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My Take
Kate Burton fascinates me because she inherited an enormous name and then quietly built her own. Born in Geneva to the legendary Richard Burton, she could have coasted, but instead she trained at Brown and earned a Theatre World Award and a Daytime Emmy through real craft. To me she reads as a working actor's actor, someone who values stage, television, and voice work over flashy stardom. Her Ellis Grey on Grey's Anatomy carried genuine weight. I admire performers who eat by their talent rather than their lineage, and Burton is exactly that kind of steady, dignified presence I always root for.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kate Burton
- Name (Japanese)
- ケイト・バートン
- Reading
- けいと・ばーとん
- Born
- September 10, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Brown University
Awards & achievements
- Daytime Emmy Award
- 1983 Theatre World Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%20Burton%20(actress)
Frequently asked questions
When was Kate Burton born?
Born September 10, 1957 (age 68).
Where is Kate Burton from?
Kate Burton is from Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
What does Kate Burton do?
Kate Burton works as actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor, voice actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.