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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Character:Vera Draven, Esq.
Release Date:26/11/2025
Escape Room
Character:
Release Date:22/08/2025
Netflix Tudum 2025
Character:Self
Release Date:30/05/2025
Shadow Force
Character:Kyrah
Release Date:01/05/2025
The Six Triple Eight
Character:Charity Adams
Release Date:06/12/2024
The School for Good and Evil
Character:Professor Dovey
Release Date:19/10/2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2021
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/2021
The Prom
Character:Mrs. Greene
Release Date:02/12/2020
The Disney Holiday Singalong
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/2020
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:29/10/2020
One World: Together at Home
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2020
American Son
Character:Kendra Ellis-Connor
Release Date:12/09/2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Character:Helen Willis
Release Date:22/05/2019
The Words That Built America
Character:Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Release Date:04/07/2017
Cars 3
Character:Natalie Certain (voice)
Release Date:15/06/2017
Confirmation
Character:Anita Hill
Release Date:16/04/2016
Peeples
Character:Grace Peeples
Release Date:09/05/2013
Girl Rising
Character:Narrator - Nepal (voice)
Release Date:07/03/2013
Django Unchained
Character:Broomhilda von Shaft
Release Date:25/12/2012
Wide-Awake
Character:The Homeowner
Release Date:07/12/2012
The Details
Character:Rebecca Mazzoni
Release Date:02/11/2012
A Thousand Words
Character:Caroline McCall
Release Date:07/03/2012
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
Character:Narrator
Release Date:17/04/2011
Night Catches Us
Character:Patricia Wilson
Release Date:03/12/2010
For Colored Girls
Character:Kelly / Blue
Release Date:05/11/2010
Black Panther
Character:Princess Shuri
Release Date:18/01/2010
The People Speak
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2009
Mother and Child
Character:Lucy
Release Date:07/11/2009
Good Hair
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/2009
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Character:Marybeth
Release Date:26/06/2009
Lakeview Terrace
Character:Lisa Mattson
Release Date:19/09/2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Character:Zana Wilder
Release Date:15/09/2008
Woman In Burka
Character:Kerry
Release Date:01/01/2008
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 1
Character:Self
Release Date:28/08/2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Character:Alicia Masters
Release Date:13/06/2007
Put It in a Book
Character:Sheila
Release Date:09/06/2007
I Think I Love My Wife
Character:Nikki Tru
Release Date:07/03/2007
The Dead Girl
Character:Rosetta
Release Date:07/11/2006
The Last King of Scotland
Character:Kay Amin
Release Date:27/09/2006
Little Man
Character:Vanessa
Release Date:31/08/2006
Wait
Character:Maggie
Release Date:06/10/2005
Fantastic Four
Character:Alicia Masters
Release Date:29/06/2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character:Jasmine
Release Date:07/06/2005
Sexual Life
Character:Rosalie
Release Date:05/01/2005
Ray
Character:Della Bea Robinson
Release Date:29/10/2004
She Hate Me
Character:Fatima Goodrich
Release Date:30/07/2004
Strip Search
Character:
Release Date:27/04/2004
Against the Ropes
Character:Renee
Release Date:20/02/2004
The Human Stain
Character:Ellie
Release Date:29/10/2003
The United States of Leland
Character:Ayesha
Release Date:15/05/2003
Sin
Character:Kassie
Release Date:01/01/2003
Bad Company
Character:Julie
Release Date:07/06/2002
Lift
Character:Niecy
Release Date:20/01/2001
Save the Last Dance
Character:Chenille Reynolds
Release Date:12/01/2001
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2
Character:Actor
Release Date:12/12/2000
Our Song
Character:Lanisha Brown
Release Date:21/01/2000
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1
Character:Actor
Release Date:20/01/1997
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2
Character:Actor
Release Date:20/01/1997
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2
Character:Herself
Release Date:01/01/1997
Magical Make-Over
Character:Heather
Release Date:08/12/1994
Television Appearances
Imperfect Women
Character:
UnPrisoned
Character:Paige Alexander
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Little Fires Everywhere
Character:Mia Warren
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
Character:Self
Red Table Talk
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
How to Get Away with Murder
Character:Olivia Pope
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Clique
Character:Self - Guest
Scandal
Character:Olivia Pope
Black Panther
Character:Princess Shuri (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Psych
Character:Mira Gaffney
Project Runway
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Boston Legal
Character:Chelina Hall
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest Host
The Guardian
Character:Drea Westbrook
100 Centre Street
Character:
Deadline
Character:
Standard Deviants TV
Character:Herself (voice, uncredited)
Standard Deviants TV
Character:Herself
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The View
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Law & Order
Character:Allie Lawrence
The Simpsons
Character:Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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