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Katharine Ross

Katharine Ross

Actor, also writer · Born January 29, 1940 (86) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940) is a retired American actress and author. Trained at the San Francisco Workshop, she is perhaps best known for her role as Elaine Robinson in the 1967 film The Graduate, opposite Dustin Hoffman, which won her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and her role as Etta Place in 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, opposite Paul Newman and Robert Redford.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 29, 1940 (86)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Katharine Ross' films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
23%
Self
20%
Power
13%
Ideas
9%
Survival
8%
Society
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 8 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 15 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 16
Hero
5 of 16
Shapeshifter
3 of 16
Shadow
1 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
12
Contemplative
11
Warm
6
Dread
4
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Katharine Ross' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Katharine Ross' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Attachments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Eileen

  • Hollywood, No Sex Please!(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Hero(2017)

    as Valarie Hayden

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Wini + George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Wini

  • We Grew Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Eye of the Dolphin(2006)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela (voice) · as Sickly Lady (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Don't Let Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Charlene Stevens

  • Donnie Darko(2001)

    as Dr. Lilian Thurman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Home Before Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • A Climate for Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Grace Hines

  • Conagher(1991)

    Teleplay · as Evie Teale

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Maggie's Mother

  • Houston: The Legend of Texas(1986)

    as Susanne Dickinson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Red Headed Stranger(1986)

    as Laurie

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Colbys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 49 episodes · as Francesca Scott Colby Hamilton Langdon

  • Reel Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Miss Macy (archive footage)

  • Secrets of a Mother and Daughter(1983)

    as Ava Pryce

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Travis McGee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Gretel Howard

  • The Shadow Riders(1982)

    as Kate Connery / Sister Katherine

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Wait Until Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Suzy Hendrix

  • Wrong Is Right(1982)

    as Sally Blake

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Marian Rose White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Nurse Bonnie MacNeil

  • Murder in Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ann Kurth Hill

  • Rodeo Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Sammy Garrett

  • The Final Countdown(1980)

    as Laurel Scott

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Murder by Natural Causes(1979)

    as Allison Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Legacy(1978)

    as Margaret Walsh

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Swarm(1978)

    as Helena

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Betsy(1978)

    as Sally Hardeman

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Voyage of the Damned(1976)

    as Mila Hauser

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Origins of the Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Rosa Mastrangelo

  • Wanted: The Sundance Woman(1976)

    as Etta Place

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Stepford Wives(1975)

    as Joanna Eberhart

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Chance and Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Docteur Constance Weber

  • They Only Kill Their Masters(1972)

    as Kate Bingham

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Maggie's Mother

  • Get to Know Your Rabbit(1972)

    as Terrific-Looking Girl

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Anais Appleton

  • Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here(1969)

    as Lola

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)

    as Etta Place

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hellfighters(1968)

    as Tish Buckman

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Graduate(1967)

    as Elaine Robinson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Games(1967)

    as Jennifer Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Longest Hundred Miles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Laura Huntington

  • Mister Buddwing(1966)

    as Janet

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Singing Nun(1966)

    as Nicole Arlien

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Maria

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Beaumont

  • Shenandoah(1965)

    as Mrs. Ann Anderson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Janet Bollington

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Gloria

  • Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Bellway

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Marietta Valera

  • The Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Sharp

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Brandt

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny Hendricks

  • Sam Benedict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Teresa Parrelli

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Bonnie Brooke

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Liz Beaumont · as Susan

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1952 to 2019; peak year 1978.

Biggest box office

The Graduate (1967)

$105M worldwide

Highest rated

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Donnie Darko (2001)

Film career

19522019

Peak 1978 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1965Screen debut· Shenandoah
  • 1975First top-billed film· The Stepford Wives
  • 1975Career best· The Stepford Wives

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 64: 63 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting1 of 64: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s3 · acting1960s22 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew2000s4 · acting2010s5 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 11% of 19 roles
657080

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Katharine Ross' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Secrets of a Mother and Daughter (1983)

79th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Katharine Ross' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles32–56 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles9–50 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles29–68 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–50 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles32–69 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Katharine Ross work with?

People who share at least 2 of Katharine Ross' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Elliott shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers