- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 10, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Geneva, Switzerland
Kate Burton
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
tvThe Beast in Me
2025 · Mariah Ingram
movieThe Surrender
2025 · Barbara
movieViolent Ends
2025 · Darlene Woodley
BULLDOZER
tvBULLDOZER
2025 · Dr. Diane Roddy
movieOscar Wilde About America
2025
movieguts
2024 · Gabby
movieOur Son
2023 · Maggie "Miggie"
movieDumb Money
2023 · Elaine Gill
movieHeaven, I Suppose
2023 · Cheryl
movieThe Anne Frank Gift Shop
2023 · Ilse
tvSo Help Me Todd
2022 · Joan
movieBreaking
2022 · Tami Stackhouse
tvBosch: Legacy
2022 · Ida Porter
tvThe Dropout
2022 · Rochelle Gibbons
tvInventing Anna
2022 · Nora Radford
movieSandra Day O'Connor: The First
2021 · Narrator (voice)
tvThe Mosquito Coast
2021 · Margot's Mom
movieThe Codebreaker
2021 · Narrator (voice)
tvThe Vote
2020 · Narrator (voice)
tvPerfect Harmony
2019 · Julie
tvProdigal Son
2019 · Sarah Windsor
movieWhere'd You Go, Bernadette
2019 · Ellen Idelson
tvCharmed
2018 · Celeste
movieAt First Light
2018 · Kate
tvFBI
2018 · Evelyn Kates
movieNoël Coward's Present Laughter
2017 · Liz Essendine
tvThe Gifted
2017 · Dr. Madeline Risman
tv13 Reasons Why
2017 · Dr. Hughes
tvThis Is Us
2016 · Barbara
tvSupergirl
2015 · Isabel Nal (voice)
movieMartyrs
2015 · Eleanor
movieIdentity Theft
2015 · Anna
movieBleeding Heart
2015 · Martha
movieAmok
2015 · Dr. Wilson
tvMadam Secretary
2014 · Maureen McCord
movieDon't Look Back
2014 · Dr. Jeanette Barnes
tvExtant
2014 · Fiona Stanton
movieBarefoot
2014 · Mrs. Wheeler
tvFull Circle
2013 · Vera Quinn
movieRodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013 · Mrs. Mullin
movieMariachi Gringo
2012 · Anne
tvElementary
2012 · Maureen Dannon
tvRevolution
2012 · Jane Warren
movieLiberal Arts
2012 · Susan
tvVeep
2012 · Barbara Hallowes
tvScandal
2012 · Sally Langston
movie2 Days in New York
2012 · Bella
tvKey & Peele
2012 · Hillary Clinton
tvGrimm
2011 · Marie Kessler
movieCaris' Peace
2011 · Self
moviePuncture
2011 · Senator O'Reilly
movie127 Hours
2010 · Aron's Mom
movieRemember Me
2010 · Janine
movieConsent
2010 · Susan
tvThe Deep End
2010 · Grace Graham
tvModern Family
2009 · Iris Fennerman
tvThe Good Wife
2009 · Victoria Adler
movieWashingtonienne
2009 · Joy
movieSpooner
2009 · Alice Spooner
movieWhat Just Happened
2008 · Doctor Randall
movieMax Payne
2008 · Nicole Horne
tvEleventh Hour
2008 · Gepetto / Miranda Cochran
movieHidden Treasure of the Mississippi
2008 · Aunt Birdy
movieQuid Pro Quo
2008 · Merilee
movieSherrybaby
2006 · Marcia Swanson
tvJustice
2006
movieStay
2005 · Mrs. Letham
movieErnest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
2005 · Narrator (voice)
tvThe Closer
2005 · Kate Wycoff
tvEmpire Falls
2005 · Cindy Whiting
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Ellis Grey
tvNumb3rs
2005 · Anthropologist
tvMedium
2005 · Bonnie Barrister
tvRescue Me
2004 · Rose
tvWorking Shakespeare
2003
movieThe Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003 · Connie Posey
movieThree Sisters
2003 · Olga
movieObsessed
2002 · Sara Miller
movieSwimfan
2002 · Carla Cronin
movieUnfaithful
2002 · Tracy
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Stephanie Ufland
tv100 Centre Street
2001 · Sheila Byrne
movieThe Opportunists
2000 · Rest Home Sister
tvThe West Wing
1999 · Sarah Brainerd
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Annette Cole, Dr. Bethany Allen
tvJudging Amy
1999 · Dr. Sheri Jordan
movieCelebrity
1998 · Robin's Friend Cheryl
movieEllen Foster
1997 · Abigail Montford
movieThe Ice Storm
1997 · Dorothy Franklin
tvThe Practice
1997 · A.D.A. Susan Alexander
movieMistrial
1996 · Katherine Donohue
movieLooking for Richard
1996 · Self
movieThe First Wives Club
1996 · Woman in Bed
movieAugust
1996 · Helen Blathwaite
Notes For My Daughter
movieNotes For My Daughter
1995 · Brenda Gardner
tvMonty
1994 · Fran Richardson
movieLove Matters
1993 · Deborah
movieLife with Mikey
1993 · Mrs. Burns
Home Fires
tvHome Fires
1992 · Anne Kramer
tvBrooklyn Bridge
1991
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Sister Bettina, Erica Gardner, Defense Attorney Erica Gardner
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
movieBroadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989 · Self
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Narrator
movieIn from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988 · Self
movieUncle Tom's Cabin
1987 · Ophelia
movieBig Trouble in Little China
1986 · Margo
tvSpenser: For Hire
1985
tvEvergreen
1985 · Agatha Bradford
tvEllis Island
1984 · Vanessa Ogden
movieAlice in Wonderland
1983 · Alice
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Agnes Bolton O'Neill
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Alice
movieAnne of the Thousand Days
1969 · Serving Maid (uncredited)
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Abigail
movieDeath on the Brandywine
— · Ann Riley
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
movieRSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
— · Self