Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

  • Birthday: 1977-01-31
  • Place of birth: Bronx, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Κέρι Ουάσινγκτον

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.

Filmography

Our Song

2000

As Lanisha Brown

Lift

2001

As Niecy

Life Is Hot in Cracktown

2009

As Marybeth

Confirmation

2016

As Anita Hill

American Son

2019

As Kendra Ellis-Connor

24-7

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As

Ray

2004

As Della Bea Robinson

She Hate Me

2004

As Fatima Goodrich

Night Catches Us

2010

As Patricia Wilson

A Thousand Words

2012

As Caroline McCall

Peeples

2013

As Grace Peeples

Shadow Force

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As Kyrah

Little Man

2006

As Vanessa

Save the Last Dance

2001

As Chenille Reynolds

Lakeview Terrace

2008

As Lisa Mattson

I Think I Love My Wife

2007

As Nikki Tru

Mother and Child

2009

As Lucy

The School for Good and Evil

2022

As Professor Dovey

The Details

2012

As Rebecca Mazzoni

Put It in a Book

2007

As Sheila

Django Unchained

2012

As Broomhilda von Shaft

Sin

2003

As Kassie

Black Panther

2010

As Princess Shuri

The Prom

2020

As Mrs. Greene

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2005

As Jasmine

The Last King of Scotland

2006

As Kay Amin

Wide-Awake

2012

As The Homeowner

Wait

2005

As Maggie

Bad Company

2002

As Julie

For Colored Girls

2010

As Kelly / Blue

Against the Ropes

2004

As Renee

Fantastic Four

2005

As Alicia Masters

The People Speak

2009

As Self

Girl Rising

2013

As Narrator - Nepal (voice)

Cars 3

2017

As Natalie Certain (voice)

Sexual Life

2005

As Rosalie

Woman In Burka

2008

As Kerry

Miracle at St. Anna

2008

As Zana Wilder

The Dead Girl

2006

As Rosetta

The Human Stain

2003

As Ellie

Strip Search

2004

As

Killers Kill, Dead Men Die

2007

As The Debutante

Good Hair

2009

As Herself

The Words That Built America

2017

As Reader - Declaration of Independence

Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

2015

As Self / Dr. Julianne Richards

Production

Confirmation

2016

As Executive Producer

24-7

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As Producer

The Fight

2020

As Producer

The Mothers

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As Producer

From the Desk of Zoe Washington

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As Executive Producer

Shadow Force

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As Producer

Six Triple Eight

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As Executive Producer

Daughters

2024

As Executive Producer

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