Rosanna DeSoto is best known for her roles in Stand and Deliver, for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, and in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Azetbur, the daughter of Klingon Chancellor Gorkon.
15 Facts About Rosanna DeSoto
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Rosanna DeSoto starred in the short-lived series The Redd Foxx Show.
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Rosanna DeSoto was born in San Jose, California on September 2,1950.
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Rosanna DeSoto had four brothers and four sisters, making her one of nine siblings.
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Rosanna DeSoto spent her early years handpicking fruit, particularly apples.
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Rosanna DeSoto graduated from San Jose State University, double majoring in Spanish literature and drama.
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Rosanna DeSoto made her film debut in 1979 with The In-Laws.
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Rosanna DeSoto appeared opposite Nick Nolte and Debra Winger in Cannery Row.
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Rosanna DeSoto won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez.
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In 1987, Rosanna DeSoto appeared in the biographic film La Bamba.
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The next year, Rosanna DeSoto collaborated with Phillips again in the 1988 biopic Stand and Deliver, where she portrayed Fabiola Escalante, the wife of Jaime Escalante.
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Rosanna DeSoto's performance garnered her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female.
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Rosanna DeSoto played Azetbur in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
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Rosanna DeSoto has acted in the soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful.
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From 1974 to 1978, Rosanna DeSoto was married to Jonathan Taplin.