Kerry Washington
Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress, producer, and director. She gained wide public 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. Her portrayal of Anita Hill in the HBO television political thriller film, Confirmation (2016), earned her a nomination for both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. And for her role as Mia Warren in the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020) she was again nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.
| Full name at birth | Kerry Marisa Washington
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| Claim to fame | Save The Last Dance, Scandal, Ray, Django Unchained
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| Date of birth | 31 January 1977
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| Place of birth | Bronx, New York City, NY
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| Age | 45
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| Occupation | Actress
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 4" (163 cm)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $18,000,000 USD
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| University | Theater, George Washington University (1998)
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![Kerry Washington - Emmy Magazine Pictorial [United States] (April 2020)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/b/0/b0a1rznwgpfszgas.jpg?skj2io4l)
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- She graduated from the Spence School, in New York City, in 1994. Gwyneth Paltrow, Emmy Rossum, and Sally Pressman also went to Spence.
- Graduated from The George Washington University's theater program in 1998.
- She was engaged to actor David Moscow from October 2004 to March 2007.
- Her father is a real-estate broker.
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