Kate Burton

Kate Burton

1957-09-10 Geneva, Switzerland 61 Credits

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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The Surrender

The Surrender

2025

as Barbara

5.5
Acting

A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger...

Oscar Wilde About America

Oscar Wilde About America

2025

Acting

This big-hearted romp from New York City to Hollywood, CA leads Oscar to the queer joy, love, and liberation that eluded him 141 years ago, with the a...

guts

guts

2024

as Gabby

5.5
Acting

Desperate for help, a woman in recovery asks an unlikely stranger on a dinner date.

Our Son

Our Son

2023

as Maggie "Miggie"

5.6
Acting

When his husband Gabriel files for divorce, Nicky fights for custody of their 8-year-old son Owen, as he struggles to come to terms with what it means...

Dumb Money

Dumb Money

2023

as Elaine Gill

6.7
Acting

Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of...

Heaven, I Suppose

Heaven, I Suppose

2023

as Cheryl

Acting

A seasoned funeral director is faced with his own mortality when he must prepare a funeral for a man who looks exactly like him.

The Anne Frank Gift Shop

The Anne Frank Gift Shop

2023

as Ilse

Acting

Is there a wrong way to talk about the Holocaust? That's the question at the heart of THE ANNE FRANK GIFT SHOP, a dark comedy about anti-Semitism that...

Breaking

Breaking

2022

as Tami Stackhouse

6.5
Acting

Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a ...

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First

2021

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

When Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’Connor as the Supreme Court’s first female justice in 1981, the announcement dominated the news. Time Magazi...

The Codebreaker

The Codebreaker

2021

as Narrator (voice)

7.0
Acting

Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy ri...

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019

as Ellen Idelson

6.6
Acting

When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter Bee goes on a quest with Bern...

At First Light

At First Light

2018

as Kate

5.7
Acting

High school senior Alex has an encounter with mysterious lights that appear over her small town. She soon develops dangerous, supernatural abilities, ...

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

Noël Coward's Present Laughter

2017

as Liz Essendine

6.4
Acting

A self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis juggles a fawning ingenue, a crazed playwright, his ex-wife, and the personal lives of his fri...

Martyrs

Martyrs

2015

as Eleanor

5.1
Acting

A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.

Identity Theft

Identity Theft

2015

as Anna

Acting

A story about separation.

Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart

2015

as Martha

5.0
Acting

Reserved yoga instructor May's peaceful, clean-living life is thrown out of balance by the arrival of her long-lost sister Shiva, a street-smart yet n...

Amok

Amok

2015

as Dr. Wilson

Acting

A horrible work accident triggers a terrifying event from Adam's childhood. Newly settled in NYC with his wife and newborn son, he's haunted by the pa...

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

2014

as Dr. Jeanette Barnes

5.4
Acting

A troubled young woman inherits a cabin filled with memories, but revealed secrets of the past ruin her hopes of a fresh start.

Barefoot

Barefoot

2014

as Mrs. Wheeler

6.6
Acting

The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young w...

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center

2013

as Mrs. Mullin

7.3
Acting

Transferring the setting of a brooding Hungarian play, Carousel, to a remote fishing village, shaping their vision around themes of brutality, poverty...

Mariachi Gringo

Mariachi Gringo

2012

as Anne

6.5
Acting

A stifled, small-town man stuck in a dead end life, runs away to Mexico to be a mariachi singer. MARIACHI GRINGO is a musical tour-de-force exploring ...

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

2012

as Susan

6.4
Acting

Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a bo...

2 Days in New York

2 Days in New York

2012

as Bella

5.6
Acting

Marion and Mingus both come from failed relationships but, by bringing their children together, they've managed to form a small yet happy family. Tens...

Caris' Peace

Caris' Peace

2011

as Self

5.0
Acting

Documentary film about actress Caris Corfman and her theatrical one woman show, Caris' Peace.

Puncture

Puncture

2011

as Senator O'Reilly

6.7
Acting

A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons.

127 Hours

127 Hours

2010

as Aron's Mom

7.1
Acting

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an i...

Remember Me

Remember Me

2010

as Janine

7.1
Acting

Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally ...

Consent

Consent

2010

as Susan

5.2
Acting

A wealthy Manhattan family's inability to cope with the suicide of their eldest daughter sends them into a downward spiral of drugs, alcohol and sexua...

