Actor
Kate Burton
Born 1957 · Geneva, Switzerland
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.
Acting
Grey's Anatomy
Ellis Grey · 2005
Grimm
Marie Kessler · 2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Annette Cole · 1999
Modern Family
Iris Fennerman · 2009
127 Hours
Aron's Mom · 2010
13 Reasons Why
Dr. Hughes · 2017
Supergirl
Isabel Nal (voice) · 2015
This Is Us
Barbara · 2016
Big Trouble in Little China
Margo · 1986
Remember Me
Janine · 2010
Elementary
Maureen Dannon · 2012
The Gifted
Dr. Madeline Risman · 2017
FBI
Evelyn Kates · 2018
The West Wing
Sarah Brainerd · 1999
Unfaithful
Tracy · 2002
Prodigal Son
Sarah Windsor · 2019
The Good Wife
Victoria Adler · 2009
Stay
Mrs. Letham · 2005
Law & Order
Sister Bettina · 1990
Medium
Bonnie Barrister · 2005
Veep
Barbara Hallowes · 2012
Scandal
Sally Langston · 2012
The Closer
Kate Wycoff · 2005
The Ice Storm
Dorothy Franklin · 1997