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