Kate Burton to return in Season 18 as Ellis Gray – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Last season, as Ellen Pompeo’s Meredith Gray battled Covid, Grey’s Anatomy introduced a dreamy beach motif that reunited Meredith with beloved dead characters from the show, Derek, George, Mark, and Meredith’s sister, Lexie. Meredith’s late mother Ellis Gray was not on the recurring theme, but she will be on the screenplay for the next season of the ABC medical drama, which has just started production.

Kate Burton is set to reprise her role as Dr Ellis Gray in several episodes, starting with the Season 18 premiere which aired on September 30. Since the beach streak ended when Meredith woke up towards the end of last season, it’s unclear how Ellis Gray will be reintroduced to the show. Ellis was last seen in the 2019 Season 15 episode “Blood and Water,” appearing to Meredith in a dream.

Ellis, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, died in season 3.

Burton directed a total of 23 episodes of Grey’s Anatomy to date as a guest star / recurring, earning two Emmy nominations for her role. Her third Emmy nomination so far has come for another Shondaland ABC drama, Scandal.

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Burton will be seen in the next Hulu limited series The dropout. His recent TV credits also include recurring roles on The CW. Charm and Super girl and CBS All Access’ Strange angel.

On stage, Tony-nominated Burton recently appeared in Storm at the Old Globe in San Diego and with Kevin Kline on Broadway in Present laughing. His feature film credits include 2019 Where have you been, Bernadette.

Grey’s Anatomy, ABC’s oldest and highest rated scripted series premiered and is produced by Shonda Rhimes. Krista Vernoff is a showrunner and executive producer. Betsy Beers and Mark Gordon are executive producers. Debbie Allen is the production manager and executive producer. Grey’s Anatomy is produced by ABC Signature, a division of Disney Television Studios.