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.
The Last King of Scotland
(Kay Amin)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
(Jasmine)
Ray
(Della Bea Robinson)
Bad Company
(Julie)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
(Alicia Masters)
She Hate Me
(Fatima Goodrich)
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
(Self)
Good Hair
(Self)
Against the Ropes
(Renee)
Little Man
(Vanessa)
Miracle at St. Anna
(Zana Wilder)
Fantastic Four
(Alicia Masters)
Save the Last Dance
(Chenille Reynolds)
Lakeview Terrace
(Lisa Mattson)
The Dead Girl
(Rosetta)
The United States of Leland
(Ayesha)
I Think I Love My Wife
(Nikki Tru)
Mother and Child
(Lucy)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Self)
For Colored Girls
(Kelly / Blue)
Our Song
(Lanisha Brown)
Night Catches Us
(Patricia Wilson)
Django Unchained
(Broomhilda von Shaft)
Peeples
(Grace Peeples)
A Thousand Words
(Caroline McCall)
Lift
(Niecy)
Girl Rising
(Narrator - Nepal (voice))
Put It in a Book
(Sheila)
Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water - A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Woman In Burka
(Kerry)
Wait
(Maggie)
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
(Marybeth)
The Six Triple Eight
(Charity Adams)
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 1
(Herself)
Sexual Life
(Rosalie)
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 1
(Self)
The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 3
(Self)
The Standard Deviants: The Wrinkle-Free World of English Composition
(Self)
The Standard Deviants: The Deep-Fried World of Organic Chemistry, Part 2
(Self)
The People Speak
(Self)
Confirmation
(Anita Hill)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
(Vera Draven, Esq.)
The Human Stain
(Ellie)
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
(Narrator)
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2
(Herself)
Cars 3
(Natalie Certain (voice))
Sin
(Kassie)
The Words That Built America
(Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence)
Black Panther
(Princess Shuri)
Wide-Awake
(The Homeowner)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
(Helen Willis)
American Son
(Kendra Ellis-Connor)
24-7
The Prom
(Mrs. Greene)
One World: Together at Home
(Self)
Shadow Force
(Kyrah)
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
(Self - Host)
Strip Search
The Disney Holiday Singalong
(Self)
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1
(Actor)
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2
(Actor)
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2
(Actor)
The School for Good and Evil
(Professor Dovey)
The Details
(Rebecca Mazzoni)
Animals
Magical Make-Over
(Heather)
Netflix Tudum 2025
(Self)
Escape Room
The Guardian
(Drea Westbrook)
The View
(Self)
Deadline
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Boston Legal
(Chelina Hall)
Black Panther
(Princess Shuri (voice))
Scandal
(Olivia Pope)
The Alec Baldwin Show
(Self)
Psych
(Mira Gaffney)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Teen Choice Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Red Table Talk
(Self)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self - Guest)
Project Runway
(Self - Guest Judge)
The Simpsons
(Rayshelle Peyton (voice))
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
UnPrisoned
(Paige Alexander)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Law & Order
(Allie Lawrence)
The View
(Self - Guest)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Imperfect Women
Little Fires Everywhere
(Mia Warren)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
How to Get Away with Murder
(Olivia Pope)
Standard Deviants TV
(Herself (voice, uncredited))
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
(Self)
Real Time with Bill Maher
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
100 Centre Street
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self - Guest)
Sherri
(Self - Guest)
Clique
(Self - Guest)
Standard Deviants TV
(Herself)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self - Guest)
The Mothers
(Producer)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
(Executive Producer)
Shadow Force
(Producer)
Daughters
(Executive Producer)
Confirmation
(Executive Producer)
The Six Triple Eight
(Executive Producer)
Rules of Engagement
(Producer)
24-7
(Producer)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
(Executive Producer)
The Fight
(Producer)
Five Points
(Writer)
Five Points
(Executive Producer)
Little Fires Everywhere
(Executive Producer)
UnPrisoned
(Executive Producer)
Reasonable Doubt
(Executive Producer)
Reasonable Doubt
(Director)
Insecure
(Director)
Imperfect Women
(Executive Producer)