Swiss-born Welsh-American actress Kate Burton is the daughter of Welsh actors Richard Burton and Sybil Williams. She graduated from Brown University (1979), majoring in Russian studies and European history. She served on the board of 'Production Workshop,' the university's student-run theater group. She earned her master's at Yale Drama School (1983). She received an honorary doctorate from Brown University (2007). Her dedicated stage, film, and television work earned many awards and nominations.
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Bosch: Legacy (2022)
Guest starring as Ida Porter
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Cat Got a Name? (May 27, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: One of Your Own (May 20, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Plan B (May 13, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades (May 6, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: The Wrong Side of Goodbye (May 6, 2022)
The Dropout (2022)
Guest starring as Rochelle Gibbons
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Iron Sisters (Mar 24, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Flower of Life (Mar 17, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Old White Men (Mar 10, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Satori (Mar 3, 2022)
Inventing Anna (2022)
Guest starring as Nora Radford
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Two Birds, One Throne (Feb 11, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: The Devil Wore Anna (Feb 11, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Life of a VIP (Feb 11, 2022)
Charmed (2018)
Guest starring as Elder Celeste
(6 episodes)
- Episode 3x18: I Dreamed a Dream... (Jul 23, 2021)
- Episode 3x15: Schrodinger's Future (Jun 18, 2021)
- Episode 3x14: Perfecti Is the Enemy of Good (Jun 11, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Triage (Feb 14, 2021)
- Episode 2x19: Unsafe Space (May 1, 2020)
- Episode 2x15: Third Time's the Charm (Mar 27, 2020)
FBI (2018)
Guest starring as Deputy Secretary of State Evelyn Cates
- Episode 6x11: No One Left Behind (May 7, 2024)
The Gifted (2017)
Guest starring as Dr. Madeline Risman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: gaMe changer (Dec 4, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: the dreaM (Nov 27, 2018)
Mr. Mercedes (2017)
Guest starring as Mrs. McDonald
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Andale (Sep 19, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Motherboard (Sep 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: You Can Go Home Now (Sep 5, 2018)
This Is Us (2016)
Guest starring as Barbara
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Clooney (Jan 16, 2018)
- Episode 2x11: The Fifth Wheel (Jan 9, 2018)
Supergirl (2015)
Guest starring as Isabel Nal
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: Still I Rise (Sep 7, 2021)
- Episode 6x05: Prom Night! (Apr 27, 2021)
- Episode 4x11: Blood Memory (Jan 27, 2019)
NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
Guest starring as Angela Prescott
- Episode 5x19: A House Divided (Apr 9, 2019)
Madam Secretary (2014)
Guest starring as Maureen Ryan
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x15: The Unnamed (Mar 25, 2018)
- Episode 2x13: Invasive Species (Jan 31, 2016)
Extant (2014)
Guest starring as Fiona Stanton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Double Vision (Sep 9, 2015)
- Episode 2x11: Zugzwang (Sep 2, 2015)
Elementary (2012)
Guest starring as Maureen Dannon
- Episode 4x11: Down Where the Dead Delight (Feb 4, 2016)
Revolution (2012)
Guest starring as Dr. Jane Warren
- Episode 1x14: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (Apr 22, 2013)
Veep (2012)
Guest starring as Barbara Hallowes
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x04: Justice (May 7, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Catherine (May 6, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Fundraiser (Apr 22, 2012)
Scandal (2012)
Guest starring as Sally Langston
(43 episodes)
- Episode 7x18: Over a Cliff (Apr 19, 2018)
- Episode 7x17: Standing in the Sun (Apr 12, 2018)
- Episode 6x05: They All Bow Down (Mar 9, 2017)
- Episode 6x02: Hardball (Feb 2, 2017)
- Episode 5x21: That's My Girl (May 12, 2016)
- Episode 5x20: Trump Card (May 5, 2016)
- Episode 5x19: Buckle Up (Apr 28, 2016)
- Episode 5x16: The Miseducation of Susan Ross (Mar 31, 2016)
- Episode 5x15: Pencils Down (Mar 24, 2016)
- Episode 5x14: I See You (Mar 17, 2016)
- Episode 5x13: The Fish Rots from the Head (Mar 10, 2016)
- Episode 5x12: Wild Card (Feb 25, 2016)
- Episode 5x11: The Candidate (Feb 18, 2016)
- Episode 5x10: It's Hard Out Here for a General (Feb 11, 2016)
- Episode 5x07: Even the Devil Deserves a Second Chance (Nov 5, 2015)
- Episode 5x06: Get Out of Jail, Free (Oct 29, 2015)
- Episode 5x02: Yes (Oct 1, 2015)
- Episode 5x01: Heavy is the Head (Sep 24, 2015)
- Episode 4x20: First Lady Sings the Blues (Apr 23, 2015)
