Katharine Ross

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AKA: Katharine Juliet Ross
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 01/29/1940
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

biography

A promising star of the mid-to-late 1960s, Katharine Ross first attracted attention as Anne Bancroft's daughter in Mike Nichols' "The Graduate" (1967). With her luxuriously long hair and delicate features, she perfectly embodied the dream girl image the role required. Ross added impressive credits to her resume as the female lead in George Roy Hill's blockbuster "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969). As Etta Place, the woman in love with Redford's Sundance Kid, she skillfully negotiated the film's seriocomic tone. She and Redford worked together in "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (also Continued

Credits

Lucy
2007
Dr. Lillian Thurman
2001
Joanna Eberhart
1975
Elaine Robinson
1967
Ann Anderson
Nicole Arlien
Sally Blake
Laurel Scott
Jennifer Montgomery
Sally Hardeman
Helena
Actor
Charlene Stevens
Maggie Walsh

milestones

Year
Milestone
1962 
Joined San Francisco Workshop; appeared in "The Devil's Disciple" at The Balcony Theater (date approximate)
1962 
TV acting debut, an episode of the NBC series "Sam Benedict"
1965 
Film acting debut in "Shenandoah"
1967 
Nominated for an Oscar as Best Suporting Actress for her performance as Elaine Robinson in "The Graduate"
1969 
Played probably her best known role, Etta Place, opposite Paul Newman and Robert Redford in George Roy Hill's "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
Continued

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