Kate Burton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1957-09-10 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Geneva, Switzerland
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.
Acting
(2025)
The Surrender
as Barbara
(2025)
(2024)
guts
as Gabby
(2023)
Dumb Money
as Elaine Gill
(2023)
Our Son
as Maggie "Miggie"
(2023)
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
as Ilse
(2023)
Heaven, I Suppose
as Cheryl
(2022)
Breaking
as Tami Stackhouse
(2021)
The Codebreaker
as Narrator (voice)
(2021)
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
as Narrator (voice)
(2019)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Ellen Idelson
(2018)
At First Light
as Kate
(2017)
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
as Liz Essendine
(2015)
Martyrs
as Eleanor
(2015)
Bleeding Heart
as Martha
(2015)
Amok
as Dr. Wilson
(2015)
Identity Theft
as Anna
(2014)
Barefoot
as Mrs. Wheeler
(2014)
Don't Look Back
as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
(2013)
(2012)
Liberal Arts
as Susan
(2012)
2 Days in New York
as Bella
(2012)
Mariachi Gringo
as Anne
(2011)
Puncture
as Senator O'Reilly
(2011)
Caris' Peace
as Self
(2010)
127 Hours
as Aron's Mom
(2010)
Remember Me
as Janine
(2010)
Consent
as Susan
(2009)
Spooner
as Alice Spooner
(2009)
Washingtonienne
as Joy
(2008)
Max Payne
as Nicole Horne
(2008)
What Just Happened
as Doctor Randall
(2008)
Quid Pro Quo
as Merilee
(2008)
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
as Aunt Birdy
(2006)
Sherrybaby
as Marcia Swanson
(2005)
Stay
as Mrs. Letham
(2005)
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
as Narrator (voice)
(2003)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
as Connie Posey
(2003)
Three Sisters
as Olga
(2002)
Unfaithful
as Tracy
(2002)
Swimfan
as Carla Cronin
(2002)
Obsessed
as Sara Miller
(2000)
The Opportunists
as Rest Home Sister
(1998)
Celebrity
as Robin's Friend Cheryl
(1998)
Ellen Foster
as Abigail Montford
(1997)
The Ice Storm
as Dorothy Franklin
(1996)
The First Wives Club
as Woman in Bed
(1996)
Looking for Richard
as Self
(1996)
Mistrial
as Katherine Donohue
(1996)
August
as Helen Blathwaite
(1993)
Life with Mikey
as Mrs. Burns
(1993)
Love Matters
as Deborah
(1989)
(1988)
(1987)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Ophelia
(1986)
Big Trouble in Little China
as Margo
(1983)
Alice in Wonderland
as Alice
(1969)
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Serving Maid (uncredited)