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 Gaetano "Tom" Lisi from 1975 to 1979; they met when he was a chauffeur and technician on the set of "The Stepford Wives". Ross is now married to actor Sam Elliott, whom she originally met on the set of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969). The couple met again when they co-starred in "The Legacy" (1978). They soon became a couple and married in May 1984, four months before the birth of their only child, daughter Cleo Rose Elliott. Katharine Ross Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940) is an American film and stage actress. She had starring roles