Kate Burton Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Kate Burton earned her bachelor's degree in Russian studies and European history at Brown University in Rhode Island, where she was also on the board of Production Workshop, one of the university's student theater groups. She furthered her education by studying at Yale University School of Drama, she graduated in 1983. In 2007, she was given an ...
Full Name
Kate Burton
Net Worth
$12 Million
Date Of Birth
September 10, 1957
Place Of Birth
Geneva, Switzerland
Height
5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Profession
Screenwriter, Voice Actor, Film director
Education
Yale School of Drama, Yale University, Brown University
Spouse
Michael Ritchie
Children
Charlotte Ritchie, Morgan Ritchie
Parents
Richard Burton, Sybil Williams
Siblings
Liza Todd Burton, Amy Cristopher, Jessica Burton
IMDB
Awards
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In A Children/Youth/Family Special
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
Movies
127 Hours, Big Trouble in Little China, Swimfan, 2 Days in New York, Unfaithful, Remember Me, Barefoot, Max Payne, Sherrybaby, Puncture, Mariachi Gringo, Stay, Empire Falls, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, Liberal Arts, Bleeding Heart, The Ice Storm, Lovely by Surprise, Life with Mikey, Quid Pro Quo, W...
TV Shows
Monty, Ellis Island, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Home Fires
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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(Referring to her extended, rather bohemian family) "Basically, I'm part of this large, creative, mildly crazy, loosely connected loving family. But really, these days, who isn't?"
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(Describing her acting roles) "I'm usually the sweet wife. Or the sweet dead wife."
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Fact
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On Broadway, in the hit show "Spring Awakening" playing all the adult female roles. She had worked on the musical before when it was in workshop. [January 2008]
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Performing in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard in Boston's Huntington Theater. [January 2006]
Nominated for the 2005 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "The Constant Wife".
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She has an autistic sister, Jessica, and a half-sister, Amy Cristopher, from her mother's marriage to actor Jordan Christopher.
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Met future husband Michael Ritchie while she was making her Broadway debut in "Present Laughter" in 1982. He was the stage manager.
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Born in Switzerland, she was raised in Manhattan after her parents' famous divorce.
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Has retained her British citizenship, yet considers herself an American actress.
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At first intent on a diplomatic career, she majored in history and Russian studies at Brown University in Rhode Island, before being swayed by her acting heritage in her senior year. She went on to earn an MFA at the Yale School of Drama.
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Co-starred with her father, Richard Burton in the critically-received CBS miniseries Ellis Island (1984). He died shortly thereafter.
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Played the mother of Ellen Pompeo on TV show Grey's Anatomy (2005), although Kate was 12 years older than Ellen.
In 2002, she was nominated for two Tony Awards: as Best Actress (Play) for portraying the title character in a revival of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," and as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for a revival of "The Elephant Man". This made her one of only three actors (the others are Amanda Plummer and Dana Ivey) to be Tony-nominated for two acting awards in the same year.
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Studied at Yale University School of Drama, where she was a classmate of Jane Kaczmarek.
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Earned a BA in Russian studies and European history from Brown University.
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Husband, Michael Ritchie, is the director of Massachusetts' Williamstown Theatre Festival.
