Kate Burton

Acting β€’ 116 Credits

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.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 ⭐ 4.1
as Ellis Grey
127 Hours

127 Hours

2010 ⭐ 3.5
as Aron's Mom
13 Reasons Why

13 Reasons Why

2017 ⭐ 3.8
as Dr. Hughes
Supergirl

Supergirl

2015 ⭐ 3.6
as Isabel Nal
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 ⭐ 4.0
as Bethany Allen
Remember Me

Remember Me

2010 ⭐ 3.5
as Janine
Grimm

Grimm

2011 ⭐ 4.1
as Marie Kessler
Modern Family

Modern Family

2009 ⭐ 4.0
as Iris Fennerman
Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

1986 ⭐ 3.6
as Margo
Max Payne

Max Payne

2008 ⭐ 2.7
as Nicole Horne
Elementary

Elementary

2012 ⭐ 3.8
as Maureen Dannon
Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002 ⭐ 3.4
as Tracy
This Is Us

This Is Us

2016 ⭐ 4.1
as Barbara
Stay

Stay

2005 ⭐ 3.3
as Mrs. Letham
The Gifted

The Gifted

2017 ⭐ 3.8
as Dr. Madeline Risman
FBI

FBI

2018 ⭐ 4.0
as Evelyn Kates
Dumb Money

Dumb Money

2023 ⭐ 3.3
as Elaine Gill
The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996 ⭐ 3.4
as Woman in Bed
The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

1997 ⭐ 3.4
as Dorothy Franklin
Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019 ⭐ 3.3
as Ellen Idelson
Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 ⭐ 3.6
as Defense Attorney Erica Gardner
Barefoot

Barefoot

2014 ⭐ 3.4
as Mrs. Wheeler
The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009 ⭐ 3.8
as Victoria Adler
Revolution

Revolution

2012 ⭐ 3.2
as Jane Warren
The West Wing

The West Wing

1999 ⭐ 4.1
as Sarah Brainerd
Scandal

Scandal

2012 ⭐ 3.6
as Sally Langston
Medium

Medium

2005 ⭐ 3.7
as Bonnie Barrister
Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

2012 ⭐ 3.2
as Susan
Veep

Veep

2012 ⭐ 3.8
as Barbara Hallowes
Celebrity

Celebrity

1998 ⭐ 3.0
as Robin's Friend Cheryl