Biography
With her luxuriously long hair and delicate features, she perfectly embodied the dream girl image the role required. Ross added impressive credits to her resume as the female lead in George Roy Hill's blockbuster "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969). As Etta Place, the woman in love with Redford's Sundance Kid, she skillfully negotiated the film's seriocomic tone. She and Redford worked together in "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" (also …
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Career Milestones
1962 | Joined San Francisco Workshop; appeared in "The Devil's Disciple" at The Balcony Theater (date approximate) |
1962 | TV acting debut, an episode of the NBC series "Sam Benedict" |
1965 | Film acting debut in "Shenandoah" |
1967 | Nominated for an Oscar as Best Suporting Actress for her performance as Elaine Robinson in "The Graduate" |
1969 | Acted opposite Redford in "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here", blacklisted director Abraham Polonsky's first film in 21 years |
1969 | Played probably her best known role, Etta Place, opposite Paul Newman and Robert Redford in George Roy Hill's "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" |
1975 | Starred in the sci-fi horror film, "The Stepford Wives" |
1976 | Earned a Golden Globe for her role as the prostitute daughter of Jewish refugees in "Voyage of the Damned" |
1976 | Reprised the role of Etta Place in the ABC movie "Wanted: The Sundance Woman" (retitled "Mrs Sundance Rides Again") |
1979 | Starred opposite future husband Sam Elliott in "The Legacy" |
1981 | Co-starred with Elliott in "Murder in Texas", an NBC miniseries |
1982 | Appeared in first Louis L'Amour Western "The Shadow Riders" (CBS); starred opposite Elliott |
1985 | Had regular role as Francesca Scott Colby Hamilton in the ABC primetime soap opera "The Colbys" |
1991 | Co-wrote and starred in the TNT movie "Conagher"; fifth TV project with Elliott |
1997 | Had featured role in "Home Before Dark"; screened at film festivals |
2001 | Played a psychiatrist treating the title character (Jake Gyllenhaal) in cult film, "Donnie Darko" |
2007 | Co-starred in the indie film, "Eye of the Dolphin" |
Awards
1967 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in The Graduate |
1967 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress |
1968 | BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles in The Graduate |
1970 | BAFTA Award for Actress in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
1976 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Voyage of the Damned |