Kerry Washington
Acting
Born: January 31, 1977 (age 49) · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kerry Washington, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Django Unchained
2012
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
The Simpsons
1989
Fantastic Four
2005
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
Cars 3
2017
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
The Last King of Scotland
2006
Ray
2004
Little Man
2006
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
A Thousand Words
2012
Photos (9)
Movies (49)
Django Unchained
Broomhilda von Shaft
Cars 3
Natalie Certain (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Jasmine
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Vera Draven, Esq.
Fantastic Four
Alicia Masters
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Alicia Masters
Little Man
Vanessa
The School for Good and Evil
Professor Dovey
The Six Triple Eight
Charity Adams
Ray
Della Bea Robinson
Shadow Force
Kyrah
A Thousand Words
Caroline McCall
The Last King of Scotland
Kay Amin
Bad Company
Julie
The Prom
Mrs. Greene
Lakeview Terrace
Lisa Mattson
Save the Last Dance
Chenille Reynolds
The Human Stain
Ellie
The United States of Leland
Ayesha
The Dead Girl
Rosetta
Miracle at St. Anna
Zana Wilder
She Hate Me
Fatima Goodrich
I Think I Love My Wife
Nikki Tru
Mother and Child
Lucy
Wide-Awake
The Homeowner
For Colored Girls
Kelly / Blue
The Details
Rebecca Mazzoni
Sexual Life
Rosalie
Against the Ropes
Renee
Confirmation
Anita Hill
Night Catches Us
Patricia Wilson
Sin
Kassie
Peeples
Grace Peeples
Girl Rising
Narrator - Nepal (voice)
Escape Room
2025
Strip Search
2004
American Son
Kendra Ellis-Connor
Black Panther
Princess Shuri
Wait
Maggie
Our Song
Lanisha Brown
Woman In Burka
Kerry
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Helen Willis
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
Narrator
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Marybeth
Lift
Niecy
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2
Actor
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1
Actor
Put It in a Book
Sheila
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2
Actor
TV Shows (15)
The Simpsons
Rayshelle Peyton (voice) · 9 eps
Law & Order
Allie Lawrence · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
Psych
Mira Gaffney · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
1 eps
Scandal
Olivia Pope · 124 eps
Boston Legal
Chelina Hall · 5 eps
How to Get Away with Murder
Olivia Pope · 2 eps
The Guardian
Drea Westbrook · 1 eps
Imperfect Women
Eleanor · 8 eps
Little Fires Everywhere
Mia Warren · 8 eps
100 Centre Street
4 eps
UnPrisoned
Paige Alexander · 16 eps
Deadline
Tina Johnson · 1 eps
Black Panther
Princess Shuri (voice) · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (42)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 5 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 8 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host · 2 eps
The View
Self · 5 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · 3 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 4 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Clique
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 4 eps
Red Table Talk
Self · 1 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Standard Deviants TV
Self (voice, uncredited) · 1 eps
Standard Deviants TV
Herself · 3 eps
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self · 1 eps
The People Speak
Self
Good Hair
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
One World: Together at Home
Self
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
Self
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes
Self
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Self - Host
Misty Copeland
Self
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Disney Holiday Singalong
Self
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2
Herself
Upcoming (2)
Directing (2)
Writing (1)
Producing (13)
Imperfect Women
Executive Producer
Reasonable Doubt
Executive Producer
Little Fires Everywhere
Executive Producer
The Six Triple Eight
Executive Producer
Shadow Force
Producer
UnPrisoned
Executive Producer
Five Points
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Executive Producer
Confirmation
Executive Producer
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
Daughters
Executive Producer
American Son
Executive Producer
The Fight
Producer