Katharine Juliet Ross was born on January 29, 1940 in Hollywood, California, to Katharine W. , in a solid performance as Donnie's psychiatrist. Ross and Elliott live on their ranchito in Malibu.
Also an accomplished childrens book author, who has written the books "Little Ballerina" and "My Favorite Things".
Her favorite fragrance is "Rive Gauche", by Yves Saint-Laurent.
Gave birth to her daughter, Cleo Rose Elliott, with Sam Elliott , on 17 September 1984.
Her father was in the Navy when she was born.
Has lived in Malibu, CA since the late 1960s.
Has remained good friends with Dustin Hoffman , her co-star from The Graduate .
Was only 8 years younger than Anne Bancroft , who played her mother in The Graduate .
Was at one point going to star in Follow Me! .
Both she and husband Sam Elliott appeared in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , although they had no scenes together and did not meet until 1978. Elliot, had a bit part as a card player in the opening scene, while Ross portrayed Etta Place, the female lead role, along side male leads Robert Redford and Paul Newman.
Katharine Ross (born January 1940) is only 10 years and 5 months younger than Vera Miles (born August 1929), who portrayed her mother in Hellfighters .
Arguably the three best known roles of her career were consecutive roles in consecutive years, The Graduate , Hellfighters , and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid .
Former stepmother of cinematographer Conrad W. Hall , Kate Hall and Naia Hall.
Ross married cinematographer Conrad L. Hall the year Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here were released. Both movies featured Ross and were filmed by Hall. Ross would later marry Sam Elliott who made his feature debut in Butch Cassidy.
Turned down Jacqueline Bisset s roles in Bullitt and Airport .
Her paternal great-grandfather, Finlay Ross, was from Inverness-shire, Scotland, and her paternal great-grandmother, Marguerite Le Cocq Houguez, was from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Katharines ancestry also includes English, German, and other Scottish roots. Some of her recent ancestors were Canadian.
For her work in Voyage of the Damned , shes one of only 4 actresses to win the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a motion picture without receiving an Oscar nomination for the same performance. The other 3 are, in chronological order: Katy Jurado in High Noon (1952) , Hermione Gingold in Gigi and Karen Black in The Great Gatsby .
