Kate Burton
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Unfaithful
2002
as Tracy
127 Hours
2010
as Aron's Mom
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Margo
Remember Me
2010
as Janine
Dumb Money
2023
as Elaine Gill
The Ice Storm
1997
as Dorothy Franklin
The First Wives Club
1996
as Woman in Bed
Barefoot
2014
as Mrs. Wheeler
Stay
2005
as Mrs. Letham
Looking for Richard
1996
as Self
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
as Ellen Idelson
Max Payne
2008
as Nicole Horne
Breaking
2022
as Tami Stackhouse
Celebrity
1998
as Robin's Friend Cheryl
Liberal Arts
2012
as Susan
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Serving Maid (uncredited)
Puncture
2011
as Senator O'Reilly
The Surrender
2025
as Barbara
What Just Happened
2008
as Doctor Randall
Sherrybaby
2006
as Marcia Swanson