Kate Burton

Kate Burton

🎂 10th September 1957 (68 yrs) 📍 Geneva, Switzerland

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.

Kate Burton

🎬 Movies Featuring Kate Burton

The Surrender

The Surrender (2025)

as Barbara
Violent Ends

Violent Ends (2025)

as Darlene Woodley
Oscar Wilde About America

Oscar Wilde About America (2025)

guts

guts (2024)

as Gabby
Our Son

Our Son (2023)

as Maggie "Miggie"
Dumb Money

Dumb Money (2023)

as Elaine Gill
Heaven, I Suppose

Heaven, I Suppose (2023)

as Cheryl
The Anne Frank Gift Shop

The Anne Frank Gift Shop (2023)

as Ilse
Breaking

Breaking (2022)

as Tami Stackhouse
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First (2021)

as Narrator (voice)
The Codebreaker

The Codebreaker (2021)

as Narrator (voice)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)

as Ellen Idelson
At First Light

At First Light (2018)

as Kate
Noël Coward's Present Laughter

Noël Coward's Present Laughter (2017)

as Liz Essendine
Martyrs

Martyrs (2015)

as Eleanor
Identity Theft

Identity Theft (2015)

as Anna
Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart (2015)

as Martha
Amok

Amok (2015)

as Dr. Wilson
Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back (2014)

as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Barefoot

Barefoot (2014)

as Mrs. Wheeler
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center (2013)

as Mrs. Mullin
Mariachi Gringo

Mariachi Gringo (2012)

as Anne
Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts (2012)

as Susan
2 Days in New York

2 Days in New York (2012)

as Bella
Caris' Peace

Caris' Peace (2011)

as Self
Puncture

Puncture (2011)

as Senator O'Reilly
127 Hours

127 Hours (2010)

as Aron's Mom
Remember Me

Remember Me (2010)

as Janine
Consent

Consent (2010)

as Susan
Washingtonienne

Washingtonienne (2009)

as Joy
Spooner

Spooner (2009)

as Alice Spooner
What Just Happened

What Just Happened (2008)

as Doctor Randall
Max Payne

Max Payne (2008)

as Nicole Horne
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi

Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi (2008)

as Aunt Birdy
Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo (2008)

as Merilee
Sherrybaby

Sherrybaby (2006)

as Marcia Swanson
Stay

Stay (2005)

as Mrs. Letham
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea (2005)

as Narrator (voice)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)

as Connie Posey
Three Sisters

Three Sisters (2003)

as Olga
Obsessed

Obsessed (2002)

as Sara Miller
Swimfan

Swimfan (2002)

as Carla Cronin
Unfaithful

Unfaithful (2002)

as Tracy
The Opportunists

The Opportunists (2000)

as Rest Home Sister
Celebrity

Celebrity (1998)

as Robin's Friend Cheryl
Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster (1997)

as Abigail Montford
The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm (1997)

as Dorothy Franklin
Mistrial

Mistrial (1996)

as Katherine Donohue
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard (1996)

as Self
The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club (1996)

as Woman in Bed
August

August (1996)

as Helen Blathwaite
No Image

Notes For My Daughter (1995)

as Brenda Gardner
Love Matters

Love Matters (1993)

as Deborah
Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey (1993)

as Mrs. Burns
No Image

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)

as Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)

as Self
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)

as Ophelia
Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

as Margo
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1983)

as Alice
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

as Serving Maid (uncredited)
Death on the Brandywine

Death on the Brandywine (N/A)

as Ann Riley