Kathryn Rossetter | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
Kathryn Rossetter is an American acting teacher and actress who is best known for her role in a Broadway production of Death of a Salesman (1984) as well as its 1985 TV movie adaptation.
She has appeared in films such as The Night We Never Met (1993), [1] Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Fearless (1993), and The Unidentified (2008). She also voiced Edna the cook in the 2006 video game Bully (video game), and a pedestrian in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in 2004. [2]
On the television she acted in shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, [3] Kate & Allie and L.A. Law.
As well as "Death of a Salesman, she has performed in theater in "The Good Coach" (1989), "Love Lemmings" (1991), and "The Time of the Cuckoo" (2000). [4]
Rossetter teaches acting, and is the head of the Master of Fine Arts Acting Department at The New School where she teaches Contemporary Technique, and also teaches a Chekhov Scene Study class at the New Studio. She also does one-to-one coaching for actors. [5]
Rossetter co-starred with Dustin Hoffman in both the Broadway production and TV movie adaptation of Death of a Salesman in the mid-1980s. In 2017 during the #MeToo movement, Rossetter alleged that Hoffman had sexually assaulted her during these productions. Hoffman never officially responded to Rossetter's allegations. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Shakedown | Margaret O'Leary | |
| 1989 | Hell High | Coach Sandy Hand | |
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Excuse Me Shopper | |
| 1993 | Fearless | Jennifer Hummel | |
| 1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | Mother at Condo | |
| 1998 | Whatever | Carol Stockard | |
| 2004 | Peoples | Mrs. Anderson | |
| 2008 | The Unidentified | Mrs. Dewan |