Kate Burton is perhaps best known for standout roles in “Big Trouble in Little China” (1986), “Unfaithful” (2002), and “127 Hours” (2010). TV fans will recognize her as Ellis Grey from “Grey’s Anatomy” and Sally Langston in “Scandal,” both of which garnered her Emmy nominations. She also won a Daytime Emmy in 1996 for the afterschool special “Notes for My Daughter.” Burton’s latest role in “The Surrender” (2025) sees her as a mother confronting grief through a chilling resurrection ritual, proving once again she’s a master of emotional depth.