Kate Burton

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Ellis Grey
2. 127 Hours (2010) — Aron's Mom
3. 13 Reasons Why (2017) — Dr. Hughes
4. Supergirl (2015) — Isabel Nal (voice)
5. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Annette Cole
6. Remember Me (2010) — Janine
7. Grimm (2011) — Marie Kessler
8. Modern Family (2009) — Iris Fennerman
9. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) — Margo
10. Max Payne (2008) — Nicole Horne
11. Elementary (2012) — Maureen Dannon
12. Unfaithful (2002) — Tracy
13. This Is Us (2016) — Barbara
14. The Gifted (2017) — Dr. Madeline Risman
15. Stay (2005) — Mrs. Letham
16. FBI (2018) — Evelyn Kates
17. The First Wives Club (1996) — Woman in Bed
18. Dumb Money (2023) — Elaine Gill
19. The Ice Storm (1997) — Dorothy Franklin
20. Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) — Ellen Idelson
21. Barefoot (2014) — Mrs. Wheeler
22. Law & Order (1990) — Sister Bettina
23. The Good Wife (2009) — Victoria Adler
24. Revolution (2012) — Jane Warren
25. Scandal (2012) — Sally Langston
26. The West Wing (1999) — Sarah Brainerd
27. Liberal Arts (2012) — Susan
28. Medium (2005) — Bonnie Barrister
29. Veep (2012) — Barbara Hallowes
30. Celebrity (1998) — Robin's Friend Cheryl
31. Charmed (2018) — Celeste
32. What Just Happened (2008) — Doctor Randall
33. Inventing Anna (2022) — Nora Radford
34. Prodigal Son (2019) — Sarah Windsor
35. Numb3rs (2005) — Anthropologist
36. Puncture (2011) — Senator O'Reilly
37. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Stephanie Ufland
38. Extant (2014) — Fiona Stanton
39. The Dropout (2022) — Rochelle Gibbons
40. The Closer (2005) — Kate Wycoff