Katharine Ross
Biography
Katharine Ross is an American actress. She was born on January 29, 1940, in Los Angeles, California. Ross is trained at the San Francisco Workshop. She is known for her roles in the 1967 film The Graduate and the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Graduate earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Ross has a career spanning multiple films, with a total of 73 known credits.
Career overview
Katharine Ross is a retired American actress. She was trained at the San Francisco Workshop. Ross is known for her roles in several films. One of her notable roles is as Elaine Robinson in a 1967 film opposite Dustin Hoffman. In this film, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Ross also appeared in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, alongside Paul Newman and Robert Redford. She portrayed the character Etta Place in this film. The San Francisco Workshop provided Ross with the foundation for her acting career.
Throughout her career, Ross has accumulated a significant number of acting credits. She has appeared in numerous films and is recognized for her work in the film industry.
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- Attachments (2019) as Eileen
- Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
- The Hero (2017) as Valarie Hayden
- Wini + George (2013) as Wini
- We Grew Wings (2012) as Narrator (voice)
- Eye of the Dolphin (2007) as Lucy
- All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (2006) as Self
- The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance (2006) as Self
- American Dad! (2005) as Angela (voice)
- American Dad! (2005) as Sickly Lady (voice)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time (2002) as Self
- Don't Let Go (2002) as Charlene Stevens
- Donnie Darko (2001) as Dr. Lilian Thurman
- The Stepford Life (2001) as Herself
- Home Before Dark (1997)
- The Graduate at 25 (1992) as Herself
- 'The Graduate' at 25 (1992) as Self
- Conagher (1991) as Evie Teale
- Conagher (1991) Teleplay
- A Climate for Killing (1991) as Grace Hines
- Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend (1988) as Maggie's Mother
- Red Headed Stranger (1986) as Laurie
- The Colbys (1985) as Francesca Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon
- Reel Horror (1985) as Miss Macy (archive footage)
- Travis McGee (1983) as Gretel Howard
- Secrets of a Mother and Daughter (1983) as Ava Pryce
- The Shadow Riders (1982) as Kate Connery / Sister Katherine
- Wrong Is Right (1982) as Sally Blake
- Wait Until Dark (1982) as Suzy Hendrix
- Marian Rose White (1982) as Nurse Bonnie MacNeil
- Murder in Texas (1981) as Ann Kurth Hill
- The Final Countdown (1980) as Laurel Scott
- Rodeo Girl (1980) as Sammy Garrett
- Murder by Natural Causes (1979) as Allison Sinclair
- The Betsy (1978) as Sally Hardeman
- The Swarm (1978) as Capt. Helena Anderson
- The Legacy (1978) as Margaret Walsh
- Inside 'the Swarm' (1978) as Self
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) as Mila Hauser
- Origins of the Mafia (1976) as Rosa Mastrangelo
- Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976) as Etta Place
- The Stepford Wives (1975) as Joanna Eberhart
- Chance and Violence (1974) as Docteur Constance Weber
- ABC Afterschool Special (1972) as Maggie's Mother
- Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) as Terrific-Looking Girl
- They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) as Kate Bingham
- Fools (1970) as Anais Appleton
- The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970) as Self
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) as Etta Place
- Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) as Lola
- Hellfighters (1968) as Tish Buckman
- The Graduate (1967) as Elaine Robinson
- Games (1967) as Jennifer Montgomery
- The Longest Hundred Miles (1967) as Laura Huntington
- The Singing Nun (1966) as Nicole Arlien
- Mister Buddwing (1966) as Janet
- The Wild Wild West (1965)
- The Big Valley (1965) as Maria
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Laura Beaumont
- The Loner (1965)
- Shenandoah (1965) as Mrs. Ann Anderson
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Gloria
- The Lieutenant (1963) as Elizabeth Sharp
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Mrs. Bellway
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Janet Bollington
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Marietta Valera
- The Virginian (1962) as Jenny Hendricks
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Carol Brandt
- Sam Benedict (1962) as Teresa Parrelli
- Ben Casey (1961)
- Wagon Train (1957) as Bonnie Brooke
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Susan
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Liz Beaumont
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Omnibus (1952)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Audience Member
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter