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Kate Burton

Acting 68 years old Geneva, Switzerland ★ 1.5
Born: September 10, 1957

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.

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Known For

Law & Order
Law & Order Defense Attorney Erica Gardner 1990
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Ellis Grey 2005
FBI
FBI Evelyn Kates 2018
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Victoria Adler 2009
Grimm
Grimm Marie Kessler 2011

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Dumb Money
Dumb Money Elaine Gill 2023

Filmography

Acting Credits (119)

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

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