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Los Angeles, California, USA
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…
Known for
- Attachments — Eileen2019
- Hollywood: No Sex, Please!2018
- The Hero — Valarie Hayden2017
- Wini + George — Wini2013
- We Grew Wings — Narrator (voice)2012
- Eye of the Dolphin — Lucy2007
- All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' — Self2006
- The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance — Self2006
- American Dad! — Angela (voice)2005
- American Dad! — Sickly Lady (voice)2005
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Key facts
- Born
- Katharine Juliet Ross , ( 1940-01-29 ) January 29, 1940 (age 86) , Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1962–2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Ross
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hollywood
- Spouse
- Sam Elliott
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Diablo Valley College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Katharine Ross - Buddwing.JPG
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- birth name
- Katharine Juliet Ross
- Commons category
- Katharine Ross
- date of birth
- 1943-01-29
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- name in native language
- Katharine Ross
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940) is an American retired actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.
An alumna of the Actor's Workshop , Ross made her television debut in 1962. She made her film debut in the Civil War drama Shenandoah (1965), and had supporting parts in Mister Buddwing and The Singing Nun (both 1966) before being cast in Curtis Harrington's Games (1967), a thriller co-starring James Caan and Simone Signoret. At Signoret's recommendation, Ross was cast as Elaine Robinson in Mike Nichols' comedy-drama The Graduate (1967), which saw her receive significant critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA nomination, and Golden Globe win for New Star of the Year. She garnered further acclaim for her roles in two 1969 Westerns: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, for both of which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress.
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