Katharine Ross



First NameKatharine
Middle NameJuliet
Last NameRoss
Full Name at BirthKatharine Juliet Ross
Other NamesKatharine Ross
Age72
Date of BirthJanuary 29, 1940
BirthplaceHollywood, California
Height5' 5½" (166 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBrown - Light
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignAquarius
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolLa Lomas High School
UniversityDiablo Valley College
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameElaine in "The Graduate"; Etta Place in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".

Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940) is an American film and stage actress. Trained at the San Francisco Workshop, she is perhaps best known for her role as Elaine Robinson in the 1967 film The Graduate, opposite Dustin Hoffman, which won her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and her role as Etta Place in 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, opposite Paul Newman and Robert Redford. She has also established herself as an author, publishing several children's books.


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Filmography

Selected Katharine Ross film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2006
Lucy

2004
Capital City
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2002
Don't Let Go
Charlene Stevens

2001
Dr. Lilian Thurman

1997
Home Before Dark
Rose

1991
A Climate for Killing
Grace Hines

1991
Evie Teale

1986
Red Headed Stranger
Laurie

1986
Houston: The Legend of Texas
Mrs. Dickinson

1985
The Colbys
Francesca 'Frankie' Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon

1983
Secrets of a Mother and Daughter
Ava Pryce

1983
Travis McGee
Gretel Howard

1982
Sally Blake

1982
Kate Connery/Sister Katherine

1982
Wait Until Dark
Suzy Hendrix

1982
Marian Rose White
Nurse Bonnie MacNeil

1981
Murder in Texas
Ann Kurth Hill

1980
Laurel Scott

1980
Rodeo Girl
Sammy Garrett

1979
Allison Sinclair

1978
Sally Hardeman

1978
Margaret Walsh

1978
Helena

1976
Mira Hauser

1976
Rosa Mastrangelo

1976
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
Etta Place, Mrs. Sundance, Annie Martin, Annie Martin

1975
Joanna Eberhart

1974
Chance and Violence
Docteur Constance Weber

1972
Terrific-Looking Girl

1972
Maggie's Mother

1970
Anais Appleton

1968
Tish Buckman

1967
Jennifer Montgomery

1967
Elaine Robinson

1967
Laura Huntington

1966
Janet

1966
Nicole Arlien

1966
Rachel Adams

1966
Preview Tonight
Asenath

1965
Mrs. Ann Anderson

1965
Laura Beaumont

1965
Maria

1965
The Loner
Sue Sullivan

1965
Sheila Parnell

1963
Marietta Valera

1963
Janet Bollington

1963
Elizabeth

1962
Sam Benedict
Teresa Parrelli

1962
Carol Brandt

1962
Jenny Hendricks

1961
Marie Costeau

1957
Bonnie Brooke

1955
Liz Beaumont, Susan

Writer Credits

1991
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BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (1961–1980)
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