Kate Burton

Actor

1957-09-10 · Geneva, Switzerland

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.

• 127 Hours (2010) — Aron's Mom
• Remember Me (2010) — Janine
• Big Trouble in Little China (1986) — Margo
• Max Payne (2008) — Nicole Horne
• Unfaithful (2002) — Tracy
• Stay (2005) — Mrs. Letham
• Dumb Money (2023) — Elaine Gill
• The First Wives Club (1996) — Woman in Bed
• The Ice Storm (1997) — Dorothy Franklin
• Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) — Ellen Idelson
• Barefoot (2014) — Mrs. Wheeler
• Liberal Arts (2012) — Susan
• Celebrity (1998) — Robin's Friend Cheryl
• What Just Happened (2008) — Doctor Randall
• Puncture (2011) — Senator O'Reilly
• Martyrs (2015) — Eleanor
• 2 Days in New York (2012) — Bella
• Swimfan (2002) — Carla Cronin
• Breaking (2022) — Tami Stackhouse
• Life with Mikey (1993) — Mrs. Burns
• At First Light (2018) — Kate
• Sherrybaby (2006) — Marcia Swanson
• Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) — Serving Maid (uncredited)
• Bleeding Heart (2015) — Martha