Katharine Juliet Ross (born January , ) is an American film, stage,
and television actress. Her accolades include one Academy Award
nomination, one BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. A native of
Los Angeles, Ross spent most of her early life in the San Francisco
Bay area. After attending Santa Rosa Junior College for one year, Ross
joined The Actors Workshop in San Francisco, and began appearing in
theatrical productions.Ross made her film debut in the Civil
War-themed drama Shenandoah (), and had supporting parts in the
comedies Mister Buddwing () and The Singing Nun () before being cast
in Curtis Harrington's Games (), a thriller co-starring James Caan and
Simone Signoret. At Signoret's recommendation, Ross was cast as Elaine
Robinson in Mike Nichols' comedy-drama The Graduate (), which saw her
receive significant critical acclaim, including an Academy Award
nomination for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA nomination, and Golden
Globe win for New Star of the Year. She garnered further acclaim for
her roles in two western films: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
and Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, for both of which she won the BAFTA
Award for Best Actress.In the s, Ross had a leading role in the horror
film The Stepford Wives (), for which she won the Saturn Award for
Best Actress, and won her second Golden Globe Award for her
performance in the drama Voyage of the Damned (). Other roles during
this period included in disaster film The Swarm (), the supernatural
horror film The Legacy (), and the science fiction film The Final
Countdown (). Ross spent the majority of the s appearing in a number
of television films, including Murder in Texas () and The Shadow
Riders (), and later starred on the network series The Colbys from to
.
and television actress. Her accolades include one Academy Award
nomination, one BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. A native of
Los Angeles, Ross spent most of her early life in the San Francisco
Bay area. After attending Santa Rosa Junior College for one year, Ross
joined The Actors Workshop in San Francisco, and began appearing in
theatrical productions.Ross made her film debut in the Civil
War-themed drama Shenandoah (), and had supporting parts in the
comedies Mister Buddwing () and The Singing Nun () before being cast
in Curtis Harrington's Games (), a thriller co-starring James Caan and
Simone Signoret. At Signoret's recommendation, Ross was cast as Elaine
Robinson in Mike Nichols' comedy-drama The Graduate (), which saw her
receive significant critical acclaim, including an Academy Award
nomination for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA nomination, and Golden
Globe win for New Star of the Year. She garnered further acclaim for
her roles in two western films: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
and Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, for both of which she won the BAFTA
Award for Best Actress.In the s, Ross had a leading role in the horror
film The Stepford Wives (), for which she won the Saturn Award for
Best Actress, and won her second Golden Globe Award for her
performance in the drama Voyage of the Damned (). Other roles during
this period included in disaster film The Swarm (), the supernatural
horror film The Legacy (), and the science fiction film The Final
Countdown (). Ross spent the majority of the s appearing in a number
of television films, including Murder in Texas () and The Shadow
Riders (), and later starred on the network series The Colbys from to
.
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