Kerry Washington

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-01-31 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York, USA

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 –...

Acting

2005

2004

Ray

as Della Bea Robinson

2002

Bad Company

as Julie

2004

She Hate Me

as Fatima Goodrich

2009

Good Hair

as Self

2004

2006

Little Man

as Vanessa

2008

Miracle at St. Anna

as Zana Wilder

2005

Fantastic Four

as Alicia Masters

2001

Save the Last Dance

as Chenille Reynolds

2008

Lakeview Terrace

as Lisa Mattson

2006

The Dead Girl

as Rosetta

2007

2009

2010

For Colored Girls

as Kelly / Blue

2000

Our Song

as Lanisha Brown

2010

Night Catches Us

as Patricia Wilson

2012

Django Unchained

as Broomhilda von Shaft

2012

A Thousand Words

as Caroline McCall

2013

Peeples

as Grace Peeples

2001

Lift

as Niecy

2013

Girl Rising

as Narrator - Nepal (voice)

2007

2008

2005

Wait

as Maggie

2024

The Six Triple Eight

as Charity Adams

2005

Sexual Life

as Rosalie

2009

2016

Confirmation

as Anita Hill

2003

2017

Cars 3

as Natalie Certain (voice)

2003

Sin

as Kassie

2017

The Words That Built America

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

2010

Black Panther

as Princess Shuri

2012

Wide-Awake

as The Homeowner

2019

American Son

as Kendra Ellis-Connor

2020

The Prom

as Mrs. Greene

2025

Shadow Force

as Kyrah

2022

2012

The Details

as Rebecca Mazzoni

1994

Production

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The Mothers

as Producer

2025

Shadow Force

as Producer

2024

Daughters

as Executive Producer

2016

Confirmation

as Executive Producer

2024

The Six Triple Eight

as Executive Producer

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24-7

as Producer

2020

The Fight

as Producer

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