Kate Burton
Acting
Born: 1957-09-10 · Geneva, Switzerland
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
The Surrender
2025
Barbara
Violent Ends
2025
Darlene Woodley
Oscar Wilde About America
2025
guts
2024
Gabby
Our Son
2023
Maggie "Miggie"
Dumb Money
2023
Elaine Gill
Heaven, I Suppose
2023
Cheryl
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
2023
Ilse
Breaking
2022
Tami Stackhouse
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
2021
Narrator (voice)
The Codebreaker
2021
Narrator (voice)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
Ellen Idelson
At First Light
2018
Kate
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
2017
Liz Essendine
Martyrs
2015
Eleanor
Identity Theft
2015
Anna
Bleeding Heart
2015
Martha
Amok
2015
Dr. Wilson
Don't Look Back
2014
Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Barefoot
2014
Mrs. Wheeler
📺 TV Shows (20)
The Beast in Me
2025
Mariah Ingram
BULLDOZER
2025
Dr. Diane Roddy
So Help Me Todd
2022
Joan
Bosch: Legacy
2022
Ida Porter
The Dropout
2022
Rochelle Gibbons
Inventing Anna
2022
Nora Radford
The Mosquito Coast
2021
Margot's Mom
The Vote
2020
Narrator (voice)
Perfect Harmony
2019
Julie
Prodigal Son
2019
Sarah Windsor
Charmed
2018
Celeste
FBI
2018
Evelyn Kates
The Gifted
2017
Dr. Madeline Risman
13 Reasons Why
2017
Dr. Hughes
This Is Us
2016
Barbara
Supergirl
2015
Isabel Nal (voice)
Supergirl
2015
Isabel Nal
Madam Secretary
2014
Maureen McCord
Extant
2014
Fiona Stanton
Full Circle
2013
Vera Quinn