Was born on September 10, 1957 in Geneva, Switzerland, the daughter of producer Sybil Burton (née Williams) and actor Richard Burton. She was the stepdaughter of actress Elizabeth Taylor and Jordan Christopher. Burton earned a bachelor's degree in Russian studies and European history from Brown University in 1979. She also studied at Yale University School of Drama in 1983. In 2007, Burton was given an honorary doctorate from Brown University.
Burton is married to Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director of the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles and one of the producers of the Broadway musicals The Drowsy Chaperone and Curtains. They have two children, a son Morgan (born in 1988) and a daughter Charlotte (born in 1998).
Burton is married to Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director of the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles and one of the producers of the Broadway musicals The Drowsy Chaperone and Curtains. They have two children, a son Morgan (born in 1988) and a daughter Charlotte (born in 1998).
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