Kate Burton
58 movies · 55 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 10, 1957 (age 69)
- 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.
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Known for
Kate Burton: movies and TV shows
Acting (113)
- Upcoming
- 2026 Death on the Brandywine
as Ann Riley
- 2025
- 2025 The Surrender
as Barbara
- 2025 Violent Ends
as Darlene Woodley
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025
- 2024 guts
as Gabby
- 2023 Our Son
as Maggie "Miggie"
- 2023 Dumb Money
as Elaine Gill
- 2023 Heaven, I Suppose
as Cheryl
- 2023 The Anne Frank Gift Shop
as Ilse
- 2022
- 2022 Breaking
as Tami Stackhouse
- 2022
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021 Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
as Narrator (voice)
- 2021
- 2021 The Codebreaker
as Narrator (voice)
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Ellen Idelson
- 2018
- 2018 At First Light
as Kate
- 2018
- 2017 Noël Coward's Present Laughter
as Liz Essendine
- 2017
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015 Martyrs
as Eleanor
- 2015 Identity Theft
as Anna
- 2015 Bleeding Heart
as Martha
- 2015 Amok
as Dr. Wilson
- 2014
- 2014 Don't Look Back
as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
- 2014
- 2014 Barefoot
as Mrs. Wheeler
- 2013
- 2013 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
as Mrs. Mullin
- 2012 Mariachi Gringo
as Anne
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 Liberal Arts
as Susan
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 2 Days in New York
as Bella
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011 Puncture
as Senator O'Reilly
- 2010 127 Hours
as Aron's Mom
- 2010 Remember Me
as Janine
- 2010 Consent
as Susan
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009 Washingtonienne
as Joy
- 2009 Spooner
as Alice Spooner
- 2008 What Just Happened
as Doctor Randall
- 2008 Max Payne
as Nicole Horne
- 2008
- 2008 Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
as Aunt Birdy
- 2008 Quid Pro Quo
as Merilee
- 2006 Sherrybaby
as Marcia Swanson
- 2006
- 2005 Stay
as Mrs. Letham
- 2005 Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
as Narrator (voice)
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003 The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
as Connie Posey
- 2003 Three Sisters
as Olga
- 2002 Obsessed
as Sara Miller
- 2002 Swimfan
as Carla Cronin
- 2002 Unfaithful
as Tracy
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000 The Opportunists
as Rest Home Sister
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998 Celebrity
as Robin's Friend Cheryl
- 1997 Ellen Foster
as Abigail Montford
- 1997 The Ice Storm
as Dorothy Franklin
- 1997
- 1996 Mistrial
as Katherine Donohue
- 1996 The First Wives Club
as Woman in Bed
- 1996 August
as Helen Blathwaite
- 1995 Notes for My Daughter
as Brenda Gardner
- 1994
- 1993 Love Matters
as Deborah
- 1993 Life with Mikey
as Mrs. Burns
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
- 1988
- 1987 Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Ophelia
- 1986 Big Trouble in Little China
as Margo
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983 Alice in Wonderland
as Alice
- 1982
- 1971
- 1969 Anne of the Thousand Days
as Serving Maid (uncredited)
- 1951
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- Upcoming
- 2011
- 1996
- 1989
- 1988
- 1956 Tony Awards
1 episode