Katharine Ross is an American actress whose career began in the 1960s, with her feature debut being Shenandoah (1965), followed by roles in the comedies Mister Buddwing (1965) and The Singing Nun (1966), and the psychological thriller Games (1967). Ross garnered international acclaim for her role in Mike Nichols' The Graduate (1967), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year, and was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 1969, Ross won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her roles in both Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here. Subsequent roles included the lead in the horror film The Stepford Wives (1975), and the drama Voyage of the Damned (1976), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She then co-starred with Sam Elliott—who subsequently became her husband—in the horror film The Legacy (1978), followed by the science fiction film The Final Countdown (1980) and in Richard Brooks' comedy thriller Wrong Is Right (1982). From 1985 to 1987, Ross starred in the television series The Colbys. Beginning in the 1990s, Ross went into semi-retirement, though she continued to occasionally appear in television and film roles. In 2001, she had a supporting role as a therapist of the title character in Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko, which went on to amass a cult following.
Film Year Title Role Director Notes 1965 Shenandoah Ann Anderson 1965 Mister Buddwing Janet 1966 The Singing Nun 1967 The Longest Hundred Miles Television film 1967 Games 1967 The Graduate Golden Globe-Best New Starring Actress. Laurel Award-Best Supporting Actress. Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and BAFTA-Best Newcomer 1968 Hellfighters 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid BAFTA Award for Best Actress (also for Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here) 1969 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here Lola BAFTA Award for Best Actress (also for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) 1970 Fools 1972 Get to Know Your Rabbit Nameless Woman 1972 They Only Kill Their Masters Kate Bingham 1974 Love and Chance Also known as: Chance and Violence 1975 The Stepford Wives Saturn Award for Best Actress 1976 Voyage of the Damned Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture 1976 Wanted: The Sundance Woman Etta Place / Mrs. Sundance /Annie Martin / Bonnie Doris Television film 1978The Betsy 1978The Swarm Helena Anderson 1978 The Legacy 1979 Murder by Natural Causes Television film 1980The Final Countdown 1980 Rodeo Girl Sammy Garrett Television film 1981 Murder in Texas Television film 1982 Wait Until Dark Television film 1982 Marian Rose White Nurse Bonnie MacNeil Television film 1982 The Shadow Riders Kate Connery/Sister Katherine Television film 1982 Wrong Is Right 1983 Travis McGee Television film 1983 Secrets of a Mother and Daughter Television film 1986 Red Headed Stranger Laurie 1991A Climate for Killing 1997 Home Before Dark Rose Television film 2001 Donnie Darko 2002 Don't Let Go 2006 Eye of the Dolphin Lucy 2013 Wini + George Wini Short film 2015 Slip, Tumble & Slide 2017 The Hero Valerie Hayden 2019 Attachments Eileen
Television Year Title Role Notes 1962 Sam Benedict Teresa Parelli Season 1 Episode 2: "A Split Week in San Quentin" 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre Janet Bollington Season 1 Episode 5: "Are There Any More Out There Like You?" 1963 The Lieutenant Elizabeth Season 1 Episode 11: "Fall from a White Horse" 1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Carol Brandt Season 2 Episode 9: "The Dividing Wall" 1964 Arrest and Trial Marietta Valera Season 1 Episode 16: "Signals of an Ancient Flame" 1964 Ben Casey Marie Costeau Season 3 Episode 33: "The Evidence of Things Not Seen" 1964 The Virginian Jenny Hendricks Season 3 Episode 2: "The Dark Challenge" 1964 Gunsmoke Susan Liz Beaumont Season 10 Episode 2: "Crooked Mile" Season 10 Episode 27: "The Lady" 1965 Mr. Novak Mrs. Bellway Season 2 Episode 19: "Faculty Follies: Part 2" 1965 Wagon Train Bonnie Brooke Season 8 Episode 19: "The Bonnie Brooke Story" 1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Gloria Season 2 Episode 16: "Terror Island" 1965 Run for Your Life Laura Beaumont Season 1 Episode 1: "The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan" 1965 The Big Valley Maria Montero Season 1 Episode 7: "Winner Lose All" 1965 The Loner Sue Sullivan Season 1 Episode 7: "Widow on the Evening Stage" 1965 The Wild Wild West Sheila Parnell Season 1 Episode 9: "The Night of the Double-Edged Knife" 1966 Preview Tonight Asenath Season 1 Episode 5: "Great Bible Adventures: Seven Rich Years and Seven Lean" 1966 The Road West Rachel Adams Season 1 Episode 11: "To Light a Candle" 1976 Origins of the Mafia Rosa Mastrangelo Mini-series 1985–1987 The Colbys Francesca 'Frankie' Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon 49 episodes 1986 Gone To Texas aka Houston: The Legend of Texas Susannah Dickinson Television film 1988 ABC Afterschool Specials Maggie's Mother Season 17 Episode 3: "Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend" 1991 Conagher Evie Teale Television film 2004 Capital City N/A Unaired pilot 2016 Family Guy Mrs. West Season 14 Episode 16: "The Heartbreak Dog" 2016 American Dad! Angela, Sickly Lady (voices) Season 11 Episode 6: "Kiss Kiss Cam Cam" Season 12 Episode 4: "Portrait of Francine's Genitals"
Stage Year Title Role Notes 1962 The Devil's Disciple The Actors Workshop, San Francisco, California 1964 King Lear Cordelia University of California, Los Angeles 2015–2017 Love Letters Malibu Playhouse, Malibu, California Electric Theatre, St. George, Utah
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