Kate Burton
Known for Acting · 117 credits
- Born
- 1957-09-10 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Also known as
- Katherine Burton · 케이트 버튼 · Katherine "Kate" Burton
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Annette Cole / Dr. Bethany Allen
Law & Order
1990
as Sister Bettina / Erica Gardner / Defense Attorney Erica Gardner
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Ellis Grey
Modern Family
2009
as Iris Fennerman
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Stephanie Ufland
FBI
2018
as Evelyn Kates
TV Shows (55)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Annette Cole / Dr. Bethany Allen
Law & Order
1990
as Sister Bettina / Erica Gardner / Defense Attorney Erica Gardner
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Ellis Grey
Modern Family
2009
as Iris Fennerman
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Stephanie Ufland
FBI
2018
as Evelyn Kates
Grimm
2011
as Marie Kessler
This Is Us
2016
as Barbara
The Good Wife
2009
as Victoria Adler
The West Wing
1999
as Sarah Brainerd
Supergirl
2015
as Isabel Nal (voice)
The Closer
2005
as Kate Wycoff
Elementary
2012
as Maureen Dannon
Medium
2005
as Bonnie Barrister
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
American Experience
1988
as Narrator
Great Performances
1971
as Alice
Scandal
2012
as Sally Langston
Numb3rs
2005
as Anthropologist
The Practice
1997
as A.D.A. Susan Alexander
13 Reasons Why
2017
as Dr. Hughes
Judging Amy
1999
as Dr. Sheri Jordan
Madam Secretary
2014
as Maureen McCord
Veep
2012
as Barbara Hallowes
American Playhouse
1982
as Agnes Bolton O'Neill
Rescue Me
2004
as Rose
The Gifted
2017
as Dr. Madeline Risman
Key & Peele
2012
as Hillary Clinton
Bosch: Legacy
2022
as Ida Porter
The Beast in Me
2025
as Mariah Ingram
Charmed
2018
as Celeste
Extant
2014
as Fiona Stanton
Prodigal Son
2019
as Sarah Windsor
Revolution
2012
as Jane Warren
The Mosquito Coast
2021
as Margot's Mom
So Help Me Todd
2022
as Joan
Eleventh Hour
2008
as Gepetto / Miranda Cochran
The Dropout
2022
as Rochelle Gibbons
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Inventing Anna
2022
as Nora Radford
100 Centre Street
2001
as Sheila Byrne
Full Circle
2013
as Vera Quinn
The Deep End
2010
as Grace Graham
Justice
2006
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Abigail
Empire Falls
2005
as Cindy Whiting
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Perfect Harmony
2019
as Julie
Monty
1994
as Fran Richardson
Working Shakespeare
2003
Home Fires
1992
as Anne Kramer
Evergreen
1985
as Agatha Bradford
Ellis Island
1984
as Vanessa Ogden
BULLDOZER
2025
as Dr. Diane Roddy
The Vote
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Movies (62)
Unfaithful
2002
as Tracy
127 Hours
2010
as Aron's Mom
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Margo
The First Wives Club
1996
as Woman in Bed
Remember Me
2010
as Janine
Dumb Money
2023
as Elaine Gill
Stay
2005
as Mrs. Letham
The Surrender
2025
as Barbara
Barefoot
2014
as Mrs. Wheeler
The Ice Storm
1997
as Dorothy Franklin
Puncture
2011
as Senator O'Reilly
Celebrity
1998
as Robin's Friend Cheryl
Max Payne
2008
as Nicole Horne
Violent Ends
2025
as Darlene Woodley
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
as Ellen Idelson
Liberal Arts
2012
as Susan
The Codebreaker
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Breaking
2022
as Tami Stackhouse
Sherrybaby
2006
as Marcia Swanson
2 Days in New York
2012
as Bella
Looking for Richard
1996
as Self
August
1996
as Helen Blathwaite
What Just Happened
2008
as Doctor Randall
Caris' Peace
2011
as Self
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Serving Maid (uncredited)
Swimfan
2002
as Carla Cronin
Martyrs
2015
as Eleanor
Identity Theft
2015
as Anna
Bleeding Heart
2015
as Martha
At First Light
2018
as Kate
Ellen Foster
1997
as Abigail Montford
Death on the Brandywine
as Ann Riley
Life with Mikey
1993
as Mrs. Burns
Mistrial
1996
as Katherine Donohue
Quid Pro Quo
2008
as Merilee
Our Son
2023
as Maggie "Miggie"
The Opportunists
2000
as Rest Home Sister
Notes for My Daughter
1995
as Brenda Gardner
Heaven, I Suppose
2023
as Cheryl
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
as Ophelia
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
2008
as Aunt Birdy
Mariachi Gringo
2012
as Anne
Don't Look Back
2014
as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
as Self
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003
as Connie Posey
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
2017
as Liz Essendine
Spooner
2009
as Alice Spooner
Obsessed
2002
as Sara Miller
Alice in Wonderland
1983
as Alice
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self
Love Matters
1993
as Deborah
Three Sisters
2003
as Olga
Amok
2015
as Dr. Wilson
Washingtonienne
2009
as Joy
Consent
2010
as Susan
Oscar Wilde About America
2025
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
as Self
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
2023
as Ilse
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
as Mrs. Mullin
guts
2024
as Gabby
About Kate Burton
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. With 117 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Kate Burton has appeared in 62 films and 55 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kate Burton Movies
- Unfaithful (2002) — as Tracy
- 127 Hours (2010) — as Aron's Mom
- Big Trouble in Little China (1986) — as Margo
- The First Wives Club (1996) — as Woman in Bed
- Remember Me (2010) — as Janine
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