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Kate Burton

Acting

Born: 1957-09-10
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1.6

Also Known As

Katherine Burton케이트 버튼Katherine "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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Awards & Nominations2 won · 3 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

2006
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

2002
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

2002
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1983
🏆 Won

Daytime Emmy Award

Acting111 titles

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
The West Wing
8.3
Series

The West Wing

1999-2006Drama
Grimm
8.3
Series

Grimm

2011-2017Drama
Grey's Anatomy
8.2
Series

Grey's Anatomy

2005 - ...Drama
This Is Us
8.2
Series

This Is Us

2016-2022Drama
100 Centre Street
8.2
Series

100 Centre Street

2001-2002Drama
Prodigal Son
8.1
Series

Prodigal Son

2019-2021Thriller
The Vote
8.0
Series

The Vote

2020Documentary
The Closer
7.9
Series

The Closer

2005-2012Thriller
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 - ...Thriller
Bosch: Legacy
7.9
Series

Bosch: Legacy

2022-2025Thriller
Modern Family
7.9
Series

Modern Family

2009-2020Comedy
FBI
7.9
Series

FBI

2018 - ...Thriller
Brooklyn Bridge
7.8
Series

Brooklyn Bridge

1991-1993Drama
The Practice
7.7
Series

The Practice

1997-2004Drama
Key & Peele
7.7
Series

Key & Peele

2012-2015Comedy
Rescue Me
7.6
Series

Rescue Me

2004-2011Drama
The Good Wife
7.6
Series

The Good Wife

2009-2016Drama
The Gifted
7.6
Series

The Gifted

2017-2019Sci-Fi
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6
Series

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001-2011Drama
Elementary
7.6
Series

Elementary

2012-2019Drama
Medium
7.5
Series

Medium

2005-2011Thriller
Judging Amy
7.5
Series

Judging Amy

1999-2005Drama
Veep
7.5
Series

Veep

2012-2019Comedy
13 Reasons Why
7.5
Series

13 Reasons Why

2017-2020Drama
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
7.3
Movie

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

2013Drama
Law & Order
7.3
Series

Law & Order

1990 - ...Thriller
Supergirl
7.3
Series

Supergirl

2015-2021Drama
The Dropout
7.3
Series

The Dropout

2022Drama
So Help Me Todd
7.3
Series

So Help Me Todd

2022-2024Drama
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
Movie

Big Trouble in Little China

1986Action
Charmed
7.2
Series

Charmed

2018-2022Drama
Scandal
7.2
Series

Scandal

2012-2018Drama
The Beast in Me
7.2
Series

The Beast in Me

2025Drama
127 Hours
7.1
Movie

127 Hours

2010Action
Anne of the Thousand Days
7.1
Movie

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969Drama
Remember Me
7.1
Movie

Remember Me

2010Drama
Uncle Tom's Cabin
7.0
Movie

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1987Drama
The Codebreaker
7.0
Movie

The Codebreaker

2021Documentary
Numb3rs
7.0
Series

Numb3rs

2005-2010Thriller
Justice
7.0
Series

Justice

2006Drama
Monty
7.0
Series

Monty

1994 - ...Drama
Madam Secretary
7.0
Series

Madam Secretary

2014-2019Drama
The Ice Storm
6.9
Movie

The Ice Storm

1997Drama
Spenser: For Hire
6.9
Series

Spenser: For Hire

1985-1988Drama
Alice in Wonderland
6.8
Movie

Alice in Wonderland

1983Sci-Fi
Looking for Richard
6.8
Movie

Looking for Richard

1996Documentary
Inventing Anna
6.8
Series

Inventing Anna

2022Drama
Unfaithful
6.7
Movie

Unfaithful

2002Thriller
Puncture
6.7
Movie

Puncture

2011Drama
Dumb Money
6.7
Movie

Dumb Money

2023Drama
Barefoot
6.7
Movie

Barefoot

2014Comedy
The First Wives Club
6.7
Movie

The First Wives Club

1996Comedy
The Mosquito Coast
6.7
Series

The Mosquito Coast

2021-2023Drama
Stay
6.6
Movie

Stay

2005Thriller
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
6.6
Movie

Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi

2008Action
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
6.6
Movie

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019Comedy
Eleventh Hour
6.6
Series

