The Story of a Mother

the cast

Kate Burton (Night):

Kate Burton Kate is the daughter of famed actor Richard Burton. On Broadway, she has appeared in Hedda Gabler, (2002 Tony Award nomination), The Elephant Man (2002 Tony Award nomination), Alice in Wonderland, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, An American Daughter, Company, Jake’s Women, Some American’s Abroad, (garnering a Drama Desk nomination), Wild Honey, Doonesbury, and Present Laughter, (winning a Theatre World Award). Off-Broadway, she has been seen in London Suite, Measure for Measure, and Winners. On television, Burton’s roles have included the title role in Alice in Wonderland, (1983), starring opposite her father, and turns in The Practice, Ellen Foster, Love Matters, Ellis Island, Evergreen, Home Fires, and Notes For My Daughter (winning an Emmy Award). A Counselor at Actors' Equity Association, Burton continues to appear on stage and in a growing list of high profile films including The Ice Storm, Swimfan, Unfaithful, Obsessed, Law and Order Armed Forces, and Celebrity, Big Trouble in Little China, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Love Matters, and August. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.