Kerry Washington
Known For
Acting
Born
1977-01-31 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
Law & Order
as Allie Lawrence
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
Psych
as Mira Gaffney
Scandal
as Olivia Pope
The View
as Self
The View
as Self - Guest
How to Get Away with Murder
as Olivia Pope
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Boston Legal
as Chelina Hall