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Kate Burton

Kate Burton

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 10, 1957 (67)
Birthplace Geneva, Switzerland
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Euro ... pean History from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Filmography

guts

guts

2024

as Gabby

Heaven, I Suppose

Heaven, I Suppose

2023

as Cheryl

Our Son

Our Son

2023

as Maggie "Miggie"

Dumb Money

Dumb Money

2023

as Elaine Gill

Breaking

Breaking

2022

as Tami Stackhouse

The Codebreaker

The Codebreaker

2021

as Narrator (voice)

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

2021

as Narrator (voice)

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019

as Ellen Idelson

At First Light

At First Light

2018

as Kate

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

2017

as Liz Essendine

Identity Theft

Identity Theft

2015

as Anna

Martyrs

Martyrs

2015

as Eleanor

Amok

Amok

2015

as Dr. Wilson

Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart

2015

as Martha

Barefoot

Barefoot

2014

as Mrs. Wheeler

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

2014

as Dr. Jeanette Barnes

Mariachi Gringo

Mariachi Gringo

2012

as Anne

2 Days in New York

2 Days in New York

2012

as Bella

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

2012

as Susan

Puncture

Puncture

2011

as Senator O'Reilly

Consent

Consent

2010

as Susan

127 Hours

127 Hours

2010

as Aron's Mom

Remember Me

Remember Me

2010

as Janine

Spooner

Spooner

2009

as Alice Spooner

Washingtonienne

Washingtonienne

2009

as Joy

Max Payne

Max Payne

2008

as Nicole Horne

Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo

2008

as Merilee

What Just Happened

What Just Happened

2008

as Doctor Randall

Sherrybaby

Sherrybaby

2006

as Marcia Swanson

Stay

Stay

2005

as Mrs. Letham

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

2003

as Connie Posey

Obsessed

Obsessed

2002

as Sara Miller

Swimfan

Swimfan

2002

as Carla Cronin

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002

as Tracy

The Opportunists

The Opportunists

2000

as Rest Home Sister

Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster

1998

as Abigail Montford

Celebrity

Celebrity

1998

as Robin's Friend Cheryl

The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

1997

as Dorothy Franklin

August

August

1996

as Helen Blathwaite

Mistrial

Mistrial

1996

as Katherine Donohue

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996

as Woman in Bed

Love Matters

Love Matters

1993

as Deborah

Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey

1993

as Mrs. Burns

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1987

as Ophelia

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

as Alice

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Serving Maid (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Scandal

as Sally Langston

Episodes: 42

First Aired: Apr 05, 2012

Grey's Anatomy

as Ellis Grey

Episodes: 28

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Full Circle

as Vera Quinn

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Oct 09, 2013

Monty

as Fran Richardson

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 11, 1994

The Practice

as A.D.A. Susan Alexander

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

Rescue Me

as Rose

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jul 21, 2004

Extant

as Fiona Stanton

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 09, 2014

Home Fires

as Anne Kramer

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 24, 1992

Bosch: Legacy

as Ida Porter

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 05, 2022

The Dropout

as Rochelle Gibbons

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 03, 2022

Inventing Anna

as Nora Radford

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 11, 2022

The Good Wife

as Victoria Adler

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

Ellis Island

as Vanessa Ogden

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 11, 1984

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Erica Gardner

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Veep

as Barbara Hallowes

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 22, 2012

American Experience

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 04, 1988

Empire Falls

as Cindy Whiting

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 28, 2005

This Is Us

as Barbara

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

Grimm

as Marie Kessler

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 28, 2011

The Gifted

as Dr. Madeline Risman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 2017

Supergirl

as Isabel Nal

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 26, 2015

The Vote

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 06, 2020

Medium

as Bonnie Barrister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Law & Order

as Sister Bettina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Judging Amy

as Dr. Sheri Jordan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1999

Prodigal Son

as Sarah Windsor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2019

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Abigail

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Charmed

as Celeste

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 2018

Supergirl

as Isabel Nal (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 2015

The Mosquito Coast

as Margot's Mom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 30, 2021

Revolution

as Dr. Jane Warren

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2012

The Closer

as Kate Wycoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 2005

The West Wing

as Sarah Brainerd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

Law & Order

as Erica Gardner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Annette Cole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Stephanie Ufland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Elementary

as Maureen Dannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2012

Modern Family

as Iris Fennerman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2009

So Help Me Todd

as Joan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2022

Perfect Harmony

as Julie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2019

13 Reasons Why

as Dr. Hughes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 31, 2017

FBI

as Evelyn Kates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2018

100 Centre Street

as Sheila Byrne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 2001

Great Performances

as Alice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Rose Red

as Connie Posey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 2002

Key & Peele

as Hillary Clinton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 2012

BULLDOZER

as Dr. Diane Roddy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 2025

Numb3rs

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 23, 2005

Spenser: For Hire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1985

Justice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 30, 2006

Eleventh Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2008

Brooklyn Bridge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1991

The Deep End

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2010

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 15 19 12
2024 7 23 32 9
2024 8 16 35 9
2024 9 14 27 7
2024 10 11 25 6
2024 11 9 20 4
2024 12 12 20 4
2025 1 18 36 9
2025 2 8 17 1
2025 3 6 15 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 2 2 1

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