Kate Burton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kate Burton
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	Sep 10, 1957(1957-09-10)
Age	67
Birthplace	Geneva
Country	Switzerland
Horoscope	Virgo

Kate Burton Biography

Kate Burton is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on September 10, 1957 in Geneva, Switzerland. Actress, who was famous for her role in the ABC show Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal.

The father of her daughter is the an actor Her father is actor Richard Burton..

Katherine Burton (born September 10, 1957) is a Swiss-born Welsh-American actress, daughter of actor Richard Burton and Sybil Burton. On television, Burton received critical acclaim as Ellis Grey in 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.

Burton’s first screen appearance was in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, starring her father, with whom she later appeared as Alice opposite his White Knight in the 1983 Great Performances broadcast of Alice in Wonderland, and in the 1984 CBS miniseries Ellis Island. Other films include Big Trouble in Little China, The First Wives Club, Life with Mikey, and The Ice Storm. Burton has said of these roles that she usually plays “the sweet wife, or the sweet dead wife.”

She was married to Broadway producer Michael Ritchie in June 1985 and they had two children together.

Kate Burton Net Worth

Kate Burton is one of the richest TV Actress from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kate Burton 's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The actress had a role that was not credited in the film of the same name from

1969. Anne of the Thousand Days.

She has been a part of the cast in the role of an Alzheimer patient in TV series Grey’s Anatomy and Rescue Me.

Burton was born in Geneva, Switzerland, the daughter of producer Sybil Burton (née Williams; 1929–2013) and actor Richard Burton (1925–1984). She was thus the stepdaughter of Elizabeth Taylor and of Sybil’s second husband Jordan Christopher, both actors. Burton earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian Studies and European History from Brown University in 1979, where she was on the board of Production Workshop, one of the university’s student theater groups, and a master’s degree from Yale School of Drama in 1982. Brown awarded Burton an honorary doctorate in 2007.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kate Burton Dating?

According to our records, Kate Burton married to Michael Ritchie. As of December 1, 2023, Kate Burton’s is not dating anyone.

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Her recent recurring television roles have involved subplots concerning Alzheimer’s disease. On FX network’s Rescue Me, she played the role of Rose, a friend and possible romantic interest to Chief Jerry Reilly. Reilly, whose wife is in a facility suffering from Alzheimer’s, hires Rose, a caregiver for her husband who was also a victim, to provide assistance and emotional support. In perhaps her most visible and well-known role to date as the mother of Dr. Meredith Grey (the titular character on the well-known ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy), Burton played Dr. Ellis Grey, the former trailblazing surgeon, who dies of Alzheimer’s. In 2008, the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association singled her out for her compelling performances in both shows. In 2006 and 2007, Burton received Emmy nominations for her Grey’s Anatomy role. In 2011, Burton appeared as Marie Kessler, a veteran monster hunter, and the aunt of Nick Burkhardt in the opening episodes of the NBC supernatural drama Grimm. Since 2012, she plays the recurring role of Vice President Sally Langston in the ABC hit show Scandal, for which she again received an Emmy nomination. In 2015 it was reported that Burton was cast in a leading role in the U.S. remake of the French-language film Martyrs, which opened theatrically in January 2016. In March 2017 she reprised her role as Aunt Marie Kessler in the series finale of Grimm.

Facts & Trivia

Kate Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Kate Burton celebrates birthday on September 10 of every year.

Is Kate Burton Richard Burtons daughter?

Swiss-born Welsh-American actress Kate Burton is the daughter of Welsh actors Richard Burton and Sybil Williams. She graduated 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.

Who is Kate Burton's mother?

Sybil Williams

Who is Kate Burton's father?

Richard Burton

How old is Kate Burton?

64 years (September 10, 1957)

Did Elizabeth Taylor go to Richard Burtons funeral?

Taylor did not attend the funeral , to avoid creating any difficulty for Burton’s widow, Sally Hay, who had been married to him for 13 months. Taylor, 52, arrived in Switzerland Sunday on a private jet from London and, accompanied by an aide, went directly to the village’s new cemetery.