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My Take
Katharine Ross is one of those actresses who defined an entire era with just a handful of roles, and I think she never gets quite enough credit for it. Her wide-eyed intensity in The Graduate made Elaine Robinson feel like a real person caught in an impossible situation — not just a prop for Dustin Hoffman's existential crisis. Then she turned around and matched Paul Newman and Robert Redford beat for beat in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which is no small feat when those two are basically a force of nature together. A BAFTA win, an Oscar nomination, two Golden Globes — the industry recognized her talent even if pop culture tends to remember the films more than the woman at the center of them. She's quietly one of the best things about late-1960s Hollywood cinema.
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Katharine Ross
- Name (Japanese)
- キャサリン・ロス
- Reading
- きゃさりん・ろす
- Born
- January 29, 1940 (age 86)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Hollywood, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Las Lomas High School
- University
- Diablo Valley College
Awards & achievements
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.