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Kate Burton was born as Katherine Burton to Welsh actors Richard Burton and Sybil Christopher on September 10, 1957. In recent times, you might recognise her as the actress who played Ellis Grey in Grey's Anatomy.
While Kate Burton is widely known for her performance on Grey's Anatomy, that is not her only notable role. Burton is also known for playing notable characters in several television shows and films since 1969.
Kate Burton is a renowned theatre actor who appeared in Noël Coward's play Present Laughter, directed by George C. Scott, Wendy Wasserstein's An American Daughter, and Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane. When it comes to television and film, Kate has acted in many notable projects and been nominated for various accolades.
If you want to check out the top five shows and films of Kate Burton, check out the following list:
Scandal (2012-2018)
Kate Burton played Vice President Sally Langston in forty-two episodes of Scandal, the political thriller show which aired on ABC for seven seasons from 2012 to 2018. The show follows Olivia Pope and her crisis management firm, Olivia Pope & Associates (OPA), in Washington, D.C.
The show explores themes of political scandals, secrets, corruption, betrayal, and high-stakes crisis management. Burton played the role of Vice President Sally Langston, who Sally Langston was a senator from Georgia, and was in the race to become the President of the United States. While she lost in the elections, she became the Vice President.
When President Fitz was temporarily wounded (by a gunshot), Sally became the Acting President. She later ran against President Grant in the 2014 Presidential election, but lost again. After two losses, Sally Langston left her political career to host her political talk show, The Liberty Report.
Grey's Anatomy (2005-)
Grey's Anatomy began in 2005 and has just wrapped up its twenty-first season. Grey's Anatomy follows the daily lives and careers of surgical interns and doctors at Seattle Grace Hospital.
Meredith Grey, along with Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens, Alex Karev, and George O'Malley, start their surgical residency at the beginning of the show, and what follows is years of medical cases, groundbreaking surgeries, and personal challenges faced by the characters.
Kate Burton played Meredith Grey's mother, Ellis Grey, who was a brilliant general surgeon herself. She played the character in twenty-six episodes. Ellis also had an affair with Richard Webber, who is Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace, at the time Meredith joined the residency program. We see Ellis after she has been diagnosed with Alziemer's. She passed away in season three, and we later see her in a few episodes through flashbacks and dream sequences.
The Practice (1997-2004)
The Practice ran for eight seasons from 1994 to 2004. It is a legal drama that follows a small Boston law firm as its lawyers navigate complex criminal cases and personal struggles. The series explores the moral challenges of defending the accused, highlighting the struggle between justice and legal strategy.
Kate Burton played A.D.A Susan Alexander was on the show for nine episodes. She is a recurring antagonist on the show, often appearing as the opposing counsel in criminal trials. Susan is known for being a capable and determined prosecutor and a ruthless opponent to the defense attorneys.
The Surrender (2025)
Released in March 2025, this chilling horror follows a mother and daughter as they perform a gritty and disturbing ritual to bring their deceased husband/father back to life.
Kate Burton plays the mother, Barbara, who is overbearing and understandably agitated and stressed when her husband, Robert, was alive under palliative care at home. She and her daughter, Megan, disagree on most family decisions while Robert was alive, but come together when they are struck by the grief of his death.
Martyrs (2015)
Martyrs is an English-language horror remake of a 2008 French film of the same name. It follows Lucie, a traumatized young woman who escapes brutal captivity and seeks revenge on those who tormented her. Alongside her loyal friend Anna, she uncovers a secretive cult obsessed with discovering the afterlife through human suffering.
Kate Burton plays a central character of the cult, Eleanor, a composed and intellectual leader who calls the shots in the group's experiments. Eleanor believes that true transcendence can only be achieved through extreme pain, and she manipulates others in an extremely calm yet chilling way.
Kate Burton's filmography is diverse, proving her versatility as an actor. If you want to watch some of her best performances, we recommend the above-mentioned shows and movies.
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