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Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington
Washington in 2013
Born
Kerry Marisa Washington

(1977-01-31) January 31, 1977 (age 47)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materGeorge Washington University
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children2
AwardsFull list

Kerry Marisa Washington[1] (born January 31, 1977)[2][3][4] is an American actress. She gained wide public recognition for starring as crisis management expert Olivia Pope in the ABC drama series Scandal (2012–2018).[5] 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.[6] In 2018, Forbes named her the eighth highest-paid television actress.[7] Washington has won a Primetime Emmy Award and five NAACP Image Awards, including The President's Award.

  1. ^ Finn, Natalie (July 3, 2013). "Kerry Washington & Nnamdi Asomugha's Secret Wedding—See Their Marriage Certificate!". E! News. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "On This Day". The New York Times. January 31, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2009.
  3. ^ Finn, Natalie (May 2, 2014). "Kerry Washington Is a Mom! Check Out Baby Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha's Birth Certificate". E! News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016. Sidebar: Certificate of Live Birth: Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha (County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health). Gives Kerry Washington birth date. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016.
  4. ^ Note: FilmReference.com states "Born January 5, 1977 (some sources cite 1975)...." at "Kerry Washington Biography (1977?- )". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Bricker, Tierney (May 13, 2011). "ABC picks up 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Good Christian Belles' and ten more". Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  6. ^ "Kerry Washington 2014 Time". April 24, 2014. Archived from the original on April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  7. ^ Robehmed, Natalie (October 25, 2018). "Highest-Paid TV Actresses 2018: Sofia Vergara Tops Ranking Again With $42.5 Million". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.

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