Kerry Washington

Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress, producer, and director. She gained wide public 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. Her portrayal of Anita Hill in the HBO television political thriller film Confirmation (2016), and her role as Mia Warren in the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020), both earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. In film, Washington is known for her roles as Della Bea Robinson in Ray (2004), as Kay in The Last King of Scotland (2006), as Alicia Masters in the live-action Fantastic Four films of 2005 and 2007, and as Broomhilda von Shaft in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012). She has also starred in the independent films Our Song (2000), The Dead Girl (2006), Mother and Child (2009), Night Catches Us (2010), and American Son (2019). Time magazine included Washington in its Time 100 list of most influential people in 2014. In 2018, Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress. Washington has won a Primetime Emmy Award and five NAACP Image Awards, including The President's Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kerry Washington, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Homepage https://kerrywashington.com/
Birth Location Bronx, New York, USA
Born 1977-01-31

Movies

The School for Good and Evil as Professor Dovey
2022
The Prom as Mrs. Greene
2020
American Son as Kendra Ellis-Connor
2019
The Words That Built America as Reader - Declaration of Independence
2017
Cars 3 as Natalie Certain (voice)
2017
Confirmation as Anita Hill
2016
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self / Dr. Julianne Richards
2015
Peeples as Grace Peeples
2013
Girl Rising as Narrator - Nepal (voice)
2013
Django Unchained as Broomhilda von Shaft
2012
Wide-Awake as The Homeowner
2012
The Details as Rebecca Mazzoni
2012
A Thousand Words as Caroline McCall
2012
Night Catches Us as Patricia Wilson
2010
For Colored Girls as Kelly / Blue
2010
Black Panther as Princess Shuri
2010
2009
2009
Good Hair as Herself
2009
2009
Lakeview Terrace as Lisa Mattson
2008
Miracle at St. Anna as Zana Wilder
2008
Woman In Burka as Kerry
2008
Put It in a Book as Sheila
2007
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die as The Debutante
2007
I Think I Love My Wife as Nikki Tru
2007
The Dead Girl as Rosetta
2006
Little Man as Vanessa
2006
2006
Wait as Maggie
2005
Fantastic Four as Alicia Masters
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Jasmine
2005
Sexual Life as Rosalie
2005
Ray as Della Bea Robinson
2004
She Hate Me as Fatima Goodrich
2004
2004
The Human Stain as Ellie
2003
Sin as Kassie
2003
Bad Company as Julie
2002
Lift as Niecy
2001
Save the Last Dance as Chenille Reynolds
2001
Our Song as Lanisha Brown
2000
Shadow Force as Kyrah
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Movies

Daughters Executive Producer
2024
The Fight Producer
2020
Confirmation Executive Producer
2016
Six Triple Eight Executive Producer
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Shadow Force Producer
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington Executive Producer
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The Mothers Producer
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24-7 Producer
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