Eleventh Hour

2008-2009Drama
Liberal Arts
6.5
Movie

Liberal Arts

2012Romance
Breaking
6.5
Movie

Breaking

2022Thriller
Mariachi Gringo
6.5
Movie

Mariachi Gringo

2012Comedy
American Experience
6.5
Series

American Experience

1988 - ...Documentary
Empire Falls
6.5
Series

Empire Falls

2005Drama
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
6.4
Movie

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

2017Drama
Revolution
6.4
Series

Revolution

2012-2014Sci-Fi
Our Son
6.3
Movie

Our Son

2023Drama
Extant
6.3
Series

Extant

2014-2015Sci-Fi
Violent Ends
6.2
Movie

Violent Ends

2025Thriller
Full Circle
6.2
Series

Full Circle

2013 - ...Drama
Ellen Foster
6.1
Movie

Ellen Foster

1997Drama
Sherrybaby
6.1
Movie

Sherrybaby

2006Drama
Perfect Harmony
6.1
Series

Perfect Harmony

2019-2020Comedy
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
Celebrity
6.0
Movie

Celebrity

1998Drama
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
6.0
Movie

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

2005Documentary
Identity Theft
6.0
Movie

Identity Theft

2015Drama
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
6.0
Movie

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988Documentary
The Deep End
6.0
Series

The Deep End

2010Drama
The Surrender
5.8
Movie

The Surrender

2025Drama
The Opportunists
5.7
Movie

The Opportunists

2000Comedy
At First Light
5.7
Movie

At First Light

2018Thriller
Life with Mikey
5.7
Movie

Life with Mikey

1993Comedy
Evergreen
5.7
Series

Evergreen

1985Drama
2 Days in New York
5.6
Movie

2 Days in New York

2012Comedy
Spooner
5.5
Movie

Spooner

2009Comedy
guts
5.5
Movie

guts

2024Drama
Max Payne
5.4
Movie

Max Payne

2008Thriller
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
5.4
Movie

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

2003Drama
What Just Happened
5.4
Movie

What Just Happened

2008Comedy
Obsessed
5.4
Movie

Obsessed

2002Drama
Don't Look Back
5.4
Movie

Don't Look Back

2014Thriller
Mistrial
5.3
Movie

Mistrial

1996Thriller
Quid Pro Quo
5.3
Movie

Quid Pro Quo

2008Thriller
Swimfan
5.2
Movie

Swimfan

2002Thriller
Martyrs
5.1
Movie

Martyrs

2015Horror
Ellis Island
5.1
Series

Ellis Island

1984Drama
Consent
5.0
Movie

Consent

2010Drama
Caris' Peace
5.0
Movie

Caris' Peace

2011Documentary
Bleeding Heart
5.0
Movie

Bleeding Heart

2015Thriller
August
4.3
Movie

August

1996Romance
Love Matters
4.0
Movie

Love Matters

1993Thriller
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
0
Movie

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

2021Documentary
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
0
Movie

The Anne Frank Gift Shop

2023Comedy
Washingtonienne
0
Movie

Washingtonienne

2009Comedy
Heaven, I Suppose
0
Movie

Heaven, I Suppose

2023Drama
Three Sisters
0
Movie

Three Sisters

2003Drama
Oscar Wilde About America
0
Movie

Oscar Wilde About America

2025Action
Amok
0
Movie

Amok

2015Thriller
Death on the Brandywine
0
Movie

Death on the Brandywine

2024Thriller
Working Shakespeare
0
Series

Working Shakespeare

2003Documentary
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama