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.
Filmography
Death on the Brandywine
2026
as Ann Riley
The Surrender
2025
as Barbara
Violent Ends
2025
as Darlene Woodley
Oscar Wilde About America
2025
guts
2024
as Gabby
Our Son
2023
as Maggie "Miggie"
Dumb Money
2023
as Elaine Gill
Heaven, I Suppose
2023
as Cheryl
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
2023
as Ilse
Breaking
2022
as Tami Stackhouse
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
2021
as Narrator (voice)
The Codebreaker
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
as Ellen Idelson
At First Light
2018
as Kate
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
2017
as Liz Essendine
Martyrs
2015
as Eleanor
Identity Theft
2015
as Anna
Bleeding Heart
2015
as Martha
Amok
2015
as Dr. Wilson
Don't Look Back
2014
as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Barefoot
2014
as Mrs. Wheeler
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
2013
as Mrs. Mullin
Mariachi Gringo
2012
as Anne
Liberal Arts
2012
as Susan