Portrait of Kate Burton

Acting

Kate Burton

Career

Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 2015 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for 127 Hours
127 Hours
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kate Burton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Family Dynamics 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Supernatural Elements 2
  • Intense Atmosphere 2
  • Legal Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

20 titles · average score 66
The Surrender
The Surrender (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Barbara

Violent Ends
Violent Ends (2025)
GoodWatch score 46

as Darlene Woodley

The Beast in Me
The Beast in Me (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mariah Ingram

guts
guts (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gabby

Our Son
Our Son (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

as Maggie "Miggie"

Bosch: Legacy
Bosch: Legacy (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Ida Porter

The Dropout
The Dropout (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Rochelle Gibbons

Inventing Anna
Inventing Anna (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Nora Radford

So Help Me Todd
So Help Me Todd (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Joan

The Codebreaker
The Codebreaker (2021)
GoodWatch score 77

as Narrator (voice)

Sandra Day O'Connor: The First
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First (2021)

as Narrator (voice)

The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast (2021)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Margot's Mom

2010s

35 titles · average score 62
At First Light
At First Light (2018)
GoodWatch score 52

as Kate

Noël Coward's Present Laughter
Noël Coward's Present Laughter (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

as Liz Essendine

This Is Us
This Is Us (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Barbara

Martyrs
Martyrs (2015)
GoodWatch score 32

as Eleanor

Barefoot
Barefoot (2014)
GoodWatch score 38

as Mrs. Wheeler

2 Days in New York
2 Days in New York (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bella

Mariachi Gringo
Mariachi Gringo (2012)
GoodWatch score 54

as Anne

Elementary
Elementary (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Maureen Dannon

Puncture
Puncture (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

as Senator O'Reilly

Grimm
Grimm (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Marie Kessler

127 Hours
127 Hours (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

as Aron's Mom

Consent
Consent (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

as Susan

2000s

28 titles · average score 61
Modern Family
Modern Family (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Iris Fennerman

The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Victoria Adler

Sherrybaby
Sherrybaby (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Marcia Swanson

Stay
Stay (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. Letham

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Ellis Grey

Medium
Medium (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Bonnie Barrister

Numb3rs
Numb3rs (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Anthropologist

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

as Connie Posey

Unfaithful
Unfaithful (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

as Tracy

Swimfan
Swimfan (2002)
GoodWatch score 36

as Carla Cronin

Obsessed
Obsessed (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sara Miller

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Stephanie Ufland

1990s

17 titles · average score 64
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Bethany Allen / Annette Cole

The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Sarah Brainerd

Judging Amy
Judging Amy (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Dr. Sheri Jordan

The Practice
The Practice (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as A.D.A. Susan Alexander

Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

as Abigail Montford

The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dorothy Franklin

August
August (1996)
GoodWatch score 41

as Helen Blathwaite

The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

as Woman in Bed

Notes for My Daughter
Notes for My Daughter (1995)

as Brenda Gardner

Monty
Monty (1994)

TV show · as Fran Richardson

Home Fires
Home Fires (1992)

TV show · as Anne Kramer

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Defense Attorney Erica Gardner / Erica Gardner

1980s

8 titles · average score 64
American Experience
American Experience (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Narrator

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ophelia

Big Trouble in Little China
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
GoodWatch score 66

as Margo

Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

Evergreen
Evergreen (1985)

TV show · as Agatha Bradford

Ellis Island
Ellis Island (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Vanessa Ogden

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1983)

as Alice

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Agnes Bolton O'Neill

1970s

1 title · average score 70
Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Alice

1960s

1 title · average score 59
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Serving Maid (uncredited)

1950s

1 title · average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Abigail