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). 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 mother in the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020).
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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Acting
Movie
Django Unchained
as Broomhilda von Shaft
2012
Movie
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Jasmine
2005
TV
The Simpsons
as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
1989
Movie
Fantastic Four
as Alicia Masters
2005
Movie
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
as Alicia Masters
2007
Movie
Cars 3
as Natalie Certain (voice)
2017
Movie
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
as Vera Draven, Esq.
2025
Movie
The Last King of Scotland
as Kay Amin
2006
Movie
Ray
as Della Bea Robinson
2004
Movie
Little Man
as Vanessa
2006
TV
How to Get Away with Murder
as Olivia Pope
2014
Movie
A Thousand Words
as Caroline McCall
2012
Movie
The School for Good and Evil
as Professor Dovey
2022
Movie
Save the Last Dance
as Chenille Reynolds
2001
Movie
Lakeview Terrace
as Lisa Mattson
2008
TV
Psych
as Mira Gaffney
2006
Movie
Bad Company
as Julie
2002
Movie
The Prom
as Mrs. Greene
2020
TV
Law & Order
as Allie Lawrence
1990
Movie
The Six Triple Eight
as Charity Adams
2024
TV
Scandal
as Olivia Pope
2012
Movie
The Human Stain
as Ellie
2003
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
TV
Little Fires Everywhere
as Mia Warren
2020
Crew
Movie
The Six Triple Eight
Executive Producer
2024
TV
Little Fires Everywhere
Executive Producer
2020
Movie
Shadow Force
Producer
2025
TV
Insecure
Director
2016
Movie
Confirmation
Executive Producer
2016
TV
Reasonable Doubt
Executive Producer
2022
TV
Imperfect Women
Executive Producer
2026
Movie
Daughters
Executive Producer
2024
TV
UnPrisoned
Executive Producer
2023
Movie
The Fight
Producer
2020
Movie
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
2019
TV
Five Points
Writer
2018