Washington was born in the Bronx, New York City, the daughter of Valerie, a professor and educational consultant, and Earl Washington, a real estate broker.[4][8][9] Her father's family is of African American origin, having moved from South Carolina to Brooklyn. Her mother's family is from Manhattan, and Washington has said that her mother is from a "mixed-race background and from Jamaica, so she is partly English and Scottish and Native American, but also descended from enslaved Africans in the Caribbean."[10][11][12] Through her mother, she is a cousin of former U.S. Secretary of StateColin Powell.[13] She was conceived via a sperm donor, which she only learned in 2018.[14]
In April 2016, Washington confirmed that, in the 1990s in New York, she learned to dance from Jennifer Lopez. During her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she told host Jimmy Fallon: "I've been taking dance for a long time, since I was a little girl. I had this very inspiring teacher named Larry Maldonado, for anybody from my neighborhood in the Bronx, he was our role model. And he had an awesome substitute teacher named Jennifer, who would sometimes step in and teach. But, then she left to move to L.A. and be on In Living Color. I learned to dance from JLo!"[18][19]
In 2023, Washington revealed that she had an abortion when she was in her late 20s.[20]
Career
1994–2009: Beginnings and breakthrough
Washington got her Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card as a requirement for a commercial that she starred in.[21] Washington made her screen debut in the ABCtelefilmMagical Make-Over (1994).[16] She was in the cast of the 1996 PBSsketch comedy-style educational series Standard Deviants,[16] and she appeared in the short "3D" and the feature film Our Song in 2000.[16] She went on to appear in several movies, including Save the Last Dance (2001) and The Human Stain (2003). In 2002 she played Chris Rock's love interest in the spy thriller Bad Company, a film that represented a turning point for her, in that it was the first time in her career that she had made enough money annually to qualify for health insurance under SAG.[21]
From April 2012 to April 2018, Washington starred in the ABC drama series Scandal, created by Shonda Rhimes, as Olivia Pope, a crisis manager who runs her own crisis management firm called Olivia Pope & Associates in Washington, D.C. In this position, she worked for high-profile figures, most notably the President of the United States, who was also her on-off lover. The show was a commercial and critical success, and was called one of the most talked about drama series on Facebook and Twitter.[28][29][30] Washington's performance earned positive reviews, and in 2013, she won the award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the 44th NAACP Image Awards and was also presented with the NAACP President's Award.[31] The same year, she was named "Favorite actress" and Scandal "Favorite Drama" of the year at TV Guide's Magazine Fan Favorite Awards[32] and was also crowned 2013's "TV Star of the Year" by the editors of the magazine.[33]
In addition to Washington's acting, her costumes as Olivia Pope attracted positive attention, prompting Vanity Fair to name the character one of "The Top Ten Best-Dressed TV Characters" in 2013.[39] According to the show's costume designer, Lyn Paolo, the success of Olivia Pope's wardrobe was based on "this idea of having [her character] wear such soft, feminine colors in a man's world".[40] In 2014, Washington and Paolo won the Influencer Award at the 2014 Ace Fashion Awards for Olivia Pope's stylish clothes on the show.[41]
In 2013, Washington ranked No. 2 in People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful people[42] and was named Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine.[43] The same year, she ranked No. 20 on Forbes magazine's annual list of the highest-paid actors in television and was announced as the new face of Neutrogena skin care.[44] Washington hosted Saturday Night Live on November 2, 2013, where she impersonated Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey in a cold opening sketch that satirized criticism of Saturday Night Live for not having had any black female cast members for many years.[45]
In 2018, Washington made her directorial debut on Scandal, directing the tenth episode of the seventh season.[50] She also appeared as Olivia Pope in two episodes of How to Get Away with Murder, as part of a crossover with Scandal.[51] Scandal concluded after seven seasons in April 2018.[52] That same year, Washington starred in the Broadway play American Son written by Christopher Demos-Brown, following two parents arriving at a police station in the middle of the night looking for answers.[53]
As a sort of souvenir or memento, she usually tries to keep something from every character that she plays, such as an item of wardrobe or a piece of furniture from the house the character lived in.[81]
On May 19, 2013, she was the commencement speaker for her alma mater, George Washington University. Before giving her commencement address she was presented with an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts.[82][83]
Activism
In 2007, Washington and other celebrities joined for the 2007 Lee National Denim Day, supporting the Women's Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.[84] In September 2012, Washington spoke at the Democratic National Convention in favor of re-electing Barack Obama, with her speech focusing on addressing voter apathy.[85] Washington has also used her celebrity to support voter registration drives[86][87] and recently encouraged her Twitter followers to make sure they have the appropriate ID needed to vote by contacting VoteRiders, a voter ID education organization.[88]
^ abNote: FilmReference.com states "Born January 5, 1977 (some sources cite 1975)...." at "Kerry Washington Biography (1977?- )". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^Stein, Ruthe (May 9, 2010). "Washington's 'Mother' instinct". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 25, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
^Gilbert, Matthew (August 21, 2015). "The top 10 political TV shows". boston globe.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
^Morris, Meagan (October 29, 2018). "How many kids does Kerry Washington have?". Metro US. Metro Media US. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018. She has three: A stepson named Blake, another son named Caleb and one daughter named Isabelle.
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