Beginning in the mid-1970s, Katon worked steadily in Hollywood, including a stint on "Grady," the short-lived spin-off of the hit situation comedy "Sanford and Son" that starred Whitman Mayo in the title role, and guest appearances on " Jason of Star Command", "What's Happening!!", "Good Times" and "That's My Mama", which starred Clifton Davis. She then had leading roles in two Cirio Santiago action films, both released in 1976, "Ebony, Ivory & Jade," in which she received top billing, and "The Muthers", in which she acted alongside former "Playboy" centerfold Jean Bell. However, the shapely actress was often typecast in sex kitten roles in R-Rated comedies such as "The Swinging Cheerleaders" (1974), "Chesty Anderson, U.S. Navy" (1976), "American Raspberry" (1976), "Lunch Wagon" (1981), "Zapped!" (1982) and "Bachelor Party" (1984). This was solidified by her appearance as the September 1978 Playboy centerfold. She had a recurring role opposite Denzel Washington on the medical drama "St. Elsewhere" and her appearance in two award-winning UCLA student films, Julie Dash's "Illusions," released in 1982, in which she portrayed a singer doubling for a white actress in 1940s Hollywood (whether she did her own singing in the role was not known as of mid December 2012), and S. Torriano Berry's "Rich," in which she portrays the title character's supportive girlfriend. Her other film credits included the TV movie "The Night They Took Miss Beautiful" (1977), the cult horror film "Motel Hell" (1980), "Body and Soul" (1981), "City Girl" (1984) and "Harem" (1985), opposite Nastassja Kinski and Ben Kingsley.