Katharine Ross – Born in 1940, The Graduate

Katharine Ross got her introduction to acting while studying at Santa Rosa Junior college. But she dropped out within a year to focus on acting. Many may have thought it was a foolhardy move to drop out of school and move to San Francisco to follow a pipe dream, but Ross was determined to succeed.

Now, look where all that determination has gotten her. She caught the public’s attention with films like “The Graduate” and “Hellfighters.” She also gained more popularity after her performance in the 1969 Westerns “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here.” Ross also appeared in the 2019 comedy film “Attachments.”