Kerry Washington
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order
Allie Lawrence
1990
Series
The Simpsons
Rayshelle Peyton (voice)
1989
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
Psych
Mira Gaffney
2006
Series
Scandal
Olivia Pope
2012
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
2004
Series
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
2003
Series
How to Get Away with Murder
Olivia Pope
2014
Series
Boston Legal
Chelina Hall
2004
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Film
Django Unchained
Broomhilda von Shaft
2012
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Cars 3
Natalie Certain (voice)
2017
Series
The Guardian
Drea Westbrook
2001
Film
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Vera Draven, Esq.
2025
Film
Fantastic Four
Alicia Masters
2005
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Film
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Jasmine
2005
Series
Imperfect Women
Eleanor
2026
Film
Little Man
Vanessa
2006
Film
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Alicia Masters
2007
Film
The Six Triple Eight
Charity Adams
2024
Series
Clique
Self - Guest
2013
Series
Red Table Talk
Self
2018
Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mia Warren
2020
Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Film
The School for Good and Evil
Professor Dovey
2022
Film
A Thousand Words
Caroline McCall
2012
Series
UnPrisoned
Paige Alexander
2023
Film
Shadow Force
Kyrah
2025
Series
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
2025
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
100 Centre Street
2001
Film
Ray
Della Bea Robinson
2004
Film
The Human Stain
Ellie
2003
Film
Bad Company
Julie
2002
Film
Lakeview Terrace
Lisa Mattson
2008
Series
Deadline
Tina Johnson
2000
Film
The Last King of Scotland
Kay Amin
2006
Film
Save the Last Dance
Chenille Reynolds
2001
Film
The Prom
Mrs. Greene
2020
Series
Black Panther
Princess Shuri (voice)
2010
Film
The Dead Girl
Rosetta
2006
Series
Standard Deviants TV
Self (voice, uncredited)
2000
Series
Standard Deviants TV
Herself
2000
Film
She Hate Me
Fatima Goodrich
2004
Film
The United States of Leland
Ayesha
2003
Film
Wide-Awake
The Homeowner
2012
Film
Against the Ropes
Renee
2004
Series
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self
2018
Film
Miracle at St. Anna
Zana Wilder
2008
Film
Mother and Child
Lucy
2009
Film
For Colored Girls
Kelly / Blue
2010
Film
I Think I Love My Wife
Nikki Tru
2007
Film
The Details
Rebecca Mazzoni
2012
Film
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
2025
Film
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Film
Sexual Life
Rosalie
2005
Film
Good Hair
Self
2009
Film
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Film
Girl Rising
Narrator - Nepal (voice)
2013
Film
Peeples
Grace Peeples
2013
Film
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Film
Escape Room
2025
Film
Sin
Kassie
2003
Film
Our Song
Lanisha Brown
2000
Film
The People Speak
Self
2009
Film
Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
Narrator
2011
Film
American Son
Kendra Ellis-Connor
2019
Film
Black Panther
Princess Shuri
2010
Film
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Marybeth
2009
Film
Strip Search
2004
Film
Confirmation
Anita Hill
2016
Film
Night Catches Us
Patricia Wilson
2010
Film
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
Self
2021
Film
Wait
Maggie
2005
Film
Animals
Film
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes
Self
2009
Film
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Helen Willis
2019
An Innocent Girl
24-7
Film
Misty Copeland
Self
2015
Film
The Disney Holiday Singalong
Self
2020
Film
Woman In Burka
Kerry
2008
Film
Lift
Niecy
2001
Film
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2
Actor
1997
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999
Film
Put It in a Book
Sheila
2007
Magical Make-Over
Heather
1994
Film
The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2
Herself
1997
Film
The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2
Actor
2000
Film
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1
Actor
1997
Film
Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy
Self - Host
2020
Film
Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water - A Conversation with Robin Roberts