Kate Burton

1957 (69) • Acting

Born: 9/10/1957 (69) in Geneva, Switzerland

Known for: Acting

Kate Burton

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.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

82%

Ellis Grey

2005

127 Hours

71%

Aron's Mom

2010

13 Reasons Why

75%

Dr. Hughes

2017

Supergirl

73%

Isabel Nal / Isabel Nal (voice)

2015

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Annette Cole / Dr. Bethany Allen

1999

Grimm

83%

Marie Kessler

2011

Modern Family

79%

Iris Fennerman

2009

Big Trouble in Little China

72%

Margo

1986

Death on the Brandywine

Ann Riley

2026

The Beast in Me

71%

Mariah Ingram

2025

The Surrender

59%

Barbara

2025

Violent Ends

63%

Darlene Woodley

2025

BULLDOZER

Dr. Diane Roddy

2025

Oscar Wilde About America

2025

guts

72%

Gabby

2024

Our Son

63%

Maggie "Miggie"

2023

Dumb Money

67%

Elaine Gill

2023

Heaven, I Suppose

Cheryl

2023

The Anne Frank Gift Shop

Ilse

2023

So Help Me Todd

73%

Joan

2022

Breaking

65%

Tami Stackhouse

2022

Bosch: Legacy

80%

Ida Porter

2022

The Dropout

73%

Rochelle Gibbons

2022

Inventing Anna

68%

Nora Radford

2022

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

Narrator (voice)

2021

The Mosquito Coast

67%

Margot's Mom

2021

The Codebreaker

75%

Narrator (voice)

2021

The Vote

80%

Narrator (voice)

2020

Perfect Harmony

61%

Julie

2019

Prodigal Son

81%

Sarah Windsor

2019

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

66%

Ellen Idelson

2019

Charmed

72%

Celeste

2018

At First Light

57%

Kate

2018

FBI

79%

Evelyn Kates

2018

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

64%

Liz Essendine

2017

The Gifted

76%

Dr. Madeline Risman

2017