Kate Burton
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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
Credits
Unfaithful (2002)
as Tracy
Dumb Money (2023)
as Elaine Gill
127 Hours (2010)
as Aron's Mom
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
as Margo
The Ice Storm (1997)
as Dorothy Franklin
Stay (2005)
as Mrs. Letham
Max Payne (2008)
as Nicole Horne
The First Wives Club (1996)
as Woman in Bed
Remember Me (2010)
as Janine
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
as Ellen Idelson
Violent Ends (2025)
as Darlene Woodley
Celebrity (1998)
as Robin's Friend Cheryl
The Surrender (2025)
as Barbara
Breaking (2022)
as Tami Stackhouse
Barefoot (2014)
as Mrs. Wheeler
Puncture (2011)
as Senator O'Reilly
What Just Happened (2008)
as Doctor Randall
Martyrs (2015)
as Eleanor
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
as Serving Maid (uncredited)
Swimfan (2002)
as Carla Cronin
Liberal Arts (2012)
as Susan
Life with Mikey (1993)
as Mrs. Burns
2 Days in New York (2012)
as Bella
Looking for Richard (1996)
as Self
At First Light (2018)
as Kate
Quid Pro Quo (2008)
as Merilee
Identity Theft (2015)
as Anna
Mistrial (1996)
as Katherine Donohue
Our Son (2023)
as Maggie "Miggie"
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)
as Connie Posey
Bleeding Heart (2015)
as Martha
Caris' Peace (2011)
as Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare (—)
as Self
Sherrybaby (2006)
as Marcia Swanson
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton (1988)
as Self
Ellen Foster (1997)
as Abigail Montford
Alice in Wonderland (1983)
as Alice
August (1996)
as Helen Blathwaite
Love Matters (1993)
as Deborah
Obsessed (2002)
as Sara Miller
The Opportunists (2000)
as Rest Home Sister
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
as Ophelia
A Great Depression (—)
Actor
Three Sisters (2003)
as Olga
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi (2008)
as Aunt Birdy
Spooner (2009)
as Alice Spooner
Consent (2010)
as Susan
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center (2013)
as Mrs. Mullin
Death on the Brandywine (2026)
as Ann Riley
Don't Look Back (2014)
as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
The Codebreaker (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
Mariachi Gringo (2012)
as Anne
guts (2024)
as Gabby
Washingtonienne (2009)
as Joy
Noël Coward's Present Laughter (2017)
as Liz Essendine
The Anne Frank Gift Shop (2023)
as Ilse
Oscar Wilde About America (2025)
Actor
Amok (2015)
as Dr. Wilson
Notes for My Daughter (1995)
as Brenda Gardner
Heaven, I Suppose (2023)
as Cheryl
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First (2021)
as Narrator (voice)