Kate Burton

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-09-10 (68 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

2002

Unfaithful

as Tracy

2021

2002

Swimfan

as Carla Cronin

2005

Stay

as Mrs. Letham

2008

Max Payne

as Nicole Horne

2023

Our Son

as Maggie "Miggie"

1998

Celebrity

as Robin's Friend Cheryl

2010

127 Hours

as Aron's Mom

2003

2000

The Opportunists

as Rest Home Sister

1997

The Ice Storm

as Dorothy Franklin

2008

What Just Happened

as Doctor Randall

2011

Puncture

as Senator O'Reilly

2012

Liberal Arts

as Susan

2012

2009

Spooner

as Alice Spooner

2002

Obsessed

as Sara Miller

2023

Dumb Money

as Elaine Gill

1996

August

as Helen Blathwaite

2010

Consent

as Susan

2009

2023

2011

2014

Barefoot

as Mrs. Wheeler

2022

Breaking

as Tami Stackhouse

1993

Love Matters

as Deborah

2024

guts

as Gabby

2003

1987

2015

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days

as Serving Maid (uncredited)

1996

Mistrial

as Katherine Donohue

2015

Martyrs

as Eleanor

2014

Don't Look Back

as Dr. Jeanette Barnes

2015

Amok

as Dr. Wilson

2025

The Surrender

as Barbara

2008

Quid Pro Quo

as Merilee

2010

Remember Me

as Janine

2018

1993

Life with Mikey

as Mrs. Burns

1998

Ellen Foster

as Abigail Montford

2006

Sherrybaby

as Marcia Swanson

2019

1996

The First Wives Club

as Woman in Bed

2015

2021

The Codebreaker

as Narrator (voice)

2012

1995

Notes For My Daughter

as Brenda Gardner

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