Kerry Washington
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1977-01-31 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Kerry Marisa Washington
Biography
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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Known For
Law & Order
1990
as Allie Lawrence
The Simpsons
1989
as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
TV Shows (37)
Law & Order
1990
as Allie Lawrence
The Simpsons
1989
as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
Psych
2006
as Mira Gaffney
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Boston Legal
2004
as Chelina Hall
Scandal
2012
as Olivia Pope
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Olivia Pope
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest Host
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Guardian
2001
as Drea Westbrook
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Imperfect Women
2026
as Eleanor
100 Centre Street
2001
Red Table Talk
2018
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Little Fires Everywhere
2020
as Mia Warren
Deadline
2000
as Tina Johnson
UnPrisoned
2023
as Paige Alexander
Clique
2013
as Self - Guest
Black Panther
2010
as Princess Shuri (voice)
Standard Deviants TV
2000
as Self (voice, uncredited) / Herself
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018
as Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Presenter
Movies (64)
Django Unchained
2012
as Broomhilda von Shaft
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
as Vera Draven, Esq.
Cars 3
2017
as Natalie Certain (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
as Jasmine
Little Man
2006
as Vanessa
Fantastic Four
2005
as Alicia Masters
The School for Good and Evil
2022
as Professor Dovey
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
as Alicia Masters
Ray
2004
as Della Bea Robinson
Shadow Force
2025
as Kyrah
The Last King of Scotland
2006
as Kay Amin
A Thousand Words
2012
as Caroline McCall
The Six Triple Eight
2024
as Charity Adams
Lakeview Terrace
2008
as Lisa Mattson
Bad Company
2002
as Julie
The United States of Leland
2003
as Ayesha
Save the Last Dance
2001
as Chenille Reynolds
The Prom
2020
as Mrs. Greene
The Human Stain
2003
as Ellie
She Hate Me
2004
as Fatima Goodrich
Mother and Child
2009
as Lucy
For Colored Girls
2010
as Kelly / Blue
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
The Dead Girl
2006
as Rosetta
Confirmation
2016
as Anita Hill
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
as Self
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Zana Wilder
Girl Rising
2013
as Narrator - Nepal (voice)
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Nikki Tru
Sin
2003
as Kassie
The Details
2012
as Rebecca Mazzoni
Wide-Awake
2012
as The Homeowner
Against the Ropes
2004
as Renee
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Sexual Life
2005
as Rosalie
Animals
Good Hair
2009
as Self
Black Panther
2010
as Princess Shuri
The People Speak
2009
as Self
Strip Search
2004
Peeples
2013
as Grace Peeples
American Son
2019
as Kendra Ellis-Connor
Night Catches Us
2010
as Patricia Wilson
Our Song
2000
as Lanisha Brown
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
as Helen Willis
The Disney Holiday Singalong
2020
as Self
Put It in a Book
2007
as Sheila
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009
as Marybeth
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
2021
as Self
Lift
2001
as Niecy
24-7
Woman In Burka
2008
as Kerry
An Innocent Girl
Wait
2005
as Maggie
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
2011
as Narrator
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2
2000
as Actor
Escape Room
2025
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2
1997
as Actor
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1
1997
as Actor
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2
1997
as Herself
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
2020
as Self - Host
Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water - A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Magical Make-Over
1994
as Heather
About 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 f… With 101 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Kerry Washington has appeared in 64 films and 37 TV shows.
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- Django Unchained (2012) — as Broomhilda von Shaft
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) — as Vera Draven, Esq.
- Cars 3 (2017) — as Natalie Certain (voice)
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) — as Jasmine
- Little Man (2006) — as Vanessa
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