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Kate Burton Biography

Birth Name:
Katherine Burton
Birth Place:
Geneva, Switzerland
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Retained her British citizenship after her family moved to Manhattan, but considers herself to be an American actress
  • Made her silver-screen debut in 1969 in Anne of the Thousand Days, which starred her famous father, Richard
  • Was nominated for two Tony Awards in 2002 for her work in Hedda Gabler and The Elephant Man
  • Received an honorary doctorate from Brown University, her alma mater, in 2007
  • Portrayed all of the adult female roles in the 2008 hit Broadway show Spring Awakening
  • Narrated audio books for novels written by Patricia Cornwell, Lisa Scottoline, Iris Johansen and Dean Koontz

Awards

  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: nominated

Relationships