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.

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Birthday: January 31, 1977

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland

2006-01-12

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005-06-07

Ray
Ray

2004-10-29

Bad Company
Bad Company

2002-06-07

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

2007-06-13

She Hate Me
She Hate Me

2004-07-30

Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil

2021-10-02

Good Hair
Good Hair

2009-10-09

Against the Ropes
Against the Ropes

2004-02-20

Little Man
Little Man

2006-08-31

Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna

2008-09-15

Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four

2005-06-29

Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance

2001-01-12

Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace

2008-09-19

The Dead Girl
The Dead Girl

2006-11-07

The United States of Leland
The United States of Leland

2003-05-15

I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife

2007-03-07

Mother and Child
Mother and Child

2009-11-07

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021-11-20

For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls

2010-11-05

Our Song
Our Song

2000-01-21

Night Catches Us
Night Catches Us

2010-12-03

Django Unchained
Django Unchained

2012-12-25

A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words

2012-03-07

Peeples
Peeples

2013-05-09

Lift
Lift

2001-01-20

Girl Rising
Girl Rising

2013-03-07

Put It in a Book
Put It in a Book

2007-06-09

Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water - A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water - A Conversation with Robin Roberts

Woman In Burka
Woman In Burka

2008-01-01

Wait
Wait

2005-10-06

Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Life Is Hot in Cracktown

2009-06-26

The Six Triple Eight
The Six Triple Eight

2024-12-06

The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 1
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 1

Sexual Life
Sexual Life

2005-01-05

The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 1
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 1

2007-08-28

The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 3
The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 3

The Standard Deviants: The Wrinkle-Free World of English Composition
The Standard Deviants: The Wrinkle-Free World of English Composition

The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 2
The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 2

The People Speak
The People Speak

2009-12-13

Confirmation
Confirmation

2016-04-16

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

The Human Stain
The Human Stain

2003-10-29

Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks

2011-04-17

The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2

1997-01-01

Cars 3
Cars 3

2017-06-15

Sin
Sin

2003-01-01

The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America

2017-07-04

Black Panther
Black Panther

2010-01-18

Wide-Awake
Wide-Awake

2012-12-07

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

2019-05-22

American Son
American Son

2019-09-12

24-7
24-7

The Prom
The Prom

2020-12-02

One World: Together at Home
One World: Together at Home

2020-04-18

Shadow Force
Shadow Force

Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy

2020-10-29

Strip Search
Strip Search

2004-04-27

The Disney Holiday Singalong
The Disney Holiday Singalong

2020-11-30

The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1

2007-08-28

The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2

2000-12-12

The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2

2007-08-28

The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil

2022-10-19

The Details
The Details

2012-11-02

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