'Celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations' Statue - Mickey in Yellow - ROSIE O'DONNELL is a multi-talented actress, comedienne and talk show host. Starting out on the comedy club circuit, Rosie made the move to television-including a four-year gig as host of VH-1's popular Stand-Up Spotlight-and then moved to movies in A League of Their Own (1992), followed by other films, including Sleepless in Seattle (1993). In 1995, The Rosie O'Donnell Show premiered and quickly became one of the most popular in daytime television, and Rosie was hailed as the "Queen of Nice" due to her down-to-earth sense of humor.