Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
10 settembre 1957 (69)
Place of birth
Geneva, Switzerland
Also known as
Katherine Burton · 케이트 버튼 · Katherine "Kate" Burton
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.
Conosciuto per
6.7
Film
Dumb Money
Elaine Gill
2023
6.7
Film
Unfaithful
Tracy
2002
7.1
Film
127 Hours
Aron's Mom
2010
5.4
Film
Max Payne
Nicole Horne
2008
7.2
Film
Big Trouble in Little China
Margo
1986
7.1
Film
Remember Me
Janine
2010
6.6
Film
Stay
Mrs. Letham
2005
5.3
Film
Swimfan
Carla Cronin
2002
6.9
Film
The Ice Storm
Dorothy Franklin
1997
5.6
Film
2 Days in New York
Bella
2012
5.3
Film
Quid Pro Quo
Merilee
2008
6.2
Film
Violent Ends
Darlene Woodley
2025
6.5
Film
Liberal Arts
Susan
2012
6.7
Film
Puncture
Senator O'Reilly
2011
5.1
Series
Ellis Island
Vanessa Ogden
1984
6.7
Film
Barefoot
Mrs. Wheeler
2014
6.0
Film
Celebrity
Robin's Friend Cheryl
1998
8.0
Series
Home Fires
Anne Kramer
1992
6.2
Series
Full Circle
Vera Quinn
2013–
6.5
Series
Empire Falls
Cindy Whiting
2005
6.0
Film
The Surrender
Barbara
2025
6.5
Film
Breaking
Tami Stackhouse
2022
6.6
Film
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Ellen Idelson
2019
7.0
Series
Monty
Fran Richardson
1994
5.7
Film
At First Light
Kate
2018
6.3
Film
Our Son
Maggie "Miggie"
2023
8.0
Series
The Vote
Narrator (voice)
2020
5.5
Film
guts
Gabby
2024
7.0
Film
The Codebreaker
Narrator (voice)
2021
6.4
Film
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
Liz Essendine
2017
Acting credits 30 titles
The Surrender
as Barbara
6.0
2025
Violent Ends
as Darlene Woodley
6.2
2025
guts
as Gabby
5.5
2024
Our Son
as Maggie "Miggie"
6.3
2023
Dumb Money
as Elaine Gill
6.7
2023
Breaking
as Tami Stackhouse
6.5
2022
The Codebreaker
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
2021
The Vote
as Narrator (voice)
8.0
2020
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Ellen Idelson
6.6
2019
At First Light
as Kate
5.7
2018
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
as Liz Essendine
6.4
2017
Barefoot
as Mrs. Wheeler
6.7
2014
Full Circle
as Vera Quinn
6.2
2013–
2 Days in New York
as Bella
5.6
2012
Liberal Arts
as Susan
6.5
2012
Puncture
as Senator O'Reilly
6.7
2011
127 Hours
as Aron's Mom
7.1
2010
Remember Me
as Janine
7.1
2010
Quid Pro Quo
as Merilee
5.3
2008
Max Payne
as Nicole Horne
5.4
2008
Stay
as Mrs. Letham
6.6
2005
Empire Falls
as Cindy Whiting
6.5
2005
Swimfan
as Carla Cronin
5.3
2002
Unfaithful
as Tracy
6.7
2002
Celebrity
as Robin's Friend Cheryl
6.0
1998
The Ice Storm
as Dorothy Franklin
6.9
1997
Monty
as Fran Richardson
7.0
1994
Home Fires
as Anne Kramer
8.0
1992
Big Trouble in Little China
as Margo
7.2
1986
Ellis Island
as Vanessa Ogden
5.1
1984