Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington
Biography
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
Actor
as Kyrah
as Charity Adams
as Paige Alexander
as Professor Dovey
as Self
as Mrs. Greene
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Mia Warren
as Kendra Ellis-Connor
as Self
as Self
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
as Natalie Certain (voice)
as Anita Hill
as Self / Dr. Julianne Richards
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Olivia Pope
as Self
as Grace Peeples
as Narrator - Nepal (voice)
as Broomhilda von Shaft
as The Homeowner
as Rebecca Mazzoni
as Caroline McCall
as Olivia Pope
as Narrator
as Patricia Wilson
as Kelly / Blue
as Princess Shuri
as Princess Shuri (voice)
as Self
as Lucy
as Self
as Marybeth
as Self - Guest
as Lisa Mattson
as Zana Wilder
as Kerry
as Alicia Masters
as Sheila
as Nikki Tru
as Rosetta
as Vanessa
as Kay Amin
as Mira Gaffney
as Maggie
as Alicia Masters
as Jasmine
as Rosalie
as Della Bea Robinson
as Fatima Goodrich
as Renee
as Self - Guest Judge
as Chelina Hall
as Ellie
as Ayesha
as Kassie
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Julie
as Niecy
as Chenille Reynolds
as Lanisha Brown
as Herself (voice, uncredited)
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Allie Lawrence
as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Director
as Director
as Director
Writer
as Writer