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.
Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 1983
- Daytime Emmy Award
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 2006 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 2002 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Play · 2002 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Grimm
The West Wing
This Is Us
Grey's Anatomy
Prodigal Son
Bosch: Legacy
FBI
Modern Family
The Closer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Brooklyn Bridge
Key and Peele
The Practice
The Gifted
Elementary
The Good Wife
Rescue Me
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
13 Reasons Why
Veep
Medium
The Dropout
So Help Me Todd
Supergirl
Law & Order
The Beast in Me
Charmed
Scandal
Big Trouble in Little China
Remember Me
127 Hours
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Codebreaker
Madam Secretary
Numb3rs
The Ice Storm
Spenser: For Hire
Looking for Richard
Dumb Money
The Mosquito Coast
Barefoot
Puncture
Unfaithful
The First Wives Club
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Eleventh Hour
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
Stay
American Experience
Breaking