Swiss-born Welsh-American actress Kate Burton is the daughter of Welsh actors Richard Burton and Sybil Williams. She graduated Brown University (1979), majoring in Russian studies and European history. She served on the board of 'Production Workshop', the university's student-run theater group. She earned her master's at Yale Drama School (1983). She received an honorary doctorate from Brown University (2007). Her dedicated stage, film and television work earned a number of awards and nominations.
(Describing her acting roles) "I'm usually the sweet wife. Or the sweet
dead wife."
(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?"