Kate Burton
Acting
Born September 10, 1957 · Geneva, Switzerland
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
Filmography
Violent Ends
2025 · Darlene Woodley
The Surrender
2025 · Barbara
Our Son
2023 · Maggie "Miggie"
Dumb Money
2023 · Elaine Gill
Breaking
2022 · Tami Stackhouse
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019 · Ellen Idelson
At First Light
2018 · Kate
Bleeding Heart
2015 · Martha
Martyrs
2015 · Eleanor
Barefoot
2014 · Mrs. Wheeler
Don't Look Back
2014 · Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Liberal Arts
2012 · Susan
2 Days in New York
2012 · Bella
Mariachi Gringo
2012 · Anne
Puncture
2011 · Senator O'Reilly
127 Hours
2010 · Aron's Mom
Consent
2010 · Susan
Remember Me
2010 · Janine
Spooner
2009 · Alice Spooner
Max Payne
2008 · Nicole Horne
What Just Happened
2008 · Doctor Randall
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
2008 · Aunt Birdy
Quid Pro Quo
2008 · Merilee
Sherrybaby
2006 · Marcia Swanson
Stay
2005 · Mrs. Letham
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003 · Connie Posey
Unfaithful
2002 · Tracy
Swimfan
2002 · Carla Cronin
Obsessed
2002 · Sara Miller
The Opportunists
2000 · Rest Home Sister
Celebrity
1998 · Robin's Friend Cheryl
The Ice Storm
1997 · Dorothy Franklin
Ellen Foster
1997 · Abigail Montford
August
1996 · Helen Blathwaite
Mistrial
1996 · Katherine Donohue
The First Wives Club
1996 · Woman in Bed
Looking for Richard
1996 · Self
Life with Mikey
1993 · Mrs. Burns
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987 · Ophelia
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · Margo
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 · Serving Maid (uncredited)