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.
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| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Django Unchained | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Django Unchained | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Django Unchained | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Django Unchained | Nominated |
Scandal
as Olivia Pope
Episodes: 124
First Aired: Apr 05, 2012
UnPrisoned
as Paige Alexander
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Mar 10, 2023
Little Fires Everywhere
as Mia Warren
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Mar 18, 2020
The Simpsons
as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Black Panther
as Princess Shuri (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 16, 2010
Boston Legal
as Chelina Hall
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Oct 03, 2004
How to Get Away with Murder
as Olivia Pope
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 25, 2014
Psych
as Mira Gaffney
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 07, 2006
Law & Order
as Allie Lawrence
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1990
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 21, 2003
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 15, 1981
100 Centre Street
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 15, 2001
The View
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Dec 01, 2004
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Guardian
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 2001
Deadline
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
The Alec Baldwin Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 2018
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 01, 1999
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Red Table Talk
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 07, 2018
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The View
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
Imperfect Women
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Standard Deviants TV
as Herself (voice, uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2000
Saturday Night Live
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Sherri
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
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