Washingtonienne

Washingtonienne

2009

as Joy

Acting

A comedy that revolves around the professional and personal lives of three smart, sophisticated twenty-something girls working on Capitol Hill.

Spooner

Spooner

2009

as Alice Spooner

5.6
Acting

Facing eviction from his parent's home on his 30th birthday, a socially awkward guy meets the girl of his dreams and creates his own rules for growing...

What Just Happened

What Just Happened

2008

as Doctor Randall

5.4
Acting

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete...

Max Payne

Max Payne

2008

as Nicole Horne

5.4
Acting

A DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy, and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death, join forces to solve a series of murders...

Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi

Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi

2008

as Aunt Birdy

6.6
Acting

Will and Clayton witness a murder, but out of fear decide not to tell anyone. They and their friend Betsy, whose father has been wrongfully accused of...

Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo

2008

as Merilee

5.2
Acting

A semi-paralyzed radio reporter is sent out to investigate a story that leads him into an odd subculture and on a journey of disturbing self-realizati...

Sherrybaby

Sherrybaby

2006

as Marcia Swanson

6.1
Acting

After serving time in prison, former drug addict Sherry Swanson returns home to reclaim her young daughter from family members who have been raising t...

Stay

Stay

2005

as Mrs. Letham

6.6
Acting

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and ...

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea

2005

as Narrator (voice)

5.7
Acting

More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read, and widely written about, American authors. His distinct style and profo...

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

2003

as Connie Posey

5.4
Acting

Set at the turn of the century, this is the tale of Ellen Rimbauer who just received this mysterious mansion as a wedding gift from her new husband...

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

2003

as Olga

Acting

Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga, a schoolmistress, attempts to support her...

Obsessed

Obsessed

2002

as Sara Miller

5.1
Acting

A woman claims she had an affair with a married neurosurgeon and stands trial for allegedly harassing him.

Swimfan

Swimfan

2002

as Carla Cronin

5.3
Acting

Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he's on the fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Ben's rock-so...

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002

as Tracy

6.7
Acting

Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, ...

The Opportunists

The Opportunists

2000

as Rest Home Sister

5.7
Acting

Vic is a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. His girlfriend runs a bar and offers to loan him the money she's saved ...

Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster

1998

as Abigail Montford

6.0
Acting

After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to f...

Celebrity

Celebrity

1998

as Robin's Friend Cheryl

6.0
Acting

The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment j...

The Ice Storm

The Ice Storm

1997

as Dorothy Franklin

6.9
Acting

In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.

Mistrial

Mistrial

1996

as Katherine Donohue

5.0
Acting

When a cop-killer goes free, a detective's search for personal justice veers dangerously out of control. Declaring a mistrial, he takes the accused, t...

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996

as Self

6.8
Acting

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Ric...

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996

as Woman in Bed

6.7
Acting

After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the tr...

August

August

1996

as Helen Blathwaite

4.0
Acting

Set in 1890s North Wales over a long, hot August weekend, the Victorian calm of a household is suddenly upset with the arrival of a London couple who ...

Notes For My Daughter

1995

as Brenda Gardner

Acting

A teen girl struggles to deal with her mother's breast cancer.

Love Matters

Love Matters

1993

as Deborah

2.7
Acting

Married couple Tom and Julie begin to question the stability of their relationship when an old friend comes to visit... with his latest mistress in to...

Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey

1993

as Mrs. Burns

5.7
Acting

Michael Chapman, a former child TV star, runs a struggling talent agency specilizing in child acts. When a young girl off the street puts on a real pe...

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

as Self

Acting

A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and ...

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

1988

as Self

6.0
Acting

Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1987

as Ophelia

7.0
Acting

The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.

Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

as Margo

7.2
Acting

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the so...

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

as Alice

6.8
Acting

From the elaborate Broadway revival of the 1932 Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus production comes a whimsical retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic.

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Serving Maid (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

Violent Ends

N/A

Acting

Lucas Frost, an honest man brought up in a crime family whose only legacy is violence, tries to make his own life with his fiancée, Emma. He is sudden...

Death on the Brandywine

Death on the Brandywine

N/A

as Ann Riley

Acting

An aging politician is found dead at his home. The police declare it suicide, but amateur sleuth Professor Millie Park is not convinced. In her invest...