Actor
Kerry Washington
Born 31 January 1977 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Kerry Washington is an American actress born in the Bronx, New York. She is best known for playing Olivia Pope in the TV drama Scandal, and for film roles in Ray, The Last King of Scotland and Django Unchained. She has also worked on Broadway and in HBO and Hulu productions.
Key films
Ray (2004)
Early major film role in the acclaimed Ray Charles biopic, raising her profile in prestige drama.
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Supporting role in a well-regarded drama about Idi Amin's Uganda, showing her range beyond studio films.
Django Unchained (2012)
Played Broomhilda in Quentin Tarantino's hit western, one of her most widely seen performances.
Confirmation (2016)
Portrayed Anita Hill in the HBO political film, earning an Emmy nomination.
The Six Triple Eight (2024)
Played Major Charity Adams, leader of the WWII Black women's postal battalion.
Key awards
No major award wins with a confirmed year are documented here; she has Primetime Emmy nominations (including for Scandal and Confirmation) and Golden Globe nominations.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 63
- 1994Magical Make-Over · as HeatherActor
- 1997The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1 · as ActorActor
- 1997The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2 · as ActorActor
- 1997The Standard Deviants: The Salsa-Riffic World of Spanish, Part 2 · as HerselfActor
- 2000Our Song · as Lanisha BrownActor
- 2000The Standard Deviants: The Really Big World of Astronomy, Part 2 · as ActorActor
- 2001Save the Last Dance · as Chenille ReynoldsActor
- 2001Lift · as NiecyActor
- 2002Bad Company · as JulieActor
- 2003The Human Stain · as EllieActor
- 2003The United States of Leland · as AyeshaActor
- 2003Sin · as KassieActor
- 2004Ray · as Della Bea RobinsonActor
- 2004Against the Ropes · as ReneeActor
- 2004She Hate Me · as Fatima GoodrichActor
- 2004Strip SearchActor
- 2005Mr. & Mrs. Smith · as JasmineActor
- 2005Fantastic Four · as Alicia MastersActor
- 2005Sexual Life · as RosalieActor
- 2005Wait · as MaggieActor
- 2006The Last King of Scotland · as Kay AminActor
- 2006Little Man · as VanessaActor
- 2006The Dead Girl · as RosettaActor
- 2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · as Alicia MastersActor
- 2007I Think I Love My Wife · as Nikki TruActor
- 2007Put It in a Book · as SheilaActor
- 2008Lakeview Terrace · as Lisa MattsonActor
- 2008Miracle at St. Anna · as Zana WilderActor
- 2008Woman In Burka · as KerryActor
- 2009Mother and Child · as LucyActor
- 2009Good Hair · as SelfActor
- 2009Life Is Hot in Cracktown · as MarybethActor
- 2009The People Speak · as SelfActor
- 2009Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes · as SelfActor
- 2010For Colored Girls · as Kelly / BlueActor
- 2010Black Panther · as Princess ShuriActor
- 2010Night Catches Us · as Patricia WilsonActor
- 2011Olmsted and America's Urban Parks · as NarratorActor
- 2012Django Unchained · as Broomhilda von ShaftActor
- 2012A Thousand Words · as Caroline McCallActor
- 2012The Details · as Rebecca MazzoniActor
- 2012Wide-Awake · as The HomeownerActor
- 2013Peeples · as Grace PeeplesActor
- 2013Girl Rising · as Narrator - Nepal (voice)Actor
- 2015Misty Copeland · as SelfActor
- 2016Confirmation · as Anita HillActor
- 2017Cars 3 · as Natalie Certain (voice)Actor
- 2017The Words That Built America · as Self - Reader: Declaration of IndependenceActor
- 2019American Son · as Kendra Ellis-ConnorActor
- 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" · as Helen WillisActor
- 2020The Prom · as Mrs. GreeneActor
- 2020One World: Together at Home · as SelfActor
- 2020The Disney Holiday Singalong · as SelfActor
- 2020Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy · as Self - HostActor
- 2021Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil · as SelfActor
- 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as SelfActor
- 2022The School for Good and Evil · as Professor DoveyActor
- 2024The Six Triple Eight · as Charity AdamsActor
- 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery · as Vera Draven, Esq.Actor
- 2025Shadow Force · as KyrahActor
- 2025Netflix Tudum 2025 · as SelfActor
- 2025Escape RoomActor
- 2026Animals · as AbigailActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.