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Kate Burton

  • Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
  • Birthday: September 10, 1957

Primarily a stage and television actress, Kate Burton has managed to forge a career without constant comparisons to her late father, Richard Burton. She is perhaps best known to small screen viewers as Henry Winkler's liberal wife on the ill-fated sitcom "Monty" (Fox, 1994) and, more recently, as a district attorney in a recurring role on the ABC series "The Practice" (1997).

Born in Switzerland on Sept. 10, 1957, but raised in Manhattan after her parents' famous divorce, Burton has retained her British citizenship, yet considers herself an A…more

Credits

Actor
Camera, Film & Tape

Career Milestones

  • 2005

    Appeared with Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling in Marc Forster's "Stay"

  • 2005

    Cast in the HBO mini-series "Empire Falls" based on Richard Russo's novel

  • 2005 to 2007

    Portrayed Meredith's (Ellen Pompeo) mother, an ex-surgeon who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease on the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy"; earned an Emmy nomination in 2006 and 2007 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

  • 2005

    Starred in the revival of W. Somerset Maugham's "The Constant Wife"; earned a Tony nomination for her performance

  • 2002

    Cast opposite Diane Lane in Adrian Lyne's "Unfaithful"

Awards

  • 1995

    Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special

  • 1983

    Theatre World Award:

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