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Kate Burton
AKA: Katherine Burton · 케이트 버튼 · Katherine "Kate" Burton
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Born: 1957
Geneva, Switzerland
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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.
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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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Beast in Me | 2025 | Mariah Ingram |
| So Help Me Todd | 2022 | Joan |
| Bosch: Legacy | 2022 | Ida Porter |
| The Dropout | 2022 | Rochelle Gibbons |
| Inventing Anna | 2022 | Nora Radford |
| The Mosquito Coast | 2021 | Margot's Mom |
| The Vote | 2020 | Narrator (voice) |
| Perfect Harmony | 2019 | Julie |
| Prodigal Son | 2019 | Sarah Windsor |
| Charmed | 2018 | Celeste |
| FBI | 2018 | Evelyn Kates |
| 13 Reasons Why | 2017 | Dr. Hughes |
| Supergirl | 2015 | Isabel Nal |
| Extant | 2014 | Fiona Stanton |
| Elementary | 2012 | Maureen Dannon |
| Veep | 2012 | Barbara Hallowes |
| Scandal | 2012 | Sally Langston |
| Grimm | 2011 | Marie Kessler |
| Eleventh Hour | 2008 | Gepetto / Miranda Cochran |
| The Closer | 2005 | Kate Wycoff |
| Empire Falls | 2005 | Cindy Whiting |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2005 | Ellis Grey |
| Numb3rs | 2005 | Anthropologist |
| Medium | 2005 | Bonnie Barrister |
| Rescue Me | 2004 | Rose |
| Working Shakespeare | 2003 | Contributor |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2001 | Stephanie Ufland |
| The West Wing | 1999 | Sarah Brainerd |
| Judging Amy | 1999 | Dr. Sheri Jordan |
| The Practice | 1997 | A.D.A. Susan Alexander |
| Law & Order | 1990 | Defense Attorney Erica Gardner |
| American Experience | 1988 | Narrator |
| Spenser: For Hire | 1985 | Contributor |
| American Playhouse | 1982 | Agnes Bolton O'Neill |
| Tony Awards | 1956 | Self - Nominee |