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Kate Burton

Cast & creator

Kate Burton

1957-09-10 (age 69) Geneva, SwitzerlandIMDb

Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order

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.

Also known as: Katherine Burton, 케이트 버튼, Katherine "Kate" Burton

Movies

63

film credits

Series

60

television credits

Career

123

1951–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Annette Cole · 1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Bethany Allen · 1999

Law & Order

Law & Order

Sister Bettina · 1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Erica Gardner · 1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Erica Gardner · 1990

Across film & television

Filmography (123)

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Annette Cole

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Bethany Allen

Law & Order

Law & Order

Sister Bettina

Law & Order

Law & Order

Erica Gardner

Law & Order

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Erica Gardner

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

Ellis Grey

Modern Family

Modern Family

Iris Fennerman

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Stephanie Ufland

FBI

FBI

Evelyn Kates

The West Wing

The West Wing

Sarah Brainerd

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

Victoria Adler

Grimm

Grimm

Marie Kessler

This Is Us

This Is Us

Barbara

The Closer

The Closer

Kate Wycoff

Elementary

Elementary

Maureen Dannon

Scandal

Scandal

Sally Langston

Medium

Medium

Bonnie Barrister

Great Performances

Great Performances

Alice

The Practice

The Practice

A.D.A. Susan Alexander

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

Anthropologist

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Agnes Bolton O'Neill

American Experience

American Experience

Narrator

Supergirl

Supergirl

Isabel Nal (voice)

Supergirl

Supergirl

Isabel Nal

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

Maureen McCord

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

Dr. Sheri Jordan

Rescue Me

Rescue Me

Rose

13 Reasons Why

13 Reasons Why

Dr. Hughes

Veep

Veep

Barbara Hallowes

The Gifted

The Gifted

Dr. Madeline Risman

Charmed

Charmed

Celeste

Bosch: Legacy

Bosch: Legacy

Ida Porter

Key & Peele

Key & Peele

Hillary Clinton

So Help Me Todd

So Help Me Todd

Joan

The Beast in Me

The Beast in Me

Mariah Ingram

Extant

Extant

Fiona Stanton

Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son

Sarah Windsor

The Mosquito Coast

The Mosquito Coast

Margot's Mom

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

Tracy

Eleventh Hour

Eleventh Hour

Gepetto / Miranda Cochran

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire

Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna

Nora Radford

100 Centre Street

100 Centre Street

Sheila Byrne

127 Hours

127 Hours

Aron's Mom

Dumb Money

Dumb Money

Elaine Gill

Revolution

Revolution

Jane Warren

The Dropout

The Dropout

Rochelle Gibbons

Ransom Canyon

Ransom Canyon

Katherine Bullock

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

Justice

Justice

The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

Dorothy Franklin

Remember Me

Remember Me

Janine

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

Woman in Bed

Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

Margo

The Deep End

The Deep End

Grace Graham

Stay

Stay

Mrs. Letham

Max Payne

Max Payne

Nicole Horne

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

Julie

Empire Falls

Empire Falls

Cindy Whiting

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Ellen Idelson

Monty

Monty

Fran Richardson

Full Circle

Full Circle

Vera Quinn

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Abigail

Barefoot

Barefoot

Mrs. Wheeler

Home Fires

Anne Kramer

2 Days in New York

2 Days in New York

Bella

Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

Susan

Violent Ends

Violent Ends

Darlene Woodley

What Just Happened

What Just Happened

Doctor Randall

The Surrender

The Surrender

Barbara

Celebrity

Celebrity

Robin's Friend Cheryl

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

Vanessa Ogden

Evergreen

Evergreen

Agatha Bradford

Swimfan

Swimfan

Carla Cronin

Puncture

Puncture

Senator O'Reilly

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

Serving Maid (uncredited)

Martyrs

Martyrs

Eleanor

Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey

Mrs. Burns

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

Connie Posey

At First Light

At First Light

Kate

Breaking

Breaking

Tami Stackhouse

Our Son

Our Son

Maggie "Miggie"

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

Self

Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo

Merilee

Mistrial

Mistrial

Katherine Donohue

Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart

Martha

BULLDOZER

Dr. Diane Roddy

The Vote

The Vote

Narrator (voice)

Sherrybaby

Sherrybaby

Marcia Swanson

Death on the Brandywine

Death on the Brandywine

Ann Riley

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Self

Caris' Peace

Caris' Peace

Self

August

August

Helen Blathwaite

Obsessed

Obsessed

Sara Miller

Identity Theft

Identity Theft

Anna

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

Dr. Jeanette Barnes

The Opportunists

The Opportunists

Rest Home Sister

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Ophelia

The Codebreaker

The Codebreaker

Narrator (voice)

Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster

Abigail Montford

Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi

Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi

Aunt Birdy

Love Matters

Love Matters

Deborah

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

Mrs. Mullin

Spooner

Spooner

Alice Spooner

RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare

Self

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Alice

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

Self

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

Narrator (voice)

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

Liz Essendine

The Anne Frank Gift Shop

The Anne Frank Gift Shop

Ilse

Heaven, I Suppose

Heaven, I Suppose

Cheryl

A Great Depression

Notes for My Daughter

Brenda Gardner

Oscar Wilde About America

Oscar Wilde About America

Consent

Consent

Susan

Mariachi Gringo

Mariachi Gringo

Anne

Washingtonienne

Washingtonienne

Joy

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

Olga

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

Narrator (voice)

Amok

Amok

Dr. Wilson

guts

guts

Gabby