Kate Burton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 10, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
Movie · as Self
A Great Depression
Movie
Death on the Brandywine
Movie · as Ann Riley
Violent Ends
Movie · as Darlene Woodley
Oscar Wilde About America
Movie
The Surrender
Movie · as Barbara
BULLDOZER
TV · as Dr. Diane Roddy · 1 ep
The Beast in Me
TV · as Mariah Ingram · 2 eps
Ransom Canyon
TV · as Katherine Bullock · 3 eps
guts
Movie · as Gabby
Our Son
Movie · as Maggie "Miggie"
Dumb Money
Movie · as Elaine Gill
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
Movie · as Ilse
Heaven, I Suppose
Movie · as Cheryl
Breaking
Movie · as Tami Stackhouse
Inventing Anna
TV · as Nora Radford · 3 eps
Bosch: Legacy
TV · as Ida Porter · 5 eps
The Dropout
TV · as Rochelle Gibbons · 4 eps
So Help Me Todd
TV · as Joan · 1 ep
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Codebreaker
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Mosquito Coast
TV · as Margot's Mom · 1 ep
The Vote
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Movie · as Ellen Idelson
Prodigal Son
TV · as Sarah Windsor · 1 ep
Perfect Harmony
TV · as Julie · 1 ep
At First Light
Movie · as Kate
Charmed
TV · as Celeste · 1 ep
FBI
TV · as Evelyn Kates · 1 ep
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
Movie · as Liz Essendine
The Gifted
TV · as Dr. Madeline Risman · 2 eps
13 Reasons Why
TV · as Dr. Hughes · 1 ep
This Is Us
TV · as Barbara · 2 eps
Bleeding Heart
Movie · as Martha
Martyrs
Movie · as Eleanor
Amok
Movie · as Dr. Wilson
Identity Theft
Movie · as Anna
Supergirl
TV · as Isabel Nal (voice) · 1 ep
Barefoot
Movie · as Mrs. Wheeler
Don't Look Back
Movie · as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Extant
TV · as Fiona Stanton · 6 eps
Madam Secretary
TV · as Maureen McCord · 1 ep
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
Movie · as Mrs. Mullin
Full Circle
TV · as Vera Quinn · 24 eps
Liberal Arts
Movie · as Susan
2 Days in New York
Movie · as Bella
Mariachi Gringo
Movie · as Anne
Revolution
TV · as Jane Warren · 1 ep
Scandal
TV · as Sally Langston · 42 eps
Veep
TV · as Barbara Hallowes · 3 eps
Elementary
TV · as Maureen Dannon · 1 ep
Key & Peele
TV · as Hillary Clinton · 1 ep
Puncture
Movie · as Senator O'Reilly
Caris' Peace
Movie · as Self
Grimm
TV · as Marie Kessler · 2 eps
127 Hours
Movie · as Aron's Mom
Consent
Movie · as Susan
Remember Me
Movie · as Janine
The Deep End
TV · as Grace Graham · 1 ep
Spooner
Movie · as Alice Spooner
Washingtonienne
Movie · as Joy
The Good Wife
TV · as Victoria Adler · 3 eps
Modern Family
TV · as Iris Fennerman · 1 ep
Max Payne
Movie · as Nicole Horne
What Just Happened
Movie · as Doctor Randall
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
Movie · as Aunt Birdy
Quid Pro Quo
Movie · as Merilee
Eleventh Hour
TV · as Gepetto / Miranda Cochran · 1 ep
Sherrybaby
Movie · as Marcia Swanson
Justice
TV · 1 ep
Stay
Movie · as Mrs. Letham
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Medium
TV · as Bonnie Barrister · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Ellis Grey · 29 eps
Numb3rs
TV · as Anthropologist · 2 eps
The Closer
TV · as Kate Wycoff · 1 ep
Empire Falls
TV · as Cindy Whiting · 2 eps
Rescue Me
TV · as Rose · 8 eps
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Movie · as Connie Posey
Three Sisters
Movie · as Olga
Working Shakespeare
TV · 5 eps
Unfaithful
Movie · as Tracy
Swimfan
Movie · as Carla Cronin
Obsessed
Movie · as Sara Miller
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Stephanie Ufland · 1 ep
100 Centre Street
TV · as Sheila Byrne · 1 ep
The Opportunists
Movie · as Rest Home Sister
Judging Amy
TV · as Dr. Sheri Jordan · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as Sarah Brainerd · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Annette Cole, Bethany Allen · 1 ep
Celebrity
Movie · as Robin's Friend Cheryl
The Ice Storm
Movie · as Dorothy Franklin
Ellen Foster
Movie · as Abigail Montford
The Practice
TV · as A.D.A. Susan Alexander · 9 eps
August
Movie · as Helen Blathwaite
Mistrial
Movie · as Katherine Donohue
The First Wives Club
Movie · as Woman in Bed
Looking for Richard
Movie · as Self
Notes for My Daughter
Movie · as Brenda Gardner
Monty
TV · as Fran Richardson · 13 eps
Love Matters
Movie · as Deborah
Life with Mikey
Movie · as Mrs. Burns
Home Fires
TV · as Anne Kramer · 6 eps
Brooklyn Bridge
TV · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Sister Bettina, Erica Gardner, Defense Attorney Erica Gardner · 1 ep
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Movie · as Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Movie · as Self
American Experience
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie · as Ophelia
Big Trouble in Little China
Movie · as Margo
Spenser: For Hire
TV · 1 ep
Evergreen
TV · as Agatha Bradford · 1 ep
Ellis Island
TV · as Vanessa Ogden · 3 eps
Alice in Wonderland
Movie · as Alice
American Playhouse
TV · as Agnes Bolton O'Neill · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Alice · 1 ep
Anne of the Thousand Days
Movie · as Serving Maid (uncredited)
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Abigail · 1 ep