Kate Burton
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.
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.
Known for
![Oscar Wild About America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3HIrc9wxPSiWvrpxDpC2WGnrGYs.jpg)
Oscar Wild About America
![guts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pHG0LbC0xjda7EcPcnFHH5zSoMW.jpg)
guts
![Our Son](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hy14e2I7GCiQJpVDa7MRXdtK5nz.jpg)
Our Son
![Dumb Money](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e9u7luSxFKOZgPTB9XHFnPArGdP.jpg)
Dumb Money
![Heaven, I Suppose](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iYNg7hAd15A6j7e4QjJS6nm76EC.jpg)
Heaven, I Suppose
![The Anne Frank Gift Shop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/slxlAgc9gJyFvXDfwwjjHmmAWoe.jpg)
The Anne Frank Gift Shop
![So Help Me Todd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pL7iPzx1PQSOoR7y6ZQ5Bl6c9rV.jpg)
So Help Me Todd
![Breaking](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rKbgbzJbVM7MLjN7EwdO1QcIXCz.jpg)
Breaking
![Bosch: Legacy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jaBQkpjXw0wtbAFLJ23SKFc6fa8.jpg)
Bosch: Legacy
![The Dropout](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9SkOJF92FE0H1UXeOgLz7lAnoMb.jpg)
The Dropout
![Inventing Anna](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4p3gJ9Ac0DfEyHf8mrbcmhUoby8.jpg)
Inventing Anna
![The Mosquito Coast](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cCwCjqeUSGcqHmryupjW2Hd8F3T.jpg)
The Mosquito Coast
![The Codebreaker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yoj1v9rPP9Tph9mMgwxMpYsThtp.jpg)
The Codebreaker
![The Vote](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xxDqgOdgOwRxdBzO7zwccToYlkC.jpg)
The Vote
![Perfect Harmony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mhs4Wx9KKNK92bGcACGVzK5nd3z.jpg)
Perfect Harmony
![Prodigal Son](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1huPpms7f5MwBq37en8lOUnF1Zg.jpg)
Prodigal Son
![Where'd You Go, Bernadette](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/BziuuZULnGmTRLthEty1QdKSEo.jpg)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
![Charmed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/doXHjfOtEmX8kEq1tsMnNqq9YLZ.jpg)
Charmed
![At First Light](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wez4hCV7ltekZwRkQVyiKEZNrm5.jpg)
At First Light
![Noël Coward's Present Laughter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n0g30raBkKbrPkx6S0SJAIwQ30n.jpg)
Noël Coward's Present Laughter
![The Gifted](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nshCqszjTNuqhrB53vrSqWO18sE.jpg)
The Gifted
![13 Reasons Why](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nel144y4dIOdFFid6twN5mAX9Yd.jpg)
13 Reasons Why
![This Is Us](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/huxmY6Dmzwpv5Q2hnNft0UMK7vf.jpg)
This Is Us
![Supergirl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vqBsgL9nd2v04ZvCqPzwtckDdFD.jpg)
Supergirl
![Martyrs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pkBWgdlFClVrr39iLpUTdzqvgz8.jpg)
Martyrs
![Identity Theft](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xoQUdulh5gC3Yd3hh1yjJxYRkfA.jpg)
Identity Theft
![Bleeding Heart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u04tUftlaqBsrpRCwqR6bKHgrVm.jpg)
Bleeding Heart
![Amok](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/emg50qvMG5n88bDFAMml976O7y.jpg)
Amok
![Don't Look Back](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9zSMwlWRQKZZGMoT5YGgZvkpz67.jpg)
Don't Look Back
![Extant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nFwqHXoP1FxFbd8G8dY13y9bfAX.jpg)
Extant
![Barefoot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7CWdmxafzSVEUv4mMlOpw89NKXE.jpg)
Barefoot
![Full Circle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aXewVu2obLAPhp0IuMQKQYWiNq9.jpg)
Full Circle
![Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fiSLSsZ3vhcZeuwYyM3Ym6Wnbsh.jpg)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
![Mariachi Gringo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/42a406j0WpJamNf0GeOshtG9vKS.jpg)
Mariachi Gringo
![Elementary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q9dObe29W4bDpgzUfOOH3ZnzDbR.jpg)
Elementary
![Revolution](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pNyg4V6kuDstSSxk6Q9GgaBn4B8.jpg)
Revolution
![Liberal Arts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4PRmHa3YqOkhzwhuSyhbgEYAG7w.jpg)
Liberal Arts
![Veep](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cdd78fGdaA3EbK2ToZRWcaaB1fx.jpg)
Veep
![Scandal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4XmF8PMSqtHCGNoL15oHbjr5ZuO.jpg)
Scandal
![2 Days in New York](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kkP3yg0Y1v0PdxgDtMDJ9obZizt.jpg)
2 Days in New York
![Grimm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iOptnt1QHi6bIHmOq6adnZTV0bU.jpg)
Grimm
![Caris' Peace](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yyTS5QFbxmkZFht084YWWhUHPA8.jpg)
Caris' Peace
![Puncture](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sQD8NLW8ZsKHZMx9n7dLHSDgseH.jpg)
Puncture
![127 Hours](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xbszsQv3ifdFZtQu8CzNh4zh0MX.jpg)
127 Hours
![Remember Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j7umuMiLCHvWT7wYhFKJOTFSokF.jpg)
Remember Me
![Consent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5RhXH9dkYUp51FApJxVdhi4fXdR.jpg)
Consent
![The Deep End](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t9bZ4iam4HSpO2ngFt0T0cLdp2c.jpg)
The Deep End
![Modern Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/klL4yhwiU8aF4AuF5dCfJA9sRnS.jpg)
