Kate Burton

Kate Burton

Known for: Acting

Born: September 10, 1957

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

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
2021
Heaven, I Suppose
Heaven, I Suppose
2023
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1983
The Surrender
The Surrender
2025
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
2005
The Codebreaker
The Codebreaker
2021
Notes For My Daughter
1995
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
 
Obsessed
Obsessed
2002
guts
guts
2024
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
2003
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
2017
Identity Theft
Identity Theft
2015
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003
August
August
1996
Consent
Consent
2010
Caris' Peace
Caris' Peace
2011
Martyrs
Martyrs
2015
Oscar Wilde About America
Oscar Wilde About America
2025
Amok
Amok
2015
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
Mariachi Gringo
Mariachi Gringo
2012
Swimfan
Swimfan
2002
Stay
Stay
2005
The Opportunists
The Opportunists
2000
2 Days in New York
2 Days in New York
2012
Love Matters
Love Matters
1993
Violent Ends
Violent Ends
2025
Puncture
Puncture
2011
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
2008
Barefoot
Barefoot
2014
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart
2015
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
2014
At First Light
At First Light
2018
Big Trouble in Little China
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
Our Son
Our Son
2023
127 Hours
127 Hours
2010
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
2023
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
Quid Pro Quo
Quid Pro Quo
2008
Unfaithful
Unfaithful
2002
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster
1997
Sherrybaby
Sherrybaby
2006
Max Payne
Max Payne
2008
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts
2012
Spooner
Spooner
2009
Washingtonienne
Washingtonienne
2009
Remember Me
Remember Me
2010
Death on the Brandywine
Death on the Brandywine
 
Mistrial
Mistrial
1996
Breaking
Breaking
2022
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
Dumb Money
Dumb Money
2023
Celebrity
Celebrity
1998
The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm
1997
Life with Mikey
Life with Mikey
1993
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club
1996
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
What Just Happened
What Just Happened
2008
Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard
1996
Medium
Medium
2005
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
2005
Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Justice
Justice
2006
Judging Amy
Judging Amy
1999
American Experience
American Experience
1988
Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son
2019
The Practice
The Practice
1997
Rescue Me
Rescue Me
2004
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Eleventh Hour
Eleventh Hour
2008
Charmed
Charmed
2018
Supergirl
Supergirl
2015
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
2021
Monty
Monty
1994
Extant
Extant
2014
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Home Fires
1992
The Deep End
The Deep End
2010
Revolution
Revolution
2012
Inventing Anna
Inventing Anna
2022
Full Circle
Full Circle
2013
The Closer
The Closer
2005
The West Wing
The West Wing
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
2009
Ellis Island
Ellis Island
1984
Empire Falls
Empire Falls
2005
This Is Us
This Is Us
2016
Bosch: Legacy
Bosch: Legacy
2022
Scandal
Scandal
2012
Grimm
Grimm
2011
The Gifted
The Gifted
2017
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
The Dropout
The Dropout
2022
The Vote
The Vote
2020
Veep
Veep
2012
Elementary
Elementary
2012
Modern Family
Modern Family
2009
So Help Me Todd
So Help Me Todd
2022
Perfect Harmony
Perfect Harmony
2019
13 Reasons Why
13 Reasons Why
2017
FBI
FBI
2018
100 Centre Street
100 Centre Street
2001
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
Key & Peele
Key & Peele
2012
BULLDOZER
2025
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary
2014
Working Shakespeare
Working Shakespeare
2003
Evergreen
Evergreen
1985
The Beast in Me
The Beast in Me
2025
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956