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Katharine
Ross, born January 29, 1940 in
Los Angeles
,
California
, is an American movie actress.
She
was trained at the San Francisco Workshop, barely completing her
apprenticeship before landing leading roles on television. She made
her TV debut as a spoiled teenager implicated in a fatal auto
accident in "Are There Any More Out There Like You", a
1963 installment of the NBC anthology Kraft Suspense Theatre.
Ross
is memorized for her role as Elaine Robinson, the object of Benjamin
Braddock's romantic obsession in "The Graduate" (1967).
This performance earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination
and thrust her into the spotlight.
She'd
already appeared in "Shenandoah", "The Singing
Nun" (both 1965), and "Mister Buddwing" (1966), and
was window dressing in John Wayne's action saga
"Hellfighters" (1969). She then played third fiddle to
Paul Newman and Robert
Redford
in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (also 1969), and
Robert Blake's girlfriend in "Tell Them Willie Boy Is
Here" (also 1969), but her budding stardom diminished during
the 1970s.
Among
her credits: "Fools" (1970), "Get to Know Your
Rabbit" (1972), "The Stepford Wives" (1975),
"Voyage of the Damned" (1976), "The Swarm",
"The Betsy" (both 1978), "The Final Countdown"
(1980), "Wrong Is Right" (1982), and "Red-Headed
Stranger" (1986).
Katherine
Ross
also starred in the 1980s television series "The Colbys"
playing opposite Charlton Heston as Francesca Colby.
Her
career took an upturn at the time of her marriage to actor Sam
Elliott. They have appeared together in "The Legacy"
(1979), "Murder in Texas" (1981), "The Shadow
Riders" (1982), and Travis McGee (1983), and produced the
telefilm adaptation of Louis L'Amour's "Conagher" (1991)
in which they starred.
In
recent years, Ross has appeared in 2001's Donnie Darko and Don't Let
Go (2002).
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