8.2
TV
Acting
Kate Burton
- Born
- (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Credits
- 119 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.2
TV
7.1
Movie
127 Hours
7.5
TV
13 Reasons Why
7.3
TV
Supergirl
8.0
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.1
Movie
Remember Me
8.3
TV
Grimm
7.9
TV
Modern Family
7.2
Movie
Big Trouble in Little China
5.4
Movie
Max Payne
7.6
TV
Elementary
6.7
Movie
Unfaithful
8.2
TV
This Is Us
7.6
TV
The Gifted
6.6
Movie
Stay
7.9
TV
FBI
6.7
Movie
Dumb Money
6.7
Movie
The First Wives Club
Acting credits 119
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare Film | Self |
| TBA | A Great Depression Film | |
| 2026 | Death on the Brandywine Film | Ann Riley |
| 2025 | The Beast in Me TV | Mariah Ingram (2 ep) |
| 2025 | The Surrender Film | Barbara |
| 2025 | Violent Ends Film | Darlene Woodley |
| 2025 | Ransom Canyon TV | Katherine Bullock (3 ep) |
| 2025 | BULLDOZER TV | Dr. Diane Roddy (1 ep) |
| 2025 | Oscar Wilde About America Film | |
| 2024 | guts Film | Gabby |
| 2023 | Our Son Film | Maggie "Miggie" |
| 2023 | Dumb Money Film | Elaine Gill |
| 2023 | Heaven, I Suppose Film | Cheryl |
| 2023 | The Anne Frank Gift Shop Film | Ilse |
| 2022 | So Help Me Todd TV | Joan (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Breaking Film | Tami Stackhouse |
| 2022 | Bosch: Legacy TV | Ida Porter (5 ep) |
| 2022 | The Dropout TV | Rochelle Gibbons (4 ep) |
| 2022 | Inventing Anna TV | Nora Radford (3 ep) |
| 2021 | Sandra Day O'Connor: The First Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | The Mosquito Coast TV | Margot's Mom (1 ep) |
| 2021 | The Codebreaker Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | The Vote TV | Narrator (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2019 | Perfect Harmony TV | Julie (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son TV | Sarah Windsor (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette Film | Ellen Idelson |
| 2018 | Charmed TV | Celeste (1 ep) |
| 2018 | At First Light Film | Kate |
| 2018 | FBI TV | Evelyn Kates (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Noël Coward's Present Laughter Film | Liz Essendine |
| 2017 | The Gifted TV | Dr. Madeline Risman (2 ep) |
| 2017 | 13 Reasons Why TV | Dr. Hughes (1 ep) |
| 2016 | This Is Us TV | Barbara (2 ep) |
| 2015 | Supergirl TV | Isabel Nal (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Martyrs Film | Eleanor |
| 2015 | Identity Theft Film | Anna |
| 2015 | Bleeding Heart Film | Martha |
| 2015 | Amok Film | Dr. Wilson |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary TV | Maureen McCord (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Don't Look Back Film | Dr. Jeanette Barnes |
| 2014 | Extant TV | Fiona Stanton (6 ep) |
| 2014 | Barefoot Film | Mrs. Wheeler |
| 2013 | Full Circle TV | Vera Quinn (24 ep) |
| 2013 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center Film | Mrs. Mullin |
| 2012 | Mariachi Gringo Film | Anne |
| 2012 | Elementary TV | Maureen Dannon (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Revolution TV | Jane Warren (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Liberal Arts Film | Susan |
| 2012 | Veep TV | Barbara Hallowes (3 ep) |
| 2012 | Scandal TV | Sally Langston (42 ep) |
| 2012 | 2 Days in New York Film | Bella |
| 2012 | Key & Peele TV | Hillary Clinton (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Grimm TV | Marie Kessler (2 ep) |
| 2011 | Caris' Peace Film | Self |
| 2011 | Puncture Film | Senator O'Reilly |
| 2010 | 127 Hours Film | Aron's Mom |
| 2010 | Remember Me Film | Janine |
| 2010 | Consent Film | Susan |
| 2010 | The Deep End TV | Grace Graham (1 ep) |
| 2009 | Modern Family TV | Iris Fennerman (1 ep) |