Acting credits
111
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Kate Burton
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.4
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Movies: 60Series: 51
TMDB ID: 20879
IMDb ID: nm0123632
Known for: Acting
Born: September 10, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: Geneva, Switzerland
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2025
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q460457
Also known as
Katherine Burton • 케이트 버튼 • Katherine "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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Kate Burton.
5.5
The Surrender
as Barbara
2025 Movie
5.7
Violent Ends
as Darlene Woodley
2025 Movie
Oscar Wilde About America
2025 Movie
5.5
guts
as Gabby
2024 Movie
5.8
Our Son
as Maggie "Miggie"
2023 Movie
6.7
Dumb Money
as Elaine Gill
2023 Movie
Heaven, I Suppose
as Cheryl
2023 Movie
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
as Ilse
2023 Movie
6.5
Breaking
as Tami Stackhouse
2022 Movie
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
as Narrator (voice)
2021 Movie
7.0
The Codebreaker
as Narrator (voice)
2021 Movie
6.6
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Ellen Idelson
2019 Movie
5.7
At First Light
as Kate
2018 Movie
6.4
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
as Liz Essendine
2017 Movie
5.1
Martyrs
as Eleanor
2015 Movie
Identity Theft
as Anna
2015 Movie
5.0
Bleeding Heart
as Martha
2015 Movie
Amok
as Dr. Wilson
2015 Movie
5.4
Don't Look Back
as Dr. Jeanette Barnes
2014 Movie
6.7
Barefoot
as Mrs. Wheeler
2014 Movie
7.3
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
as Mrs. Mullin
2013 Movie
6.5
Mariachi Gringo
as Anne
2012 Movie
6.5
Liberal Arts
as Susan
2012 Movie
5.6
2 Days in New York
as Bella
2012 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kate Burton.
7.1
The Beast in Me
as Mariah Ingram • 2 eps
2025 Series
7.4
So Help Me Todd
as Joan • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Bosch: Legacy
as Ida Porter • 5 eps
2022 Series
7.3
The Dropout
as Rochelle Gibbons • 4 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Inventing Anna
as Nora Radford • 3 eps
2022 Series
6.7
The Mosquito Coast
as Margot's Mom • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.0
The Vote
as Narrator (voice) • 2 eps
2020 Series
6.1
Perfect Harmony
as Julie • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.1
Prodigal Son
as Sarah Windsor • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.2
Charmed
as Celeste • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.9
FBI
as Evelyn Kates • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
The Gifted
as Dr. Madeline Risman • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.6
13 Reasons Why
as Dr. Hughes • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.2
This Is Us
as Barbara • 2 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Supergirl
as Isabel Nal (voice) • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Madam Secretary
as Maureen McCord • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.3
Extant
as Fiona Stanton • 6 eps
2014 Series
6.3
Full Circle
as Vera Quinn • 24 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Maureen Dannon • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.4
Revolution
as Jane Warren • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Veep
as Barbara Hallowes • 3 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Scandal
as Sally Langston • 42 eps
2012 Series
7.6
Key & Peele
as Hillary Clinton • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.3
Grimm
as Marie Kessler • 2 eps
2011 Series