Kerry Washington
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.
Known For
Kay Amin
The Last King of Scotland
Jasmine
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Della Bea Robinson
Ray
Julie
Bad Company
Alicia Masters
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fatima Goodrich
She Hate Me
Self
Christoph Waltz - Der Charme des Bösen
Self
Good Hair
Renee
Against the Ropes
Vanessa
Little Man
Zana Wilder
Miracle at St. Anna
Alicia Masters
Fantastic Four
Chenille Reynolds
Save the Last Dance
Lisa Mattson
Lakeview Terrace
Rosetta
The Dead Girl
Ayesha
The United States of Leland
Nikki Tru
I Think I Love My Wife
Lucy
Mother and Child
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Kelly / Blue
For Colored Girls
Lanisha Brown
Our Song
Broomhilda von Shaft
Django Unchained
Patricia Wilson
Night Catches Us
Caroline McCall
A Thousand Words
Grace Peeples
Peeples
Niecy
Lift
Narrator - Nepal (voice)
Girl Rising
Sheila
Put It in a Book
Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water - A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Kerry
Woman In Burka
Maggie
Wait
Marybeth
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Charity Adams
The Six Triple Eight
Herself
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 1
Rosalie
Sexual Life
Self
The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 3
Self
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 1
Self
The Standard Deviants: The Wrinkle-Free World of English Composition
Self
The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 2
Self
The People Speak
Anita Hill
Confirmation
Vera Draven
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Ellie
The Human Stain
Narrator
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
Herself
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2
Natalie Certain (voice)
Cars 3
Kassie
Sin
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
The Words That Built America
Princess Shuri
Black Panther
The Homeowner
Wide-Awake
Helen Willis
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Kendra Ellis-Connor
American Son
24-7
Mrs. Greene
The Prom
Self
One World: Together at Home
Kyrah
Shadow Force
Self - Host
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Strip Search
Self
The Disney Holiday Singalong
Actor
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1
Actor
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2
Actor
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2
Professor Dovey
The School for Good and Evil
Rebecca Mazzoni
The Details
Animals
Heather
Magical Make-Over
Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
Escape Room
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Female
Birthday
1977-01-31
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Kerry Marisa Washington