The Graduate Role is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross. The two crossword solutions for the term are Elaine (6 letters) and MrsRobinson (11 letters). Elaine is the daughter of MrsRobinson, who is a middle-aged woman who seduces Hoffman's character, Benjamin Braddock. Elaine is portrayed as a young woman who is in love with Benjamin and is determined to marry him despite her mother's disapproval.