Modern Family
![The Good Wife](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lasNCd45fpPLirlA7QxkuopWro.jpg)
The Good Wife
![Washingtonienne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aavoaJkvpKMxev0a5p0aMK8DIAu.jpg)
Washingtonienne
![Spooner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mWIK8zJUv6vRQlSaToKqhC6s5Q6.jpg)
Spooner
![What Just Happened](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o88aPDDMtdwQsPyXqSKhu98jjru.jpg)
What Just Happened
![Max Payne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3cWnCG5NyXJYARO2hmNqfbbgrMA.jpg)
Max Payne
![Eleventh Hour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qHZc6yDZsKrgD1feCMNnARez8Pu.jpg)
Eleventh Hour
![Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iifoQcn9vra0zpcpj9PS7eE6lbz.jpg)
Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
![Quid Pro Quo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iHVnQhe46JfQE5Kh3psDaYP7Rj2.jpg)
Quid Pro Quo
![Sherrybaby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j97X0h6JTN4owVc4le7fOUj54Rx.jpg)
Sherrybaby
![Justice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ZvaLekKg4dW7xoTyBG7GWF6rLQ.jpg)
Justice
![Stay](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tJ9fRkb3Erxkwdext2A8Qx71m87.jpg)
Stay
![Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nS98POOUJeWqZa0ucyzudyjjtlO.jpg)
Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
![The Closer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sVE1SSDlXNCBh3sPYkIUTKfxOAk.jpg)
The Closer
![Empire Falls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sW9cZcM3KnWOQKoRl0Lh58G0bT3.jpg)
Empire Falls
![Grey's Anatomy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jcEl8SISNfGdlQFwLzeEtsjDvpw.jpg)
Grey's Anatomy
![Numb3rs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wOzbxJmpccPA5MYvBSGbor3WKh3.jpg)
Numb3rs
![Medium](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aqawO5mYblDRwEmHjMiLJa8LyIr.jpg)
Medium
![Rescue Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gnOwOb82chSJkQEZ9pd6jf2ZrEX.jpg)
Rescue Me
![The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fjTzrF9m2hC8OF4Q1umM5CPoeK9.jpg)
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
![Obsessed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jJGz66h21C1xWwbEu6hvn1ByNdy.jpg)
Obsessed
![Swimfan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mOAiqOivdVecMu0yhumN6pzDWmo.jpg)
Swimfan
![Unfaithful](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bjiHEhuiwhIygzjczbTPAA07cGc.jpg)
Unfaithful
![Law & Order: Criminal Intent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/68MUdrxeokhmd8pvlAjkD6yIfHR.jpg)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
![The Opportunists](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o3ahlEqcwxxlVWPnEHTIzYMdwhQ.jpg)
The Opportunists
![The West Wing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![Judging Amy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xwCYDipqGC5lWirdARXrDGIX22i.jpg)
Judging Amy
![Ellen Foster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zCROuzh7IEEWOd7LsQQoHAXD67i.jpg)
Ellen Foster
![Celebrity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3pbcMORRjqYgfx87CXexLw32gk.jpg)
Celebrity
![The Practice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7OKZSUIWhjFP0F2s478zTrAYwDB.jpg)
The Practice
![The Ice Storm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3a6uLta7K8Dzojps4RoJAPHD0km.jpg)
The Ice Storm
![Mistrial](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mu0R7Dx6SePsGu4Jp3c2el80kUY.jpg)
Mistrial
![The First Wives Club](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2ApifgYnfdJUSmCKzTBrWOYYWsn.jpg)
The First Wives Club
![August](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lWU5Sf6xQGzVWd2OkKlDZhdK29k.jpg)
August
![Love Matters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9sXINEUu2QZDjmzEBJ65widFP9Z.jpg)
Love Matters
![Life with Mikey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dKsvF5t5xsm17HG3GJzQQGJpJzP.jpg)
Life with Mikey
![Brooklyn Bridge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqxwMxmAT3WMt40UHZQ82N6S6r0.jpg)
Brooklyn Bridge
![Law & Order](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
![American Experience](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iABtkX1IZXijc4VIbkgOLMDjmCT.jpg)
American Experience
![In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/49Fnk4zptnW8PLPuhgZ9Gi30r8y.jpg)
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
![Uncle Tom's Cabin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9iyr2lfNz0pWMbkvcmWwAdmrTJU.jpg)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
![Big Trouble in Little China](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gI2Qs1yTTj3NcESJyttCkbmJ4k9.jpg)
Big Trouble in Little China
![Spenser: For Hire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8n4O7Reyk5es5iyzQk7zfNvuMJ9.jpg)
Spenser: For Hire
![Ellis Island](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kDbkKBHcbyya316TsIk60kweHlK.jpg)
Ellis Island
![Alice in Wonderland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mR1c1ssXofv6pLCOes3U0yIAnbY.jpg)
Alice in Wonderland
![Great Performances](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1RD6s6KEbX36Cb99pAoWmU8gkwh.jpg)
Great Performances
![Anne of the Thousand Days](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u2p5SspAs1GqeuHXNXywryU3k37.jpg)
Anne of the Thousand Days
![Tony Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6pxoHfywO6bFDOQa9bmWZ1hyKBt.jpg)
Tony Awards
![Hallmark Hall of Fame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dSeAHZYT2JLidmA9hfH15Ae3NPk.jpg)
Hallmark Hall of Fame