Known for
Acting
Credits
109
Gender
Woman
Birthday
10 Sept 1957 (67)
Place of birth
Geneva, Switzerland
Also known as
Katherine Burton
케이트 버튼
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | The Surrender | |
| 2025 | Oscar Wilde About America | |
| 2024 | guts | Gabby |
| — | Violent Ends | |
| 2023 | Dumb Money | Elaine Gill |
| 2023 | Our Son | Maggie "Miggie" |
| 2023 | The Anne Frank Gift Shop | Ilse |
| 2023 | Heaven, I Suppose | Cheryl |
| 2022 | Inventing Anna | Nora Radford |
| 2022 | The Dropout | Rochelle Gibbons |
| 2022 | Breaking | Tami Stackhouse |
| 2022 | Bosch: Legacy | Ida Porter |
| 2022 | So Help Me Todd | Joan |
| 2021 | The Mosquito Coast | Margot's Mom |
| 2021 | The Codebreaker | Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | Sandra Day O'Connor: The First | Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | The Vote | Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Ellen Idelson |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Sarah Windsor |
| 2019 | Perfect Harmony | Julie |
| 2018 | FBI | Evelyn Kates |
| 2018 | Charmed | Celeste |
| 2018 | At First Light | Kate |
| 2017 | 13 Reasons Why | Dr. Hughes |
| 2017 | The Gifted | Dr. Madeline Risman |
| 2017 | Noël Coward's Present Laughter | Liz Essendine |
| 2016 | This Is Us | Barbara |
| 2015 | Supergirl | Isabel Nal (voice) |
| 2015 | Supergirl | Isabel Nal |
| 2015 | Martyrs | Eleanor |
| 2015 | Bleeding Heart | Martha |
| 2015 | Amok | Dr. Wilson |
| 2015 | Identity Theft | Anna |
| 2014 | Barefoot | Mrs. Wheeler |
| 2014 | Extant | Fiona Stanton |
| 2014 | Don't Look Back | Dr. Jeanette Barnes |
| 2013 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center | Mrs. Mullin |
| 2013 | Full Circle | Vera Quinn |
| 2012 | Elementary | Maureen Dannon |
| 2012 | Revolution | Dr. Jane Warren |
| 2012 | Scandal | Sally Langston |
| 2012 | Liberal Arts | Susan |
| 2012 | Veep | Barbara Hallowes |
| 2012 | 2 Days in New York | Bella |
| 2012 | Mariachi Gringo | Anne |
| 2011 | Grimm | Marie Kessler |
| 2011 | Puncture | Senator O'Reilly |
| 2011 | Caris' Peace | Self |
| 2010 | 127 Hours | Aron's Mom |
| 2010 | Remember Me | Janine |
| 2010 | Consent | Susan |
| 2010 | The Deep End | |
| 2009 | Modern Family | Iris Fennerman |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Victoria Adler |
| 2009 | Spooner | Alice Spooner |
| 2009 | Washingtonienne | Joy |
| 2008 | Max Payne | Nicole Horne |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Doctor Randall |
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour | |
| 2008 | Quid Pro Quo | Merilee |
| 2008 | Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi | Aunt Birdy |
| 2006 | Sherrybaby | Marcia Swanson |
| 2006 | Justice | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Ellis Grey |
| 2005 | Stay | Mrs. Letham |
| 2005 | Medium | Bonnie Barrister |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | |
| 2005 | The Closer | Kate Wycoff |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Cindy Whiting |
| 2005 | Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea | Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | Rescue Me | Rose |
| 2003 | The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer | Connie Posey |
| 2003 | Three Sisters | Olga |
| 2002 | Unfaithful | Tracy |
| 2002 | Swimfan | Carla Cronin |
| 2002 | Obsessed | Sara Miller |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Stephanie Ufland |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street | Sheila Byrne |
| 2000 | The Opportunists | Rest Home Sister |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Annette Cole |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Sarah Brainerd |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Dr. Sheri Jordan |
| 1998 | Celebrity | Robin's Friend Cheryl |
| 1998 | Ellen Foster | Abigail Montford |
| 1997 | The Ice Storm | Dorothy Franklin |
| 1997 | The Practice | A.D.A. Susan Alexander |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Woman in Bed |
| 1996 | Mistrial | Katherine Donohue |
| 1996 | August | Helen Blathwaite |
| 1994 | Monty | Fran Richardson |
| 1993 | Life with Mikey | Mrs. Burns |
| 1993 | Love Matters | Deborah |
| 1992 | Home Fires | Anne Kramer |
| 1991 | Brooklyn Bridge | |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Sister Bettina |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Erica Gardner |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Defense Attorney Erica Gardner |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator |
| 1988 | In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton | Self |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Ophelia |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | Margo |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | |
| 1984 | Ellis Island | Vanessa Ogden |
| 1983 | Alice in Wonderland | Alice |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Alice |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Serving Maid (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Abigail |