Katharine Ross: Fame, Five Marriages, and Her Lasting Love With Sam Elliott

She was cast as schoolteacher Etta Place in George Roy Hill’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The role paired her with Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy and Robert Redford as the Sundance Kid.

Etta became the film’s central female character, joining the outlaws during part of their journey to South America. The production promised another career-defining success, although her relationship with its demanding director soon became strained.