Rosanna DeSoto
Biography
Rosanna DeSoto is an American actress who has worked in film and television since the late 1970s. Born in San Jose, California, she studied Spanish literature and drama at San Jose State University and performed with its Light Opera Company before making her film debut in The In-Laws (1979). She appeared opposite Nick Nolte and Debra Winger in Cannery Row and won a Golden Eagle Award for The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983). Her best known roles include Fabiola Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), which earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, and Azetbur in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). She also appeared in About Last Night... (1986), La Bamba (1987) and Family Business (1989), and on television in A.E.S. Hudson Street, The Redd Foxx Show and guest roles on many series.
76years old
Turns 77 on September 2in 324 days
- Born San Jose
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 18 years1979 to 1997
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Behind the camera
In 2005, the Intar Theater group in New York produced "A Woman in Progress/Canto de Oro, Cuento de Mujer," a work DeSoto both wrote and appeared in.
Early training
DeSoto earned her degree from San Jose State University with a double major in Spanish literature and drama. While she was a student there, she took part in rehearsals and performances with the Light Opera Company.
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Rosanna DeSoto shares two films with Kim Cattrall, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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All films by Nicholas Meyer
All films by Luis Valdez
Edward ZwickDirector, 1 film, 1986
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