Kate Burton
Acting
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 117
Movies (62)
The Surrender2025Barbara
Violent Ends2025Darlene Woodley
Oscar Wilde About America2025
guts2024Gabby
Our Son2023Maggie "Miggie"
Dumb Money2023Elaine Gill
Heaven, I Suppose2023Cheryl
The Anne Frank Gift Shop2023Ilse
Breaking2022Tami Stackhouse
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First2021Narrator (voice)
The Codebreaker2021Narrator (voice)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette2019Ellen Idelson
At First Light2018Kate
Noël Coward's Present Laughter2017Liz Essendine
Martyrs2015Eleanor
Identity Theft2015Anna
Bleeding Heart2015Martha
Amok2015Dr. Wilson
Don't Look Back2014Dr. Jeanette Barnes
Barefoot2014Mrs. Wheeler
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center2013Mrs. Mullin
Mariachi Gringo2012Anne
Liberal Arts2012Susan
2 Days in New York2012Bella
Caris' Peace2011Self
Puncture2011Senator O'Reilly
127 Hours2010Aron's Mom
Remember Me2010Janine
Consent2010Susan
Washingtonienne2009Joy
Shows (55)
The Beast in Me2025Mariah Ingram- BULLDOZER2025Dr. Diane Roddy
So Help Me Todd2022Joan
Bosch: Legacy2022Ida Porter
The Dropout2022Rochelle Gibbons
Inventing Anna2022Nora Radford
The Mosquito Coast2021Margot's Mom
The Vote2020Narrator (voice)
Perfect Harmony2019Julie
Prodigal Son2019Sarah Windsor
Charmed2018Celeste
FBI2018Evelyn Kates
The Gifted2017Dr. Madeline Risman
13 Reasons Why2017Dr. Hughes
This Is Us2016Barbara
Supergirl2015Isabel Nal (voice)
Madam Secretary2014Maureen McCord
Extant2014Fiona Stanton
Full Circle2013Vera Quinn
Elementary2012Maureen Dannon
Revolution2012Jane Warren
Veep2012Barbara Hallowes
Scandal2012Sally Langston
Key & Peele2012Hillary Clinton
Grimm2011Marie Kessler
The Deep End2010Grace Graham
Modern Family2009Iris Fennerman
The Good Wife2009Victoria Adler
Eleventh Hour2008Gepetto / Miranda Cochran
Justice2006