Katharine Ross Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), co-starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. After appearing in "The Graduate", a part for which she received an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe as New Star of the Year, she said, "I'm not a movie star...that system is dying and I'd like to help it along." She also won a BAFTA for her part as an Indian in "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (1969). Ross turned down several roles (including Jacqueline Bisset's role in "Bullitt") before accepting the part in "Butch Cassidy". Afterward she turned down several more roles, including a part
Katharine Ross Katharine Ross Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940) is an American film and stage actress. She had starring roles as Elaine Robinson in "The Graduate" (1967), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; as Etta Place in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress; and as Joanna Eberhart in "The Stepford Wives" (1975). She won a Golden Globe for "Voyage of the Damned" (1976). Ross was born in Hollywood, California, on January 29, 1940 (though many sources cite 1942 or 1943) when