Quick Facts
Born:
1940-01-29
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits:
75 Total Roles
Katharine Ross
Acting
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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
Dr. Lilian Thurman
The Graduate
Elaine Robinson
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Etta Place
American Dad!
Angela (voice)
American Dad!
Sickly Lady (voice)
The Final Countdown
Laurel Scott
The Stepford Wives
Joanna Eberhart
The Hero
Valarie Hayden
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Attachments MOVIE | Eileen |
| 2018 | Hollywood: No Sex, Please! MOVIE | Self |
| 2017 | The Hero MOVIE | Valarie Hayden |
| 2013 | Wini + George MOVIE | Wini |
| 2012 | We Grew Wings MOVIE | Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Eye of the Dolphin MOVIE | Lucy |
| 2006 | The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance MOVIE | Self |
| 2006 | All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' MOVIE | Self |
| 2005 | American Dad! TV | Angela (voice) |
| 2005 | American Dad! TV | Sickly Lady (voice) |