Kate Burton
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvThe Beast in Me
2025
Mariah Ingram
movieThe Surrender
2025
Barbara
movieViolent Ends
2025
Darlene Woodley
BULLDOZER
2025
Dr. Diane Roddy
movieguts
2024
Gabby
movieOur Son
2023
Maggie "Miggie"
movieDumb Money
2023
Elaine Gill
movieBreaking
2022
Tami Stackhouse
tvBosch: Legacy
2022
Ida Porter
tvThe Dropout
2022
Rochelle Gibbons
tvInventing Anna
2022
Nora Radford
movieSandra Day O'Connor: The First
2021
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Mosquito Coast
2021
Margot's Mom
movieThe Codebreaker
2021
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Vote
2020
Narrator (voice)
tvProdigal Son
2019
Sarah Windsor
movieWhere'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
Ellen Idelson
tvCharmed
2018
Celeste
tvFBI
2018
Evelyn Kates
movieNoël Coward's Present Laughter
2017
Liz Essendine
tvThe Gifted
2017
Dr. Madeline Risman
tv13 Reasons Why
2017
Dr. Hughes
tvThis Is Us
2016
Barbara
tvSupergirl
2015
Isabel Nal (voice) / Isabel Nal
movieMartyrs
2015
Eleanor
movieBleeding Heart
2015
Martha
movieAmok
2015
Dr. Wilson
tvMadam Secretary
2014
Maureen McCord
movieDon't Look Back
2014
Dr. Jeanette Barnes
tvExtant
2014
Fiona Stanton
movieBarefoot
2014
Mrs. Wheeler
tvFull Circle
2013
Vera Quinn
tvElementary
2012
Maureen Dannon
tvRevolution
2012
Jane Warren
tvVeep
2012
Barbara Hallowes
tvScandal
2012
Sally Langston
tvKey & Peele
2012
Hillary Clinton
tvGrimm
2011
Marie Kessler
moviePuncture
2011
Senator O'Reilly
movie127 Hours
2010
Aron's Mom
movieRemember Me
2010
Janine
movieConsent
2010
Susan
tvThe Deep End
2010
Grace Graham
tvModern Family
2009
Iris Fennerman
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Victoria Adler
movieSpooner
2009
Alice Spooner
movieWhat Just Happened
2008
Doctor Randall
movieMax Payne
2008
Nicole Horne
tvEleventh Hour
2008
Gepetto / Miranda Cochran
movieQuid Pro Quo
2008
Merilee
movieSherrybaby
2006
Marcia Swanson
movieStay
2005
Mrs. Letham
movieErnest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
2005
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Closer
2005
Kate Wycoff
tvEmpire Falls
2005
Cindy Whiting
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Ellis Grey
tvNumb3rs
2005
Anthropologist
tvMedium
2005
Bonnie Barrister
tvRescue Me
2004
Rose
movieThe Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003
Connie Posey
movieObsessed
2002
Sara Miller
movieSwimfan
2002
Carla Cronin
movieUnfaithful
2002
Tracy
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Stephanie Ufland
tv100 Centre Street
2001
Sheila Byrne
movieThe Opportunists
2000
Rest Home Sister
tvThe West Wing
1999
Sarah Brainerd
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Annette Cole / Dr. Bethany Allen
tvJudging Amy
1999
Dr. Sheri Jordan
movieCelebrity
1998
Robin's Friend Cheryl
movieEllen Foster
1997
Abigail Montford
movieThe Ice Storm
1997
Dorothy Franklin
tvThe Practice
1997
A.D.A. Susan Alexander
movieMistrial
1996
Katherine Donohue
movieThe First Wives Club
1996
Woman in Bed
movieAugust
1996
Helen Blathwaite
Notes for My Daughter
1995
Brenda Gardner
tvMonty
1994
Fran Richardson
movieLove Matters
1993
Deborah
movieLife with Mikey
1993
Mrs. Burns
Home Fires
1992
Anne Kramer
tvLaw & Order
1990
Sister Bettina / Erica Gardner / Defense Attorney Erica Gardner
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Narrator
movieUncle Tom's Cabin
1987
Ophelia
tvEvergreen
1985
Agatha Bradford
tvEllis Island
1984
Vanessa Ogden
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Agnes Bolton O'Neill
movieAnne of the Thousand Days
1969
Serving Maid (uncredited)
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Abigail
movieDeath on the Brandywine
Ann Riley