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Kate Burton

Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Voice Actress | * 09/10/1957 (66) | Geneva (Switzerland)
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Katherine Burton (born September 10, 1957) is an American actress, the daughter of actors Richard Burton and Sybil Christopher. On television, Burton received critical acclaim as Ellis Grey in the Shonda Rhimes drama series Grey's Anatomy, and as Vice President Sally Langston on Scandal. She has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards. ()

Kate Burton is a Swiss-born Welsh-American stage and screen actress. 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

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, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Ed ...

Unfaithful

R

2002 | 3.3/5 | 2h 4min
Thriller, Drama
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When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend, Wang Chi, to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee ha ...

Big Trouble in Little China

PG-13

1986 | 3.6/5 | 1h 39min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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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 his latest projects. A demanding studio boss dema ...

What Just Happened

R

2008 | 2.7/5 | 1h 44min
Comedy, Drama
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In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. ...

The Ice Storm

R

1997 | 3.4/5 | 1h 52min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Kate Burton

Daytime Emmy Awards Theatre World Award 2x Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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Movies with Kate Burton as Actress(50)

as Gabby2024 guts
2023 Our Son
as Elaine Gill2023 Dumb Money
as Tami Stackhouse2022 Breaking
as Narrator2021 The Codebreaker
as Narrator2021 Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
as Ellen Idelson2019 Where'd You Go, Bernadette
as Kate2018 At First Light
as Liz Essendine2017 Noël Coward's Present Laughter
as Eleanor2016 Martyrs
as Martha2015 Bleeding Heart
as Anna2015 Identity Theft
as Dr. Wilson2015 Amok
as Mrs. Wheeler2014 Barefoot
as Dr. Jeanette Barnes2014 Don't Look Back
as Mrs. Mullin2013 Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Live from Lincoln Center
as Bella2012 2 Days in New York
as Anne2012 Mariachi Gringo
as Susan2012 Liberal Arts
as herself2011 Caris' Peace
as Senator O'Reilly2011 Puncture
as Susan2010 Consent
as Aron's Mom2010 127 Hours
as Janine2010 Remember Me
as Alice Spooner2009 Spooner
as Merilee2008 Quid Pro Quo
as Nicole Horne2008 Max Payne
as Aunt Birdy2008 Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi
as Marcia Swanson2006 Sherrybaby
as Mrs. Letham2005 Stay
as Narrator2005 Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea
as Connie Posey2003 The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
as Sara Miller2002 Obsessed
as Tracy2002 Unfaithful
as Carla Cronin2002 Swimfan
as Rest Home Sister2000 The Opportunists
as Robin's Friend Cheryl1998 Celebrity
as Abigail Montford1997 Ellen Foster
as Dorothy Franklin1997 The Ice Storm
as Katherine Donohue1996 Mistrial
as Woman in Bed1996 The First Wives Club
as Helen Blathwaite1996 August
as Mrs. Burns1993 Life with Mikey
as Deborah1993 Love Matters
as herself1989 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as herself1988 Richard Burton: In from the Cold
as Ophelia1987 Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Margo1986 Big Trouble in Little China
as Alice1983 Alice in Wonderland
as Serving Maid (uncredited)1969 Anne of the Thousand Days

TV Shows/Series with Kate Burton as Actress(43)

as Joan2022 So Help Me Todd
as Ida Porter2022 Bosch: Legacy
as Nora Radford2022 Inventing Anna
as Rochelle Gibbons2022 The Dropout
as Margot's Mom2021 The Mosquito Coast
as Sarah Windsor2019 Prodigal Son
as Celeste2018 Charmed
as Dr. Madeline Risman2017 The Gifted
as Dr. Hughes2017 13 Reasons Why
as Barbara2016 This Is Us
as Isabel Nal2015 Supergirl
as Isabel Nal (voice)2015 Supergirl
as Fiona Stanton2014 Extant
as Vera Quinn2013 Full Circle
as Barbara Hallowes2012 Veep
as Sally Langston2012 Scandal
as Dr. Jane Warren2012 Revolution
as Marie Kessler2011 Grimm
2010 The Deep End
as Victoria Adler2009 The Good Wife
as Iris Fennerman2009 Modern Family
2008 Eleventh Hour
2006 Justice
as Ellis Grey2005 Grey's Anatomy
as Bonnie Barrister2005 Medium
2005 Numb3rs
as Kate Wycoff2005 The Closer
2004 Rescue Me
as Stephanie Ufland2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sarah Brainerd1999 The West Wing
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Sheri Jordan1999 Judging Amy
as Susan Alexander1997 The Practice
1994 Monty
as Anne Kramer1992 Home Fires
1991 Brooklyn Bridge
as Sister Bettina1990 Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Erica Gardner1990 Law & Order
as Narrator1988 American Experience
1985 Spenser: For Hire
as Vanessa Ogden1984 Ellis Island
as Alice1971 Great Performances
as Abigail??? Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Katherine Burton
Born: Tuesday, 09/10 1957 (September) in Geneva (Switzerland) (current age: 66 years + 228 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Brown University, Yale School of Drama, United Nations International School
Spouses (current/former): Michael Ritchie
Children: Morgan Ritchie, Charlotte Ritchie
Siblings: Jessica Burton, Liza Todd, Maria Burton
Mother: Sybil Christopher
Stepparent: Elizabeth Taylor
Related to: Michael Wilding Jr., Christopher Wilding
Other names for Kate Burton (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Katherine Burton"
"케이트 버튼"
"Kate Burton (actress)"
Kate Burton frequently works together with these people:
William H. Burns (15x, Actor)
Lou Martini Jr. (15x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (14x, Crew)
John Doman (13x, Actor)
Tim Guinee (13x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (13x, Actor)
Robert Turano (13x, Actor)
Armand Schultz (13x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (12x, Actor)
Titus Welliver (12x, Actor)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (12x, Actor)
Julie Delpy (4x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10073, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024