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Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Acting

Born: January 31, 1977The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. She was included in Time's 100 list of most influential people in 2014, and Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress in 2018. Washington gained wide recognition for starring as crisis management expert Olivia Pope in the ABC drama series Scandal (2012–2018). For her role, she was twice nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and once for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. She was further Emmy-nominated for her roles as Anita Hill in the HBO political film Confirmation (2016) and a troubled mother in the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020). Washington made her feature film debut acting in the drama Our Song (2000). She played Alicia Masters in the live-action Fantastic Four films of 2005 and 2007, and has taken roles in diverse films such as Ray (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), The Last King of Scotland (2006), I Think I Love My Wife (2007), Mother and Child (2009), For Colored Girls (2010), and Django Unchained (2012). In 2024, she portrayed Major Charity Adams in the war film The Six Triple Eight. On stage, she made her Broadway debut in David Mamet's play Race (2009). She returned to the Broadway stage starring in the Christopher Demos-Brown play American Son and reprised her role in the 2019 television adaptation on Netflix. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kerry Washington, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Vera Draven, Esq.

2025
Escape Room

Escape Room

2025
Netflix Tudum 2025

Netflix Tudum 2025

Self

2025
Shadow Force

Shadow Force

Kyrah

2025
The Six Triple Eight

The Six Triple Eight

Charity Adams

2024
The School for Good and Evil

The School for Good and Evil

Professor Dovey

2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

2021
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil

Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil

Self

2021
The Prom

The Prom

Mrs. Greene

2020
The Disney Holiday Singalong

The Disney Holiday Singalong

Self

2020
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy

Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy

Self - Host

2020
One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

Self

2020
American Son

American Son

Kendra Ellis-Connor

2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Helen Willis

2019
The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

2017
Cars 3

Cars 3

Natalie Certain (voice)

2017
Confirmation

Confirmation

Anita Hill

2016
Peeples

Peeples

Grace Peeples

2013
Girl Rising

Girl Rising

Narrator - Nepal (voice)

2013
Django Unchained

Django Unchained

Broomhilda von Shaft

2012
Wide-Awake

Wide-Awake

The Homeowner

2012
The Details

The Details

Rebecca Mazzoni

2012
A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

Caroline McCall

2012
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks

Olmsted and America's Urban Parks

Narrator

2011
Night Catches Us

Night Catches Us

Patricia Wilson

2010
For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

Kelly / Blue

2010
Black Panther

Black Panther

Princess Shuri

2010
The People Speak

The People Speak

Self

2009
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Lucy

2009
Good Hair

Good Hair

Self

2009
Life Is Hot in Cracktown

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

Marybeth

2009
Lakeview Terrace

Lakeview Terrace

Lisa Mattson

2008
Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

Zana Wilder

2008
Woman In Burka

Woman In Burka

Kerry

2008
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Alicia Masters

2007
Put It in a Book

Put It in a Book

Sheila

2007
I Think I Love My Wife

I Think I Love My Wife

Nikki Tru

2007
The Dead Girl

The Dead Girl

Rosetta

2006
The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland

Kay Amin

2006
Little Man

Little Man

Vanessa

2006
Wait

Wait

Maggie

2005
Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

Alicia Masters

2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Jasmine

2005
Sexual Life

Sexual Life

Rosalie

2005
Ray

Ray

Della Bea Robinson

2004
She Hate Me

She Hate Me

Fatima Goodrich

2004
Strip Search

Strip Search

2004
Against the Ropes

Against the Ropes

Renee

2004
The Human Stain

The Human Stain

Ellie

2003
The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland

Ayesha

2003
Sin

Sin

Kassie

2003
Bad Company

Bad Company

Julie

2002
Lift

Lift

Niecy

2001
Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance

Chenille Reynolds

2001
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2

The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2

Actor

2000
Our Song

Our Song

Lanisha Brown

2000
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2

The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2

Actor

1997
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1

The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1

Actor

1997
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2

The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2

Herself

1997

Magical Make-Over

Heather

1994