Kerry Washington

Acting · Born 1977-01-31 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography

• The Last King of Scotland as Kay Amin
• Ray as Della Bea Robinson
• Django Unchained as Broomhilda von Shaft
• The Six Triple Eight as Charity Adams
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as Vera Draven, Esq.
• The School for Good and Evil as Professor Dovey
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Jasmine
• Bad Company as Julie
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Alicia Masters
• She Hate Me as Fatima Goodrich

TV

• Boston Legal as Chelina Hall
• Psych as Mira Gaffney
• The Simpsons as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
• How to Get Away with Murder as Olivia Pope
• The Guardian as Drea Westbrook
• The View as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
• Black Panther as Princess Shuri (voice)
• Scandal as Olivia Pope
• The Alec Baldwin Show as Self