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Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross

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Biography

Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940) is a retired American actress and author. 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.

Known For

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

2001

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965

The Shadow Riders

The Shadow Riders

1982

Wrong Is Right

Wrong Is Right

1982

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

1980

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

1975

Hellfighters

Hellfighters

1968

The Legacy

The Legacy

1978

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969

Conagher

Conagher

1991

The Graduate

The Graduate

1967

They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972

Eye of the Dolphin

Eye of the Dolphin

2007

The Swarm

The Swarm

1978

The Singing Nun

The Singing Nun

1966

Games

Games

1967

The Longest Hundred Miles

The Longest Hundred Miles

1967

The Betsy

The Betsy

1978

Get to Know Your Rabbit

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

2006

Inside 'the Swarm'

Inside 'the Swarm'

1978

Rodeo Girl

Rodeo Girl

1980

Reel Horror

Reel Horror

1985

Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing

1966

Home Before Dark

Home Before Dark

1997

Red Headed Stranger

Red Headed Stranger

1986

Fools

Fools

1970

Murder by Natural Causes

Murder by Natural Causes

1979

Don't Let Go

Don't Let Go

2002

Marian Rose White

Marian Rose White

1982

Chance and Violence

Chance and Violence

1974

Tattle: When To Tell On A Friend

Tattle: When To Tell On A Friend

1988

We Grew Wings

We Grew Wings

2012

The Hero

The Hero

2017

A Climate for Killing

A Climate for Killing

1991

The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance

2006

Secrets of a Mother and Daughter

Secrets of a Mother and Daughter

1983

Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

1982

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

1976

'The Graduate' at 25

'The Graduate' at 25

1992

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Wini + George

Wini + George

2013

Travis McGee

Travis McGee

1983

The Stepford Life

The Stepford Life

2001

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

1970

Attachments

Attachments

2019

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time

2002

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

The Colbys

The Colbys

1985

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

The Loner

The Loner

1965

Murder in Texas

Murder in Texas

1981

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

1963

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Origins of the Mafia

Origins of the Mafia

1976

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

1963

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962