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Kate Burton (golfer)
Kate Burton may refer to: *Kate Burton (actress) (born 1957), American actress of stage and television *Kate Burton (aid worker) (born 1981), British aid worker who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip in December 2005 and released later that month See also * Catherine Burton (other) *Katherine Burton (1890–1969), US Catholic convert and biographer {{hndis, name=Burton, Kate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Burton (actress)
Katherine Burton is a British/Swiss actress, the daughter of Welsh actors Richard Burton and Sybil Christopher. On television, Burton received critical acclaim as Ellis Grey in the Shonda Rhimes drama series '' Grey's Anatomy'', and as Vice President Sally Langston on '' Scandal''. She has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards. Early life Burton was born in Geneva, Switzerland, the daughter of Welsh parents, producer Sybil Burton (née Williams) and actor Richard Burton. She was thus the stepdaughter of Elizabeth Taylor and of Sybil's second husband Jordan Christopher, both actors. Burton earned a bachelor's degree in Russian Studies and European History from Brown University in 1979, where she was on the board of Production Workshop, one of the university's student theater groups, and a master's degree from Yale School of Drama in 1982. Brown awarded Burton an honorary doctorate in 2007. Career Stage work Burton's first notable role o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Burton (aid Worker)
Kate Burton (born 1981) is an English aid worker who was kidnapped together with her parents from the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on 28 December 2005. Background Seven kidnappers, armed with automatic rifles, pulled over the car occupied by Kate Burton and her parents, Hugh and Win Burton, and then bundled them into a white vehicle on 28 December 2005, while she was showing her parents around the Palestinian town of Rafah close to the border with Egypt. The Palestinian authorities stepped up efforts to find the three persons by setting up road blocks in the area. The militant group al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades condemned the kidnappings. There were also public protests in Gaza calling for their release. Palestinian mediators said on 30 December, that they expected the hostages to be released shortly. Subsequently, all three hostages were released on 30 December, following the release of a video by the kidnappers over the internet. No ransom was paid for the release of the hostage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Burton (other)
Catherine Burton may refer to: *Katherine Burton, religious biographer and social activist *Cathy Burton, fictional character in novel, ''This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall'' * Catharine Burton, nun See also *Kate Burton (other) Kate Burton may refer to: *Kate Burton (actress) (born 1957), American actress of stage and television * Kate Burton (aid worker) (born 1981), British aid worker who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip in December 2005 and released later that month Se ... * Burton (surname) {{hndis, Burton, Catherine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |