Kerry Washington
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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Credits
- 2025 · Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as
- 2024 · The Six Triple Eight as Charity Adams
- 2023 · UnPrisoned as Paige Alexander
- 2022 · The School for Good and Evil as Professor Dovey
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil as Self
- 2020 · The Prom as Mrs. Greene
- 2020 · The Disney Holiday Singalong as Self
- 2020 · Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy as Self - Host
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2020 · Little Fires Everywhere as Mia Warren
- 2019 · American Son as Kendra Ellis-Connor
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" as Helen Willis
- 2018 · The Alec Baldwin Show as Self
- 2018 · Red Table Talk as Self
- 2017 · The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- 2017 · Cars 3 as Natalie Certain (voice)
- 2016 · Confirmation as Anita Hill
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self / Dr. Julianne Richards
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Olivia Pope
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Peeples as Grace Peeples
- 2013 · Girl Rising as Narrator - Nepal (voice)
- 2012 · Django Unchained as Broomhilda von Shaft
- 2012 · Wide-Awake as The Homeowner
- 2012 · The Details as Rebecca Mazzoni
- 2012 · Scandal as Olivia Pope
- 2012 · A Thousand Words as Caroline McCall
- 2011 · Olmsted and America's Urban Parks as Narrator
- 2010 · Night Catches Us as Patricia Wilson
- 2010 · For Colored Girls as Kelly / Blue
- 2010 · Black Panther as Princess Shuri
- 2010 · Black Panther as Princess Shuri (voice)
- 2009 · The People Speak as Self
- 2009 · Mother and Child as Lucy
- 2009 · Good Hair as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Life Is Hot in Cracktown as Marybeth
- 2008 · Lakeview Terrace as Lisa Mattson
- 2008 · Miracle at St. Anna as Zana Wilder
- 2008 · Woman In Burka as Kerry
- 2007 · The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 1 as Self
- 2007 · The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1 as Actor
- 2007 · The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2 as Actor
- 2007 · Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as Alicia Masters
- 2007 · Put It in a Book as Sheila
- 2007 · I Think I Love My Wife as Nikki Tru
- 2006 · The Dead Girl as Rosetta
- 2006 · Little Man as Vanessa
- 2006 · Psych as Mira Gaffney
- 2006 · The Last King of Scotland as Kay Amin
- 2005 · Wait as Maggie
- 2005 · Fantastic Four as Alicia Masters
- 2005 · Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Jasmine
- 2005 · Sexual Life as Rosalie
- 2004 · Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
- 2004 · Ray as Della Bea Robinson
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Chelina Hall
- 2004 · She Hate Me as Fatima Goodrich
- 2004 · Strip Search as
- 2004 · Against the Ropes as Renee
- 2003 · The Human Stain as Ellie
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · The United States of Leland as Ayesha
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Sin as Kassie
- 2002 · Bad Company as Julie
- 2001 · The Guardian as
- 2001 · Lift as Niecy
- 2001 · 100 Centre Street as
- 2001 · Save the Last Dance as Chenille Reynolds
- 2000 · Standard Deviants TV as Herself (voice, uncredited)
- 2000 · Our Song as Lanisha Brown
- Future · The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 3 as Self
- Future · Imperfect Women as
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 2 as Self
- Future · The Standard Deviants: The Wrinkle-Free World of English Composition as Self
- 2000 · The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2 as Actor
- 2000 · Deadline as
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- Future · 24-7 as
- 1997 · The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2 as Herself
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1990 · Law & Order as Allie Lawrence
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- Future · Shadow Force as Kyrah
- Future · Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water - A Conversation with Robin Roberts as
- Future · The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 1 as Herself