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Katharine Ross was born in Hollywood, California on January 29, 1940. Her father was in the US Navy and was away when she was born. His navy career shuttled the family around to Virginia, then Palo Alto and finally to Walnut Creek, outside of San Francisco, where Ross grew up. She graduated from Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek in 1957 and attended Diablo Valley College in the Bay Area... See full bio »

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Katharine Juliet Ross
in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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2013 Wini + George (short) (post-production)
Wini
 
2006 Eye of the Dolphin
Lucy
 
2004 Capital City (TV movie)
 
2002 Don't Let Go
Charlene Stevens
 
2001 Donnie Darko
Dr. Lilian Thurman
 
1997 Home Before Dark
Rose
 
1991 A Climate for Killing
Grace Hines
 
1991 Conagher (TV movie)
Evie Teale
 
1988 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Maggie's Mother
– Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend (1988) … Maggie's Mother
 
1985-1987 The Colbys (TV series)
Francesca 'Frankie' Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon
– Crossroads (1987) … Francesca 'Frankie' Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon
– The Dead End (1987) … Francesca 'Frankie' Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon
– Betrayals (1987) … Francesca 'Frankie' Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon
– Devil's Advocate (1987) … Francesca 'Frankie' Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon
– Return Engagement (1987) … Francesca 'Frankie' Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon
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1986 Houston: The Legend of Texas (TV movie)
Susannah Dickinson (uncredited)
 
1986 Red Headed Stranger
Laurie
 
1983 Secrets of a Mother and Daughter (TV movie)
Ava Pryce
 
1983 Travis McGee (TV movie)
Gretel Howard
 
1982 The Shadow Riders (TV movie)
Kate Connery/Sister Katherine
 
1982 Wrong Is Right
Sally Blake
 
1982 Marian Rose White (TV movie)
Nurse Bonnie MacNeil
 
1982 Wait Until Dark (TV movie)
Suzy Hendrix
 
1981 Murder in Texas (TV movie)
Ann Kurth Hill
 
1980 Rodeo Girl (TV movie)
Sammy Garrett
 
1980 The Final Countdown
Laurel Scott
 
1979 Murder by Natural Causes (TV movie)
Allison Sinclair
 
1978 The Legacy
Margaret Walsh
 
1978 The Swarm
Helena
 
1978 The Betsy
Sally Hardeman
 
1976 Voyage of the Damned
Mira Hauser
 
1976 Wanted: The Sundance Woman (TV movie)
Etta Place / Mrs. Sundance / Annie Martin / …
 
1976 Origins of the Mafia (TV mini-series)
Rosa Mastrangelo
– Omertà (1976) … Rosa Mastrangelo
 
1975 The Stepford Wives
Joanna Eberhart
 
1974 Chance and Violence
Docteur Constance Weber
 
1972 They Only Kill Their Masters
Kate
 
1972 Get to Know Your Rabbit
Terrific-Looking Girl
 
1970 Fools
Anais Appleton
 
1969 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Lola
 
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Etta Place
 
1968 Hellfighters
Tish Buckman
 
1967 The Graduate
Elaine Robinson
 
1967 Games
Jennifer Montgomery
 
1967 The Longest Hundred Miles
Laura Huntington
 
1966 The Road West (TV series)
Rachel Adams
– To Light a Candle (1966) … Rachel Adams
 
1966 Preview Tonight (TV series)
Asenath
– Great Bible Adventures: Seven Rich Years and Seven Lean (1966) … Asenath (as Katherine Ross)
 
1966 Mister Buddwing
Janet
 
1966 The Singing Nun
Nicole Arlien
 
1965 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Sheila Parnell
– The Night of the Double-Edged Knife (1965) … Sheila Parnell
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
Sue Sullivan
– Widow on the Evening Stage (1965) … Sue Sullivan
 
1965 The Big Valley (TV series)
Maria
– Winner Lose All (1965) … Maria
 
1965 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Laura Beaumont
– The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan (1965) … Laura Beaumont
 
1965 Shenandoah
Ann
 
1964-1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Liz Beaumont / Susan
– The Lady (1965) … Liz Beaumont
– Crooked Mile (1964) … Susan
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Gloria
– Terror Island (1965) … Gloria
 
1965 Wagon Train (TV series)
Bonnie Brooke
– The Bonnie Brooke Story (1965) … Bonnie Brooke
 
1965 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Mrs. Bellway
– Faculty Follies: Part 2 (1965) … Mrs. Bellway (as Katherine Ross)
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
Jenny Hendricks
– The Dark Challenge (1964) … Jenny Hendricks
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Marie Costeau
– The Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964) … Marie Costeau
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Marietta Valera
– Signals of an Ancient Flame (1964) … Marietta Valera
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Carol Brandt
– The Dividing Wall (1963) … Carol Brandt
 
1963 The Lieutenant (TV series)
Elizabeth
– Fall from a White Horse (1963) … Elizabeth
 
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Janet Bollington
– Are There Any More Out There Like You? (1963) … Janet Bollington
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Teresa Parrelli
– A Split Week in San Quentin (1962) … Teresa Parrelli
 
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1991 Conagher (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2012 We Grew Wings (documentary) (voice)
 
2006 All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 'Donnie Darko': Production Diary (video documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Dustin Hoffman (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Film Genre (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Western (2002) … Herself
 
2001 The Android Prophecy (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 The Stepford Life (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1995-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (2000) … Herself
– Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel (1995) … Herself
 
1999 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Dustin Hoffman (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1992 The Graduate at 25 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1988 The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1987 Breastfeeding Your Baby: A Mother's Guide (video documentary)
Herself
 
1986 The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Program
 
1978 Inside 'The Swarm' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1976 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 December 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
 
1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Best Adapted Screenplay, and Accepting Original Screenplay Award for William Goldman
 
1970 The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited) (also archive footage)
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1965 Searchers for a Special City (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2008 House of Harrington (documentary short)
 
2007 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Etta Place
 
1985 Reel Horror
Miss Macy (as Katherine Ross)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Elaine Robinson
 

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The Big Valley: Season 1: Episode 7 -- A Spanish nobleman threatens to foreclose on ranchers when Heath falls for his daughter (Katharine Ross). The Graduate -- Trailer for the Oscar-winning film The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross. Shenandoah -- Charlie Anderson is a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia and finds himself (and his family) in the middle of the Civil War...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Childrens book: "My Favorite Things" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Article  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Katherine Ross

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on meeting 'The Graduate" co-star, Dustin Hoffman] He looked about three feet tall, so dead, serious, so humorless, so unkempt. [I thought] this is going to be a disaster. See more »

Trivia:

Katharine Ross (born January 1940) is only 9 years and 5 months younger than Vera Miles (born August 1930), who portrayed her mother in Hellfighters. See more »

Trademark:

Playing characters much younger than she was at the time (1960s) See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius