Acting

Kate Burton

Born 1957-09-10 · Geneva, Switzerland43 series74 films

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.

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Acting

2025The Beast in MeMariah Ingram2 ep.
2025Ransom CanyonKatherine Bullock3 ep.
2025BULLDOZERDr. Diane Roddy1 ep.
2022So Help Me ToddJoan1 ep.
2022Bosch: LegacyIda Porter5 ep.
2022The DropoutRochelle Gibbons4 ep.
2022Inventing AnnaNora Radford3 ep.
2021The Mosquito CoastMargot's Mom1 ep.
2020The VoteNarrator (voice)2 ep.
2019Perfect HarmonyJulie1 ep.
2019Prodigal SonSarah Windsor1 ep.
2018CharmedCeleste1 ep.
2017The GiftedDr. Madeline Risman2 ep.
201713 Reasons WhyDr. Hughes1 ep.
2016This Is UsBarbara2 ep.
2015SupergirlIsabel Nal3 ep.
2014Madam SecretaryMaureen McCord1 ep.
2014ExtantFiona Stanton6 ep.
2013Full CircleVera Quinn24 ep.
2012RevolutionJane Warren1 ep.
2012VeepBarbara Hallowes3 ep.
2012ScandalSally Langston42 ep.
2012Key & PeeleHillary Clinton1 ep.
2011GrimmMarie Kessler2 ep.
2010The Deep EndGrace Graham1 ep.
2009The Good WifeVictoria Adler3 ep.
2008Eleventh HourGepetto / Miranda Cochran1 ep.
2006Justice1 ep.
2005The CloserKate Wycoff1 ep.
2005Empire FallsCindy Whiting2 ep.
2005Grey's AnatomyEllis Grey29 ep.
2005Numb3rsAnthropologist2 ep.
2004Rescue MeRose8 ep.
2003Working Shakespeare5 ep.
2001100 Centre StreetSheila Byrne1 ep.
1997The PracticeA.D.A. Susan Alexander9 ep.
1994MontyFran Richardson13 ep.
1992Home FiresAnne Kramer6 ep.
1991Brooklyn Bridge1 ep.
1988American ExperienceNarrator2 ep.
1985Spenser: For Hire1 ep.
1985EvergreenAgatha Bradford1 ep.
1984Ellis IslandVanessa Ogden3 ep.

Guest appearances

2011Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAnnette Cole, Bethany Allen2 ep.
2025The Beast in MeMariah Ingram2 ep.
2005Grey's AnatomyEllis Grey29 ep.
2025Ransom CanyonKatherine Bullock3 ep.
2024FBIEvelyn Kates1 ep.
2022So Help Me ToddJoan1 ep.
2022Bosch: LegacyIda Porter5 ep.
2022The DropoutRochelle Gibbons4 ep.
2022Inventing AnnaNora Radford3 ep.
2021American ExperienceNarrator2 ep.
2019SupergirlIsabel Nal, Isabel Nal (voice)3 ep.
2021The Mosquito CoastMargot's Mom1 ep.
2021CharmedCeleste1 ep.
2021Prodigal SonSarah Windsor1 ep.
202013 Reasons WhyDr. Hughes1 ep.
2019Perfect HarmonyJulie1 ep.
2018The GiftedDr. Madeline Risman2 ep.
2018Modern FamilyIris Fennerman1 ep.
2012ScandalSally Langston42 ep.
2018This Is UsBarbara2 ep.
2012VeepBarbara Hallowes3 ep.
2016ElementaryMaureen Dannon1 ep.
2016Madam SecretaryMaureen McCord1 ep.
2015ExtantFiona Stanton6 ep.
2015Key & PeeleHillary Clinton1 ep.
2013RevolutionJane Warren1 ep.
2009The Good WifeVictoria Adler3 ep.
2011GrimmMarie Kessler2 ep.
2011The CloserKate Wycoff1 ep.
2010The Deep EndGrace Graham1 ep.
1992Law & OrderDefense Attorney Erica Gardner, Erica Gardner, Sister Bettina5 ep.
2009Eleventh HourGepetto / Miranda Cochran1 ep.
2008MediumBonnie Barrister1 ep.
2006Justice1 ep.
2005Rescue MeRose8 ep.
2005Numb3rsAnthropologist2 ep.
2005Judging AmyDr. Sheri Jordan1 ep.
1997The PracticeA.D.A. Susan Alexander9 ep.
2004The West WingSarah Brainerd1 ep.
2003Rose RedConnie Posey1 ep.
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentStephanie Ufland1 ep.
2001100 Centre StreetSheila Byrne1 ep.
1997Hallmark Hall of FameAbigail1 ep.
1995Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee1 ep.
1993Brooklyn Bridge1 ep.
1988American PlayhouseAgnes Bolton O'Neill1 ep.
1987Spenser: For Hire1 ep.
1985EvergreenAgatha Bradford1 ep.
1983Great PerformancesAlice1 ep.

Also known as: Katherine Burton · 케이트 버튼 · Katherine "Kate" Burton