Kate Burton
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Sep 10, 1957 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Geneva, Switzerland
Biography
Kate Burton is a Swiss-born Welsh-American stage and screen actress. She is best known for her TV roles as Vice President Sally Langston on ABC's Scandal, Vera Quinn on the Audience Network's series Full Circle, and Dr. Ellis Grey on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. She holds an BA in Russian Studies and European History from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut.
Known For
| 2025 | Violent EndsDarlene Woodley | |
| 2025 | Oscar Wilde About America | |
| 2025 | The SurrenderBarbara | |
| 2025 | BULLDOZERDr. Diane Roddy | |
| 2025 | The Beast in MeMariah Ingram | |
| 2024 | gutsGabby | |
| 2023 | Our SonMaggie "Miggie" | |
| 2023 | Dumb MoneyElaine Gill | |
| 2023 | The Anne Frank Gift ShopIlse | |
| 2023 | Heaven, I SupposeCheryl | |
| 2022 | BreakingTami Stackhouse | |
| 2022 | Inventing AnnaNora Radford | |
| 2022 | Bosch: LegacyIda Porter | |
| 2022 | The DropoutRochelle Gibbons | |
| 2022 | So Help Me ToddJoan | |
| 2021 | Sandra Day O'Connor: The FirstNarrator (voice) | |
| 2021 | The CodebreakerNarrator (voice) | |
| 2021 | The Mosquito CoastMargot's Mom | |
| 2020 | The VoteNarrator (voice) | |
| 2019 | Where'd You Go, BernadetteEllen Idelson | |
| 2019 | Prodigal SonSarah Windsor | |
| 2019 | Perfect HarmonyJulie | |
| 2018 | At First LightKate | |
| 2018 | CharmedCeleste | |
| 2018 | FBIEvelyn Kates | |
| 2017 | Noël Coward's Present LaughterLiz Essendine | |
| 2017 | The GiftedDr. Madeline Risman | |
| 2017 | 13 Reasons WhyDr. Hughes | |
| 2016 | This Is UsBarbara | |
| 2015 | Bleeding HeartMartha | |
| 2015 | MartyrsEleanor | |
| 2015 | AmokDr. Wilson | |
| 2015 | Identity TheftAnna | |
| 2015 | SupergirlIsabel Nal (voice) | |
| 2015 | SupergirlIsabel Nal | |
| 2014 | BarefootMrs. Wheeler | |
| 2014 | Don't Look BackDr. Jeanette Barnes | |
| 2014 | ExtantFiona Stanton | |
| 2014 | Madam SecretaryMaureen McCord | |
| 2013 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln CenterMrs. Mullin | |
| 2013 | Full CircleVera Quinn | |
| 2012 | Liberal ArtsSusan | |
| 2012 | 2 Days in New YorkBella | |
| 2012 | Mariachi GringoAnne | |
| 2012 | RevolutionJane Warren | |
| 2012 | ScandalSally Langston | |
| 2012 | VeepBarbara Hallowes | |
| 2012 | ElementaryMaureen Dannon | |
| 2012 | Key & PeeleHillary Clinton | |
| 2011 | PunctureSenator O'Reilly | |
| 2011 | Caris' PeaceSelf | |
| 2011 | GrimmMarie Kessler | |
| 2010 | 127 HoursAron's Mom | |
| 2010 | ConsentSusan | |
| 2010 | Remember MeJanine | |
| 2010 | The Deep EndGrace Graham | |
| 2009 | SpoonerAlice Spooner | |
| 2009 | WashingtonienneJoy | |
| 2009 | The Good WifeVictoria Adler | |
| 2009 | Modern FamilyIris Fennerman | |
| 2008 | Max PayneNicole Horne | |
| 2008 | What Just HappenedDoctor Randall | |
| 2008 | Hidden Treasure of the MississippiAunt Birdy | |
| 2008 | Quid Pro QuoMerilee | |
| 2008 | Eleventh HourGepetto / Miranda Cochran | |
| 2006 | SherrybabyMarcia Swanson | |
| 2006 | Justice | |
| 2005 | StayMrs. Letham | |
| 2005 | Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the SeaNarrator (voice) | |
| 2005 | MediumBonnie Barrister | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyEllis Grey | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsAnthropologist | |
| 2005 | The CloserKate Wycoff | |
| 2005 | Empire FallsCindy Whiting | |
| 2004 | Rescue MeRose | |
| 2003 | The Diary of Ellen RimbauerConnie Posey | |
| 2003 | Three SistersOlga | |
| 2003 | Working Shakespeare | |
| 2002 | UnfaithfulTracy | |
| 2002 | SwimfanCarla Cronin | |
| 2002 | ObsessedSara Miller | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal IntentStephanie Ufland | |
| 2001 | 100 Centre StreetSheila Byrne | |
| 2000 | The OpportunistsRest Home Sister | |
| 1999 | Judging AmyDr. Sheri Jordan | |
| 1999 | The West WingSarah Brainerd | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAnnette Cole | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDr. Bethany Allen | |
| 1998 | CelebrityRobin's Friend Cheryl | |
| 1997 | The Ice StormDorothy Franklin | |
| 1997 | Ellen FosterAbigail Montford | |
| 1997 | The PracticeA.D.A. Susan Alexander | |
| 1996 | AugustHelen Blathwaite | |
| 1996 | MistrialKatherine Donohue | |
| 1996 | The First Wives ClubWoman in Bed | |
| 1996 | Looking for RichardSelf | |
| 1995 | Notes For My DaughterBrenda Gardner | |
| 1994 | MontyFran Richardson | |
| 1993 | Love MattersDeborah | |
| 1993 | Life with MikeyMrs. Burns | |
| 1992 | Home FiresAnne Kramer | |
| 1991 | Brooklyn Bridge | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderSister Bettina | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderErica Gardner | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderDefense Attorney Erica Gardner | |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf | |
| 1988 | In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard BurtonSelf | |
| 1988 | American ExperienceNarrator | |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's CabinOphelia | |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little ChinaMargo | |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | |
| 1985 | EvergreenAgatha Bradford | |
| 1984 | Ellis IslandVanessa Ogden | |
| 1983 | Alice in WonderlandAlice | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesAlice | |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand DaysServing Maid (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameAbigail | |
| - | Death on the BrandywineAnn Riley |