Katharine Ross

January 29, 1940 (age 86) 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 Newman and Robert Redford.

Her titles like Donnie Darko, The Graduate, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/38

Weighted avg: 7.21 /10

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Donnie Darko

2001January 2001 by Richard Kelly

Minor role as Dr. Lilian Thurman

Minor role as Dr. Lilian Thurman

7.43 Excellent--
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2

The Graduate

1967December 1967 by Mike Nichols

Starring as Elaine Robinson

Starring as Elaine Robinson

7.27 Excellent--
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3

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969September 1969 by George Roy Hill

Starring as Etta Place

Starring as Etta Place

7.23 Excellent--
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4

The Final Countdown

1980January 1980 by Don Taylor

Starring as Laurel Scott

Starring as Laurel Scott

6.19 Good--
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5

The Stepford Wives

1975February 1975 by Bryan Forbes

Lead role as Joanna Eberhart

Lead role as Joanna Eberhart

6.23 Good--
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6

The Swarm

1978June 1978 by Irwin Allen

Starring as Helena

Starring as Helena

4.77 Mediocre+
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7

The Hero

2017June 2017 by Brett Haley

Supporting as Valarie Hayden

Supporting as Valarie Hayden

5.67 Okay+
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8

The Legacy

1978September 1978 by Richard Marquand

Lead role as Margaret Walsh

Lead role as Margaret Walsh

5.32 Okay-
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9

Hellfighters

1968November 1968 by Andrew V. McLaglen

Starring as Tish Buckman

Starring as Tish Buckman

5.89 Okay++
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10

Shenandoah

1965June 1965 by Andrew V. McLaglen

Supporting as Mrs. Ann Anderson

Supporting as Mrs. Ann Anderson

6.40 Good-
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11

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

1969October 1969 by Abraham Polonsky

Starring as Lola

Starring as Lola

5.55 Okay
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12

Wrong Is Right

1982April 1982 by Richard Brooks

Supporting as Sally Blake

Supporting as Sally Blake

5.49 Okay
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13

Conagher

1991July 1991 by Reynaldo Villalobos

Starring as Evie Teale

Starring as Evie Teale

6.09 Okay++
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14

Games

1967September 1967 by Curtis Harrington

Starring as Jennifer Montgomery

Starring as Jennifer Montgomery

5.88 Okay+
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15

The Shadow Riders

1982September 1982 by Andrew V. McLaglen

Supporting as Kate Connery / Sister Katherine

Supporting as Kate Connery / Sister Katherine

6.02 Okay++
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16

Eye of the Dolphin

2007August 2007 by Michael D. Sellers

Supporting as Lucy

Supporting as Lucy

5.83 Okay+
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17

The Betsy

1978February 1978 by Daniel Petrie

Supporting as Sally Hardeman

Supporting as Sally Hardeman

5.30 Okay-
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Murder by Natural Causes

1979February 1979 by Robert Day

Starring as Allison Sinclair

Starring as Allison Sinclair

6.14 Good--
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19

The Singing Nun

1966March 1966 by Henry Koster

Supporting as Nicole Arlien

Supporting as Nicole Arlien

5.81 Okay+
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20

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972November 1972 by James Goldstone

Starring as Kate Bingham

Starring as Kate Bingham

5.70 Okay+
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21

Get to Know Your Rabbit

1972June 1972 by Brian De Palma

Supporting as Terrific-Looking Girl

Supporting as Terrific-Looking Girl

5.48 Okay
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22

The Colbys

1985–1987 by Richard Shapiro

Supporting as Francesca Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon

Supporting as Francesca Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon

5.80 Okay+
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23

Chance and Violence

1974February 1974 by Philippe Labro

Starring as Docteur Constance Weber

Starring as Docteur Constance Weber

5.66 Okay
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24

Mister Buddwing

1966July 1966 by Delbert Mann

Supporting as Janet

Supporting as Janet

5.91 Okay++
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25

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

1976October 1976 by Lee Phillips

Lead role as Etta Place

Lead role as Etta Place

Needs more reviews
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26

Red Headed Stranger

1986October 1986 by William D. Wittliff

Supporting as Laurie

Supporting as Laurie

5.80 Okay+
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27

A Climate for Killing

1991July 1991 by J.S. Cardone

Starring as Grace Hines

Starring as Grace Hines

Needs more reviews
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28

The Longest Hundred Miles

1967January 1967 by Don Weis

Starring as Laura Huntington

Starring as Laura Huntington

Needs more reviews
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29

Wait Until Dark

1982June 1982 by Barry Davis

Lead role as Suzy Hendrix

Lead role as Suzy Hendrix

Needs more reviews
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30

Don't Let Go

2002March 2002 by Max Myers

Starring as Charlene Stevens

Starring as Charlene Stevens

Needs more reviews
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31

Fools

1970December 1970 by Tom Gries

Starring as Anais Appleton

Starring as Anais Appleton

Needs more reviews
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The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

1970November 1970 by Robert Crawford Jr.

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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33

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018March 2018 by Julia Kuperberg

Minor role

Minor role

Needs more reviews
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34

Murder in Texas

1981 by Ann Kurth

Starring as Ann Kurth Hill

Starring as Ann Kurth Hill

Needs more reviews
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35

Reel Horror

1985October 1985 by Ross Hagen

Minor role as Miss Macy (archive footage)

Minor role as Miss Macy (archive footage)

Needs more reviews
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36

Home Before Dark

1997September 1997 by Maureen Foley

Supporting

Supporting

Needs more reviews
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37

Inside 'the Swarm'

1978January 1978 by Andrew J. Kuehn

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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38

Travis McGee

1983May 1983 by Andrew V. McLaglen

Supporting as Gretel Howard

Supporting as Gretel Howard

Needs more reviews