[6] She later recalled witnessing bombs falling on an Italian beach as her father ordered her to hide under a boat.

[4] In 1977, Ross was cast in the lead role on TVN telenovela, La Colorina, which aired for 88 episodes and launched her professional career.

[4] Ross became best known to domestic and international television audiences for her starring role in the 2003 Canal 13 telenovela series, Machos.

[3][4] Ross portrayed Valentina Fernández, the matriarch of the Mercader family and mother of the seven Mercader brothers – Álex (Jorge Zabaleta), Ariel (Felipe Braun), Alonso (Cristián Campos), Antonio (Pablo Díaz), Adán (Gonzalo Valenzuela), Amaro (Diego Muñoz), and Armando (Rodrigo Bastidas [es]).

[4] In one of the show's most memorable scenes, Ross' character died surrounded by her on-screen husband, played by Héctor Noguera, and their sons.

[4] For example, Ross directed a 2000 Chilean stage adaptation of The Full Monty, which starred Gonzalo Valenzuela.

[4] Ross met her first husband, director Hugo Miller, while both were students at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.