| Net Worth: | $20 Million |
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| Date of birth: | January 29, 1940 (84 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Movie Actress |
| Nationality: | American |
American actress best known for playing Elaine Robinson in The Graduate and Etta Place in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Her role in The Graduate earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and her role in Butch Cassidy earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress.
She acted in numerous stage productions in San Francisco before making it to the big screen.
She made appearances in the 1960’s TV series The Viginian, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, and Gunsmoke.
Personal Life
She was married to second husband Conrad Hall from 1970 to 1975. She and her fifth husband Sam Elliott met while filming the horror movie The Legacy. They have a daughter named Cleo Rose.
She played the love interest of Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 classic The Graduate.
Quotes
“Marriage is not different from a relationship.”
— Katharine Ross
“I find it embarrassing and disgusting to ask to do a part and be told I’m too pretty. How can I answer that?”
— Katharine Ross
“In ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ I play a schoolteacher who is older than I am in life – and I like that.”
— Katharine Ross
“I study things like the life cycle of the worm.”
— Katharine Ross
“Marriage has nothing to do with feelings; it just gives children a name.”
— Katharine Ross