The Surrender
2025 · Barbara
Violent Ends
2025 · Darlene Woodley
At First Light
2018 · Kate
Martyrs
2015 · Eleanor
Bleeding Heart
2015 · Martha
Barefoot
2014 · Mrs. Wheeler
2 Days in New York
2012 · Bella
Puncture
2011 · Senator O'Reilly
Stay
2005 · Mrs. Letham
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
2003 · Connie Posey
Swimfan
2002 · Carla Cronin
September 10, 1957 · Geneva, Switzerland
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.