Acting
Kate Burton
EN cinema · 63 credits
Born
10 September 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Geneva, Switzerland
Also known as Katherine Burton · 케이트 버튼 · Katherine "Kate" Burton
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
Filmography
Death on the Brandywine
as Ann Riley
Violent Ends
as Darlene Woodley
The Surrender
as Barbara
guts
as Gabby
Our Son
as Maggie "Miggie"
Dumb Money
as Elaine Gill
Heaven, I Suppose
as Cheryl
Breaking
as Tami Stackhouse
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
as Narrator (voice)
The Codebreaker
as Narrator (voice)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Ellen Idelson
At First Light
as Kate
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
as Liz Essendine
Bleeding Heart
as Martha
Martyrs
as Eleanor
Amok
as Dr. Wilson
Identity Theft
as Anna
Barefoot
as Mrs. Wheeler
Don't Look Back
as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Liberal Arts
as Susan
2 Days in New York
as Bella
Mariachi Gringo
as Anne
Puncture
as Senator O'Reilly
Caris' Peace
as Self
127 Hours
as Aron's Mom
Consent
as Susan
Remember Me
as Janine
Spooner
as Alice Spooner
Max Payne
as Nicole Horne
What Just Happened
as Doctor Randall
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
as Aunt Birdy
Quid Pro Quo
as Merilee
Sherrybaby
as Marcia Swanson
Stay
as Mrs. Letham
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
as Narrator (voice)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
as Connie Posey
Unfaithful
as Tracy
Swimfan
as Carla Cronin
Obsessed
as Sara Miller
The Opportunists
as Rest Home Sister
Celebrity
as Robin's Friend Cheryl
The Ice Storm
as Dorothy Franklin
Ellen Foster
as Abigail Montford
August
as Helen Blathwaite
Mistrial
as Katherine Donohue
The First Wives Club
as Woman in Bed
Notes for My Daughter
1995
Notes for My Daughter
as Brenda Gardner
Love Matters
as Deborah
Life with Mikey
as Mrs. Burns
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Ophelia
Alice in Wonderland
as Alice
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Serving Maid (uncredited)