical which won the 2007 Emmy for Best TV Documentary Special (HBO).
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