- Episode 4x17: Put a Ring on It (Mar 26, 2015)
- Episode 3x18: The Price of Free and Fair Elections (Apr 17, 2014)
- Episode 3x17: Flesh and Blood (Apr 10, 2014)
- Episode 3x16: The Fluffer (Apr 3, 2014)
- Episode 3x14: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Mar 20, 2014)
- Episode 3x13: No Sun on the Horizon (Mar 13, 2014)
- Episode 3x12: We Do Not Touch the First Ladies (Mar 6, 2014)
- Episode 3x11: Ride, Sally, Ride (Feb 27, 2014)
- Episode 3x10: A Door Marked Exit (Dec 12, 2013)
- Episode 3x09: YOLO (Dec 5, 2013)
- Episode 3x07: Everything's Coming Up Mellie (Nov 14, 2013)
- Episode 3x06: Icarus (Nov 7, 2013)
- Episode 3x05: More Cattle, Less Bull (Oct 31, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Oct 10, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: It's Handled (Oct 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x22: White Hat's Back On (May 16, 2013)
- Episode 2x21: Any Questions? (May 9, 2013)
- Episode 2x11: A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar (Jan 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x10: One for the Dog (Jan 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x09: Blown Away (Dec 13, 2012)
- Episode 2x08: Happy Birthday, Mr. President (Dec 6, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: Grant: For the People (May 17, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: The Trail (May 10, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Crash and Burn (May 3, 2012)
Grimm (2011)
Guest starring as Marie Kessler
(3 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: The End (Mar 31, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x02: Bears Will Be Bears (Nov 4, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 28, 2011)
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (2011)
Guest starring as Deirdre Norris
- Episode 1x09: Smother (Apr 13, 2011)
The Good Wife (2009)
Guest starring as Victoria Adler
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x17: Long Way Home (Mar 11, 2012)
- Episode 2x14: Net Worth (Feb 15, 2011)
- Episode 2x04: Cleaning House (Oct 19, 2010)
- Episode 1x10: Lifeguard (Dec 15, 2009)
Criminal Minds (2005)
Guest starring as Holly Golden
- Episode 9x10: The Caller (Nov 27, 2013) [Co-Star]
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Guest starring as Dr. Ellis Grey
(29 episodes)
- Episode 19x15: Mama Who Bore Me (Apr 13, 2023)
- Episode 18x19: Out for Blood (May 26, 2022)
- Episode 18x12: The Makings of You (Mar 17, 2022)
- Episode 18x01: Here Comes the Sun (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 15x16: Blood and Water (Mar 7, 2019)
- Episode 15x06: Flowers Grow Out of My Grave (Nov 1, 2018)
- Episode 14x07: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story (Nov 9, 2017)
- Episode 11x23: She's Leaving Home: Part 2 (Apr 30, 2015)
- Episode 11x22: She's Leaving Home: Part 1 (Apr 30, 2015)
- Episode 11x04: Only Mama Knows (Oct 16, 2014)
- Episode 11x01: I Must Have Lost It on the Wind (Sep 25, 2014)
- Episode 8x13: If/Then (Feb 2, 2012)
- Episode 3x17: Some Kind of Miracle (Feb 22, 2007)
- Episode 3x15: Walk on Water (Feb 8, 2007)
- Episode 3x14: Wishin' and Hopin' (Feb 1, 2007)
- Episode 3x10: Don't Stand So Close to Me (Nov 30, 2006)
- Episode 3x08: Staring at the Sun (Nov 16, 2006)
- Episode 3x01: Time Has Come Today (Sep 21, 2006)
- Episode 2x18: Yesterday (Feb 19, 2006)
- Episode 2x15: Break on Through (Jan 29, 2006)
- Episode 2x13: Begin the Begin (Jan 15, 2006)
- Episode 2x05: Bring the Pain (Oct 23, 2005)
- Episode 2x04: Deny, Deny, Deny (Oct 16, 2005)
- Episode 2x03: Make Me Lose Control (Oct 9, 2005)
- Episode 1x05: Shake Your Groove Thing (Apr 24, 2005)
- Episode 1x04: No Man's Land (Apr 17, 2005)
- Episode 1x02: The First Cut Is the Deepest (Apr 3, 2005)
- Episode 1x01: A Hard Day's Night (Mar 27, 2005)
- Episode S02 Special: Under Pressure (Apr 23, 2006)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Annette Cole
- Episode 12x18: Bully (Feb 23, 2011)
The Practice (1997)
Guest starring as A.D.A. Susan Alexander
(9 episodes)
- Episode 8x22: Cheers (a.k.a Adjourned: Series Finale) (May 16, 2004)
- Episode 8x09: Victims' Rights (Nov 30, 2003)
- Episode 7x03: Of Thee I Sing (Oct 13, 2002)
- Episode 5x17: What Child is This? (Mar 18, 2001)
- Episode 5x16: Gideon's Crossover (Mar 11, 2001)
- Episode 5x07: Brothers' Keepers (Nov 19, 2000)
- Episode 5x03: Officers of the Court (Oct 22, 2000)
- Episode 1x02: Part II (Mar 11, 1997)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 4, 1997)
American Experience (1988)
Guest starring as Narrator
(4 episodes)
- Episode 34x01: Sandra Day O'Connor: The First (Sep 13, 2021)
- Episode 33x01: The Codebreaker (Jan 11, 2021)
- Episode 32x09: The Vote: Part 2 (Jul 7, 2020)
- Episode 32x08: The Vote: Part 1 (Jul 6, 2020)
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Guest starring as Randy Lofficier
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x14: Play It Again, Sammy (Jan 30, 1988)
- Episode 2x20: If You Knew Sammy (Apr 4, 1987)