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