Actor

Kerry Washington

January 31, 1977 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Notable work

8.2
Django Unchained (2012)
as Broomhilda von Shaft
6.7
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
as Jasmine
8
The Simpsons (1989)
as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
5.8
Fantastic Four (2005)
as Alicia Masters
5.6
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
as Alicia Masters
6.9
Cars 3 (2017)
as Natalie Certain (voice)
7.2
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
as Vera Draven, Esq.
7.4
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
as Kay Amin
7.5
Ray (2004)
as Della Bea Robinson
5.9
Little Man (2006)
as Vanessa
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
as Olivia Pope
6.1
A Thousand Words (2012)
as Caroline McCall

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