Katherine Burton was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 10, 1957, is an American actress. Young Kate Burton first started performing in school theater productions. She made her big screen debut in drama film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) in uncredited role as Serving Maid. She got her television debut in anthology series Great Performances (1983) in role as Alice. Kate breakthrough performance came as Fran Richardson in Fox sitcom Monty (1994) at Alvin Theatre. She landed her Broadway debut in a play "Present Laughter" (1982) in role as Daphne Stillington, at Circle in the Square Theatre.
Kate Burton height is 5' 6½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 169 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 130 іn pоunds or 59 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements are bust-waist-hip 34-26-36 in inches or 86.5-66-91.5 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 32B with cup size B. She is 67 years old. Her net worth is around 3 million dollars.
Birth Date:
September 10, 1957
Age:
67 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Virgo
Natural hair color:
Light Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Net Worth:
$3 Million
Height:
5 ft 6½ in | 169 cm
Weight:
59 kg | 130 lbs
Body Measurements:
34-26-36 in | 86.5-66-91.5 cm
Bra Size:
32B
Shoe Size:
7 US | 37.5 EU
August (1996) - Helen Blathwaite
Swimfan (2002) - Carla Cronin
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003) - Connie Posey
Adventures in Appletown (2008) - Aunt Birdy
127 Hours (2010) - Aron's Mom
Puncture (2011) - Senator O'Reilly
Bleeding Heart (2015) - Martha
Martyrs (2015) - Eleanor
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) - Ellen Idelson
Breaking (2022) - Tami Stackhouse
Dumb Money (2023) - Elaine Gill
She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for her role as Brenda Gardner in anthology series ABC Afterschool Special (1995) in episode "Notes for My Daughter".
She was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series and won the Gold Derby TV Award for Drama Guest Actress for her role as Ellis Grey in medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy (2005-2023).
She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Vice President Sally Langston in ABC political thriller television series Scandal (2012-2018).
Ellis Island (1984) CBS - Vanessa Ogden
The Practice (1997-2004) ABC - A.D.A. Susan Alexander
Empire Falls (2005) HBO - Cindy Whiting
Rescue Me (2005-2006) FX - Rose
The Good Wife (2009-2012) CBS - Victoria Adler
Full Circle (2015) Audience Network - Vera Quinn
This Is Us (2018) NBC - Barbara
Mr. Mercedes (2018) Audience Network - Mrs. MacDonald
Supergirl (2019, 2021) The CW - Isabel Nal
Charmed Elder (2020-2021) The CW - Celeste
Inventing Anna (2022) Netflix - Nora Radford
The Dropout (2022) Hulu - Rochelle Gibbons
Echo 3 (2022) Apple TV+ - The Senator
Graduated from Brown University in 1979.
Graduated from Yale School of Drama in 1982.
She is daughter of actor Richard Burton.
She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for her role as Pinhead, Mrs. Kendal in a play "The Elephant Man" (2002) at Royale Theatre.
She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her role as Hedda Tesman in a play "Hedda Gabler" (2001-2002) at Ambassador Theatre.
She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her role as Constance Middleton in a play "The Constant Wife" (2005) at American Airlines Theatre.
Good friend with actress Jane Kaczmarek.
She married theatre director Michael Ritchie in 1984, they have a son, Morgan Ivor and a daughter, Charlotte Frances.