Kerry Washington
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
Washington made her feature film debut acting in the drama Our Song (2000). She played Alicia Masters in the live-action Fantastic Four films of 2005 and 2007, and has taken roles in diverse films such as Ray (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), The Last King of Scotland (2006), I Think I Love My Wife (2007), Mother and Child (2009), For Colored Girls (2010), and Django Unchained (2012). In 2024, she portrayed Major Charity Adams in the war film The Six Triple Eight.
On stage, she made her Broadway debut in David Mamet's play Race (2009). She returned to the Broadway stage starring in the Christopher Demos-Brown play American Son and reprised her role in the 2019 television adaptation on Netflix.
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Born
Jan 31, 1977
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
66 acting
13 crew
Popularity
3.3
Known For
Django Unchained
2012
as Broomhilda von Shaft
Cars 3
2017
as Natalie Certain (voice)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
as Vera Draven, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
as Jasmine
Fantastic Four
2005
as Alicia Masters
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
as Alicia Masters
Little Man
2006
as Vanessa
The Six Triple Eight
2024
as Charity Adams
The School for Good and Evil
2022
as Professor Dovey
Shadow Force
2025
as Kyrah
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