Acting · Geneva, Switzerland · Born September 10, 1957
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.
TVThe Beast in Me
2025
as Mariah Ingram
MovieThe Surrender
2025
as Barbara
MovieViolent Ends
2025
as Darlene Woodley
BULLDOZER
2025
as Dr. Diane Roddy
MovieOscar Wilde About America
2025
Movieguts
2024
as Gabby
MovieOur Son
2023
as Maggie "Miggie"
MovieDumb Money
2023
as Elaine Gill
MovieHeaven, I Suppose
2023
as Cheryl
MovieThe Anne Frank Gift Shop
2023
as Ilse
TVSo Help Me Todd
2022
as Joan
MovieBreaking
2022
as Tami Stackhouse
TVBosch: Legacy
2022
as Ida Porter
TVThe Dropout
2022
as Rochelle Gibbons
TVInventing Anna
2022
as Nora Radford
MovieSandra Day O'Connor: The First
2021
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Mosquito Coast
2021
as Margot's Mom
MovieThe Codebreaker
2021
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Vote
2020
as Narrator (voice)
TVPerfect Harmony
2019
as Julie
TVProdigal Son
2019
as Sarah Windsor
MovieWhere'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
as Ellen Idelson
TVCharmed
2018
as Celeste
MovieAt First Light
2018
as Kate
TVFBI
2018
as Evelyn Kates
MovieNoël Coward's Present Laughter
2017
as Liz Essendine
TVThe Gifted
2017
as Dr. Madeline Risman
TV13 Reasons Why
2017
as Dr. Hughes
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Barbara
TVSupergirl
2015
as Isabel Nal (voice)
MovieMartyrs
2015
as Eleanor
MovieIdentity Theft
2015
as Anna
MovieBleeding Heart
2015
as Martha
MovieAmok
2015
as Dr. Wilson
TVMadam Secretary
2014
as Maureen McCord
MovieDon't Look Back
2014
as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
TVExtant
2014
as Fiona Stanton
MovieBarefoot
2014
as Mrs. Wheeler
TVFull Circle
2013
as Vera Quinn
MovieRodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
as Mrs. Mullin
MovieMariachi Gringo
2012
as Anne
TVElementary
2012
as Maureen Dannon
TVRevolution
2012
as Jane Warren
MovieLiberal Arts
2012
as Susan
TVVeep
2012
as Barbara Hallowes
TVScandal
2012
as Sally Langston
Movie2 Days in New York
2012
as Bella
TVKey & Peele
2012
as Hillary Clinton
TVGrimm
2011
as Marie Kessler
MovieCaris' Peace
2011
as Self
MoviePuncture
2011
as Senator O'Reilly
Movie127 Hours
2010
as Aron's Mom
MovieRemember Me
2010
as Janine
MovieConsent
2010
as Susan
TVThe Deep End
2010
as Grace Graham
TVModern Family
2009
as Iris Fennerman
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Victoria Adler
MovieWashingtonienne
2009
as Joy
MovieSpooner
2009
as Alice Spooner
MovieWhat Just Happened
2008
as Doctor Randall
MovieMax Payne
2008
as Nicole Horne
TVEleventh Hour
2008
as Gepetto / Miranda Cochran
MovieHidden Treasure of the Mississippi
2008
as Aunt Birdy
MovieQuid Pro Quo
2008
as Merilee
MovieSherrybaby
2006
as Marcia Swanson
TVJustice
2006
MovieStay
2005
as Mrs. Letham
MovieErnest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
2005
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Closer
2005
as Kate Wycoff
TVEmpire Falls
2005
as Cindy Whiting
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Ellis Grey
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Anthropologist
TVMedium
2005
as Bonnie Barrister
TVRescue Me
2004
as Rose
TVWorking Shakespeare
2003
MovieThe Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003
as Connie Posey
MovieThree Sisters
2003
as Olga
MovieObsessed
2002
as Sara Miller
MovieSwimfan
2002
as Carla Cronin
MovieUnfaithful
2002
as Tracy
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Stephanie Ufland
TV100 Centre Street
2001
as Sheila Byrne
MovieThe Opportunists
2000
as Rest Home Sister
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Sarah Brainerd
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Annette Cole
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Dr. Sheri Jordan
MovieCelebrity
1998
as Robin's Friend Cheryl
MovieEllen Foster
1997
as Abigail Montford
MovieThe Ice Storm
1997
as Dorothy Franklin
TVThe Practice
1997
as A.D.A. Susan Alexander
MovieMistrial
1996
as Katherine Donohue
MovieLooking for Richard
1996
as Self
MovieThe First Wives Club
1996
as Woman in Bed
MovieAugust
1996
as Helen Blathwaite
Notes for My Daughter
1995
as Brenda Gardner
TVMonty
1994
as Fran Richardson
MovieLove Matters
1993
as Deborah
MovieLife with Mikey
1993
as Mrs. Burns
Home Fires
1992
as Anne Kramer
TVBrooklyn Bridge
1991
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Sister Bettina
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Self
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator
MovieIn from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
as Self
MovieUncle Tom's Cabin
1987
as Ophelia
MovieBig Trouble in Little China
1986
as Margo
TVSpenser: For Hire
1985
TVEvergreen
1985
as Agatha Bradford
TVEllis Island
1984
as Vanessa Ogden
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1983
as Alice
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Agnes Bolton O'Neill
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Alice
MovieAnne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Serving Maid (uncredited)
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Abigail
MovieDeath on the Brandywine
as Ann Riley
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
as Self
