Kate Burton Bio | Wiki
Kate Burton is a British/Swiss actress. She is the daughter of Welsh actors Richard Burton and Sybil Christopher. On television, Kate 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 Tony Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards. Her first notable role on Broadway was in a 1982 production of the Noël Coward play Present Laughter directed by George C. Scott.
Kate Burton Age
Kate was born on September 10, 1957, in Geneva, Switzerland. She is 65 years old.
Kate Burton Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx. 1.69 m).
Kate Burton Family
She was born in Geneva, Switzerland, to her parents producer Sybil Burton and actor Richard Burton. Kate is the stepdaughter of Elizabeth Taylor and of Sybil’s second husband Jordan Christopher, both actors. Her siblings include Jessica, Liza Todd, and Amy Cristopher.
Kate Burton Husband
Kate married Michael Ritchie, in 1985. He is the Artistic Director of the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles and one of the producers of the Broadway musicals The Drowsy Chaperone and Curtains.
The couple met in 1982, while Ritchie was stage manager of a revival of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City in which Kate was playing the character Daphne. They have two children, a son, Morgan Ivor, and a daughter, Charlotte Frances.
Kate Burton Education
She earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian Studies and European History from Brown University in 1979. Kate was on the board of Production Workshop, one of the university’s student theater groups. She also received a master’s degree from Yale School of Drama in 1982. Brown awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2007.
Kate Burton Movies And Tv Shows
2019 Perfect Harmony
2020 Homeland
2020–2021 Charmed
2020 13 Reasons Why
2020–2021 American Experience
2021 Prodigal Son
2021 The Mosquito Coast
2022 Inventing Anna
2022 The Dropout
2012 2 Days in New York
2012 Mariachi Gringo
2014 Barefoot
2015 Bleeding Heart
2015 Amok
2019 Where’d You Go, Bernadette
2015 Martyrs
2022 892
Kate Burton Inventing Anna
In 2022, she played Nora Radford in Inventing Anna, an American drama television miniseries created and produced by Shonda Rhimes, inspired by the story of Anna Sorokin and the article in New York titled “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” by Jessica Pressler. The series was released on Netflix on February 11, 2022.
Kate Burton Grey’s Anatomy
Kate’s most visible and well-known role to date is the mysterious and difficult mother of Dr. Meredith Grey, the titular character on ABC’s medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. She plays Dr. Ellis Grey, the former trailblazing surgeon, and a two-time winner of the fictionalized, prestigious Harper Avery Award.
Kate’s character’s battle and death of Alzheimer’s is central to Meredith’s story in all seasons of the series, as Meredith fears both getting the disease and resembling her mother as she ages.
Kate’s character is also revealed to be the birth mother of Meredith’s half-sister, Dr. Maggie Pierce through her love affair with Dr. Richard Webber. In 2006 and 2007, Kate received Emmy nominations for her Grey’s Anatomy role. Her character dies in the third season episode “Some Kind of Miracle”, which aired in 2007
Kate Burton Grimm
In 2011, she appeared as Marie Kessler, a veteran monster hunter, and the aunt of Nick Burkhardt in the opening episodes of the NBC supernatural drama Grimm. In March 2017, Kate reprised her role as Aunt Marie Kessler in the series finale of Grimm.
Kate Burton Alice In Wonderland
Kate appeared as Alice in Eva Le Gallienne’s Alice in Wonderland on Broadway, produced by The Mirror Theater Ltd’s Sabra Jones. Her father also appeared on broadway. Alice in Wonderland was telecast on PBS’s Great Performances in 1983. Directed by Kirk Browning, it was produced by PBS affiliate WNET in New York. Black-and-white paper-mâché costumes aimed to re-create the book’s original artwork by John Tenniel.
Kate Burton Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Kate’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
How Old Is Kate Burton
She is 65 years old. Kate was born on September 10, 1957, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Is Kate Burton Related To Richard Burton
Yes. Richard is Kate’s biological father. He was a Welsh actor, noted for his mellifluous baritone voice. Richard established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s. He died in 1984 at the age of 58.