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
Breaking
(2022)
Tami Stackhouse
Dumb Money
(2023)
Elaine Gill
Unfaithful
(2002)
Tracy
Our Son
(2023)
Maggie "Miggie"
Remember Me
(2010)
Janine
127 Hours
(2010)
Aron's Mom
Big Trouble in Little China
(1986)
Margo
Max Payne
(2008)
Nicole Horne
The Ice Storm
(1997)
Dorothy Franklin
The First Wives Club
(1996)
Woman in Bed
Martyrs
(2015)
Eleanor
Celebrity
(1998)
Robin's Friend Cheryl
At First Light
(2018)
Kate
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
(2019)
Ellen Idelson
Life with Mikey
(1993)
Mrs. Burns
Stay
(2005)
Mrs. Letham
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
Life with Mikey
(1993)
Mrs. Burns
Love Matters
(1993)
Deborah
The First Wives Club
(1996)
Woman in Bed
Mistrial
(1996)
Katherine Donohue
August
(1996)
Helen Blathwaite
The Ice Storm
(1997)
Dorothy Franklin
Ellen Foster
(1998)
Abigail Montford
Celebrity
(1998)
Robin's Friend Cheryl
The Opportunists
(2000)
Rest Home Sister
Obsessed
(2002)
Sara Miller
Swimfan
(2002)
Carla Cronin
Unfaithful
(2002)
Tracy
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
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
(2008)
Aunt Birdy
What Just Happened
(2008)
Doctor Randall
Max Payne
(2008)
Nicole Horne
Quid Pro Quo
(2008)
Merilee
Spooner
(2009)
Alice Spooner
Washingtonienne
(2009)
Joy
Consent
(2010)
Susan
127 Hours
(2010)
Aron's Mom
Remember Me
(2010)
Janine
Caris' Peace
(2011)
Self
Puncture
(2011)
Senator O'Reilly
Mariachi Gringo
(2012)
Anne
2 Days in New York
(2012)
Bella
Liberal Arts
(2012)
Susan
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
(2013)
Mrs. Mullin
Barefoot
(2014)
Mrs. Wheeler
Don't Look Back
(2014)
Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Identity Theft
(2015)
Anna
Amok
(2015)
Dr. Wilson
Bleeding Heart
(2015)
Martha
Martyrs
(2015)
Eleanor
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)