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Kerry Washington
Born · January 31, 1977 (47 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States
Bio
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.
The Six Triple Eight
Charity Adams
7.2
2024
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
7.0
2021
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
Self
8.0
2021
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Helen Willis
6.5
2019
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
6.0
2017
Cars 3
Natalie Certain (voice)
6.9
2017
Confirmation
Anita Hill
6.9
2016
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
Self / Dr. Julianne Richards
8.2
2015
Peeples
Grace Peeples
5.5
2013
Girl Rising
Narrator - Nepal (voice)
7.0
2013
Django Unchained
Broomhilda von Shaft
8.2
2012
Wide-Awake
The Homeowner
5.8
2012
A Thousand Words
Caroline McCall
6.1
2012
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
Narrator
0.0
2011
Night Catches Us
Patricia Wilson
4.7
2010
For Colored Girls
Kelly / Blue
6.7
2010
Black Panther
Princess Shuri
5.9
2010
The People Speak
Self
6.9
2009
Mother and Child
Lucy
6.6
2009
Good Hair
Self
6.5
2009
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Marybeth
6.0
2009
Lakeview Terrace
Lisa Mattson
6.0
2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Zana Wilder
6.1
2008
Woman In Burka
Kerry
0.0
2008
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 1
Self
0.0
2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Alicia Masters
5.6
2007
Put It in a Book
Sheila
0.0
2007
I Think I Love My Wife
Nikki Tru
5.4
2007
The Dead Girl
Rosetta
6.0
2006
Little Man
Vanessa
5.9
2006
The Last King of Scotland
Kay Amin
7.4
2006
Wait
Maggie
0.0
2005
Fantastic Four
Alicia Masters
5.8
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Jasmine
6.7
2005
Sexual Life
Rosalie
5.0
2005
Ray
Della Bea Robinson
7.4
2004
She Hate Me
Fatima Goodrich
5.1
2004
Against the Ropes
Renee
5.0
2004
The Human Stain
Ellie
6.0
2003
The United States of Leland
Ayesha
6.5
2003
Bad Company
Julie
5.5
2002
Lift
Niecy
7.9
2001
Save the Last Dance
Chenille Reynolds
6.5
2001
Our Song
Lanisha Brown
6.6
2000
Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water - A Conversation with Robin Roberts
0.0
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 1
Herself
0.0
The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 3
Self
0.0
The Standard Deviants: The Wrinkle-Free World of English Composition
Self
0.0
The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 2
Self
0.0
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
0.0
American Son
Kendra Ellis-Connor
6.1
2019
24-7
0.0
UnPrisoned
Paige Alexander · (16 episodes)
6.9
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
(1 episode)
6.4
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
2022
The Prom
Mrs. Greene
6.1
2020
The Disney Holiday Singalong
Self
7.2
2020
One World: Together at Home
Self
7.0
2020
Shadow Force
Kyrah
0.0
The School for Good and Evil
Professor Dovey
7.0
2022
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Self - Host
3.0
2020
Little Fires Everywhere
Mia Warren · (8 episodes)
7.7
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
6.2
2019
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1.0
2018
Red Table Talk
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(1 episode)
6.6
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
6.6
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
5.4
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
Olivia Pope · (2 episodes)
7.9
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
5.8
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2014
The Details
Rebecca Mazzoni
6.0
2012
Scandal
Olivia Pope · (124 episodes)
7.2
2012
Black Panther
Princess Shuri (voice) · (6 episodes)
6.9
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
2009
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1
Actor
0.0
2007
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2
Actor
0.0
2007
Psych
Mira Gaffney · (1 episode)
7.9
2006
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · (3 episodes)
6.2
2004
Boston Legal
Chelina Hall · (5 episodes)
7.9
2004
Strip Search
6.2
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (5 episodes)
6.0
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Sin
Kassie
4.9
2003
The Guardian
(1 episode)
6.9
2001
100 Centre Street
(4 episodes)
7.7
2001
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2
Actor
0.0
2000
Deadline
(1 episode)
0.0
2000
Standard Deviants TV
Herself (voice, uncredited) · (1 episode)
0.0
2000
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
10.0
1999
The View
Self · (3 episodes)
4.4
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2
Herself
0.0
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Law & Order
Allie Lawrence · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
The Simpsons
Rayshelle Peyton (voice) · (7 episodes)
8.0
1989
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (4 episodes)
3.7
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Imperfect Women
(1 episode)
0.0
Saturday Night Live
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1975