7.9Acting
Kate Burton
- Born
- 1957-09-10
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
119 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Death on the Brandywine
2026 · Movie
Ann Riley
BULLDOZER
2025 · TV Show
Dr. Diane Roddy
Oscar Wilde About America
2025 · Movie
Cast
Ransom Canyon
2025 · TV Show
Katherine Bullock
The Beast in Me
2025 · TV Show
Mariah Ingram
The Surrender
2025 · Movie
Barbara
Violent Ends
2025 · Movie
Darlene Woodley
guts
2024 · Movie
Gabby
Dumb Money
2023 · Movie
Elaine Gill
Heaven, I Suppose
2023 · Movie
Cheryl
Our Son
2023 · Movie
Maggie "Miggie"
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
2023 · Movie
Ilse
Bosch: Legacy
2022 · TV Show
Ida Porter
Breaking
2022 · Movie
Tami Stackhouse
Inventing Anna
2022 · TV Show
Nora Radford
So Help Me Todd
2022 · TV Show
Joan
The Dropout
2022 · TV Show
Rochelle Gibbons
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
2021 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Codebreaker
2021 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Mosquito Coast
2021 · TV Show
Margot's Mom
The Vote
2020 · TV Show
Narrator (voice)
Perfect Harmony
2019 · TV Show
Julie
Prodigal Son
2019 · TV Show
Sarah Windsor
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019 · Movie
Ellen Idelson
At First Light
2018 · Movie
Kate
Charmed
2018 · TV Show
Celeste
FBI
2018 · TV Show
Evelyn Kates
13 Reasons Why
2017 · TV Show
Dr. Hughes
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
2017 · Movie
Liz Essendine
The Gifted
2017 · TV Show
Dr. Madeline Risman
This Is Us
2016 · TV Show
Barbara
Amok
2015 · Movie
Dr. Wilson
Bleeding Heart
2015 · Movie
Martha
Identity Theft
2015 · Movie
Anna
Martyrs
2015 · Movie
Eleanor
Supergirl
2015 · TV Show
Isabel Nal (voice) · Isabel Nal
Barefoot
2014 · Movie
Mrs. Wheeler
Don't Look Back
2014 · Movie
Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Extant
2014 · TV Show
Fiona Stanton
Madam Secretary
2014 · TV Show
Maureen McCord
Full Circle
2013 · TV Show
Vera Quinn
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013 · Movie
Mrs. Mullin
2 Days in New York
2012 · Movie
Bella
Elementary
2012 · TV Show
Maureen Dannon
Key & Peele
2012 · TV Show
Hillary Clinton
Liberal Arts
2012 · Movie
Susan
Mariachi Gringo
2012 · Movie
Anne
Revolution
2012 · TV Show
Jane Warren
Scandal
2012 · TV Show
Sally Langston
Veep
2012 · TV Show
Barbara Hallowes
Caris' Peace
2011 · Movie
Self
Grimm
2011 · TV Show
Marie Kessler
Puncture
2011 · Movie
Senator O'Reilly
127 Hours
2010 · Movie
Aron's Mom
Consent
2010 · Movie
Susan
Remember Me
2010 · Movie
Janine
The Deep End
2010 · TV Show
Grace Graham
Modern Family
2009 · TV Show
Iris Fennerman
Spooner
2009 · Movie
Alice Spooner
The Good Wife
2009 · TV Show
Victoria Adler
Washingtonienne
2009 · Movie
Joy
Eleventh Hour
2008 · TV Show
Gepetto / Miranda Cochran
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
2008 · Movie
Aunt Birdy
Max Payne
2008 · Movie
Nicole Horne
Quid Pro Quo
2008 · Movie
Merilee
What Just Happened
2008 · Movie
Doctor Randall
Justice
2006 · TV Show
Cast
Sherrybaby
2006 · Movie
Marcia Swanson
Empire Falls
2005 · TV Show
Cindy Whiting
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
2005 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
Ellis Grey
Medium
2005 · TV Show
Bonnie Barrister
Numb3rs
2005 · TV Show
Anthropologist
Stay
2005 · Movie
Mrs. Letham
The Closer
2005 · TV Show
Kate Wycoff
Rescue Me
2004 · TV Show
Rose
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003 · Movie
Connie Posey
Three Sisters
2003 · Movie
Olga
Working Shakespeare
2003 · TV Show
Cast
Obsessed
2002 · Movie
Sara Miller
Swimfan
2002 · Movie
Carla Cronin
Unfaithful
2002 · Movie
Tracy
100 Centre Street
2001 · TV Show
Sheila Byrne
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV Show
Stephanie Ufland
The Opportunists
2000 · Movie
Rest Home Sister
Judging Amy
1999 · TV Show
Dr. Sheri Jordan
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
Annette Cole · Bethany Allen
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
Sarah Brainerd
Celebrity
1998 · Movie
Robin's Friend Cheryl
Ellen Foster
1997 · Movie
Abigail Montford
The Ice Storm
1997 · Movie
Dorothy Franklin
The Practice
1997 · TV Show
A.D.A. Susan Alexander
August
1996 · Movie
Helen Blathwaite
Looking for Richard
1996 · Movie
Self
Mistrial
1996 · Movie
Katherine Donohue
The First Wives Club
1996 · Movie
Woman in Bed
Notes for My Daughter
1995 · Movie
Brenda Gardner
Monty
1994 · TV Show
Fran Richardson
Life with Mikey
1993 · Movie
Mrs. Burns
Love Matters
1993 · Movie
Deborah
Home Fires
1992 · TV Show
Anne Kramer
Brooklyn Bridge
1991 · TV Show
Cast
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
Sister Bettina · Erica Gardner · Defense Attorney Erica Gardner
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 · Movie
Self
American Experience
1988 · TV Show
Narrator
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988 · Movie
Self
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987 · Movie
Ophelia
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · Movie
Margo
Evergreen
1985 · TV Show
Agatha Bradford
Spenser: For Hire
1985 · TV Show
Cast
Ellis Island
1984 · TV Show
Vanessa Ogden
Alice in Wonderland
1983 · Movie
Alice
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
Agnes Bolton O'Neill
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
Alice
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 · Movie
Serving Maid (uncredited)
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
Self - Nominee
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
Abigail
A Great Depression
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
Date unknown · Movie
Self