Kate Burton

Kate Burton

Acting

Born September 10, 1957 (age 69)

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.

Filmography

Death on the Brandywine
Movie
Death on the Brandywine2026 · Ann Riley
The Beast in Me
Series
The Beast in Me2025 · Mariah Ingram
The Surrender
Movie
The Surrender2025 · Barbara
Violent Ends
Movie
Violent Ends2025 · Darlene Woodley
Ransom Canyon
Series
Ransom Canyon2025 · Katherine Bullock
BULLDOZER
Series
BULLDOZER2025 · Dr. Diane Roddy
Oscar Wilde About America
Movie
Oscar Wilde About America2025
guts
Movie
guts2024 · Gabby
Our Son
Movie
Our Son2023 · Maggie "Miggie"
Dumb Money
Movie
Dumb Money2023 · Elaine Gill
Heaven, I Suppose
Movie
Heaven, I Suppose2023 · Cheryl
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
Movie
The Anne Frank Gift Shop2023 · Ilse
So Help Me Todd
Series
So Help Me Todd2022 · Joan
Breaking
Movie
Breaking2022 · Tami Stackhouse
Bosch: Legacy
Series
Bosch: Legacy2022 · Ida Porter
The Dropout
Series
The Dropout2022 · Rochelle Gibbons
Inventing Anna
Series
Inventing Anna2022 · Nora Radford
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
Movie
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First2021 · Narrator (voice)
The Mosquito Coast
Series
The Mosquito Coast2021 · Margot's Mom
The Codebreaker
Movie
The Codebreaker2021 · Narrator (voice)
The Vote
Series
The Vote2020 · Narrator (voice)
Perfect Harmony
Series
Perfect Harmony2019 · Julie
Prodigal Son
Series
Prodigal Son2019 · Sarah Windsor
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Movie
Where'd You Go, Bernadette2019 · Ellen Idelson
Charmed
Series
Charmed2018 · Celeste
At First Light
Movie
At First Light2018 · Kate
FBI
Series
FBI2018 · Evelyn Kates
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
Movie
Noël Coward's Present Laughter2017 · Liz Essendine
The Gifted
Series
The Gifted2017 · Dr. Madeline Risman
13 Reasons Why
Series
13 Reasons Why2017 · Dr. Hughes
Being Good
Movie
Being Good2017
This Is Us
Series
This Is Us2016 · Barbara
Supergirl
Series
Supergirl2015 · Isabel Nal (voice)
Martyrs
Movie
Martyrs2015 · Eleanor
Identity Theft
Movie
Identity Theft2015 · Anna
Bleeding Heart
Movie
Bleeding Heart2015 · Martha
Amok
Movie
Amok2015 · Dr. Wilson
Madam Secretary
Series
Madam Secretary2014 · Maureen McCord
Don't Look Back
Movie
Don't Look Back2014 · Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Extant
Series
Extant2014 · Fiona Stanton
Barefoot
Movie
Barefoot2014 · Mrs. Wheeler
Full Circle
Series
Full Circle2013
Mariachi Gringo
Movie
Mariachi Gringo2012
2 Days in New York
Movie
2 Days in New York2012
Caris' Peace
Movie
Caris' Peace2011
Consent
Movie
Consent2010
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
Movie
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi2008
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
Movie
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea2005
Stay
Movie
Stay2005
Working Shakespeare
Series
Working Shakespeare2003
Three Sisters
★ 4.3Series
Three Sisters2003
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Movie
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer2003
Obsessed
Movie
Obsessed2002
Swimfan
Movie
Swimfan2002
The Opportunists
Movie
The Opportunists2000
August
Movie
August1996
Notes for My Daughter
Movie
Notes for My Daughter1995
Home Fires
Series
Home Fires1992
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Movie
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton1988
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie
Uncle Tom's Cabin1987
Ellis Island
Series
Ellis Island1984 · Vanessa Ogden
Alice in Wonderland
★ 6.5Movie
Alice in Wonderland1983
A Great Depression
Movie
A Great Depression