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My Take
Kerry Washington strikes me as a model of how to build a career with intention. Olivia Pope in Scandal made her a household name, but what impresses me more is everything around the acting: producing her own projects, landing on Time's most influential list, and using her platform with real discipline. There is a precision to how she works; every role and every public appearance feels considered without feeling calculated. Going from the Bronx to becoming one of television's highest-paid actresses is a great story, but the better story is that she converted fame into lasting creative control. That is rarer in Hollywood than talent.
Overview
Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kerry Washington
- Name (Japanese)
- ケリー・ワシントン
- Reading
- けりー・わしんとん
- Born
- January 31, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- George Washington University
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Lucy Award
- 2016 Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
- 2022 Women of the Year
- 2015 GLAAD Vanguard Award
- 2024 Entrepreneur in Entertainment Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.