Kerry Washington
Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977)sarong Amerikanong aktres. Puon 2012 hanggang 2018, si Washington nakakua nin atensyon kan publiko sa saiyang pagganap kan ABC drama  na Scandal, sarong serye ni Shonda Rhimes kung sain ginanapan niya an papel bilang si Olivia Pope, sarong eksperto sa pagpapakaray kan mga krisis kan mga politiko asin darakulang tawo sa Washington, D.C., siya saro man na prodyuser. Sa saiyang pagganap, duwang ulit siyang naging nominado sa Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, asin ang Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series.

Si Washington nabistado man sa saiyang pagganap bilang si Della Bea Robinson, sa pelikulang Ray (2004), bilang Kay sa The Last King of Scotland (2006), bilang si Alicia Masters sa live-action na pelikulang Fantastic Four kan 2005 asin 2007, asin bilang si Broomhilda von Shaft  sa Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012). Naging bida man siya sa mga independienteng mga pelikula arog kan Our Song (2000), The Dead Girl (2006), Mother and Child (2009) asin Night Catches Us (2010). Kan 2016, ginanapan niya an karakter ni Anita Hill sa pelikula sa television kan HBO na  Confirmation, kun sain siya nagin nominado sa Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie.

Kan Abril 2014, ang Time magazine sinali si Washington sa taunan kaning listahan na Time 100.

Kaamayi kan buhay 
Si Washington pinangaki sa The Bronx, New York City, aki nina Valerie, sarong propesor asin konsultant sa edukasyon, asin Earl Washington, sarong real estate broker. An saiyang ama hali sa African American na lahi, na naglipat hali sa South Carolina pasiring sa Brooklyn. An pamilya kan saiyang ina hali sa Manhattan, asin sinabi man ni Washington na an saiyang ina hali sa "magkakahalong lahi sa Jamaica,siya may parteng English asin Scottish asin Native American, asin hali man sa mga Afrikanong oripon sa Caribbean." Sa parte kan saiyang ina, siya pinsan kan dating U.S. Secretary of State na si Colin Powell.

Si Washington nagperform man sa TADA! Youth Theater teen group asin nagklase sa Spence School sa Manhattan sa saiyang mga inot na taon hanggan sa makagraduate nin hayskul kan 1994. Sa edad na 13-anyos, dinara siya para makadalan kan pagtaram ni Nelson Mandela sa Yankee Stadium pakatapos na ini makaluwas sa preso. Nagklase siya nin kolehiyo sa George Washington University, naggradwar bilang Phi Beta Kappa kan 1998 na igwang dobleng kurso an antopolohiya asin sosyolohiya. Nagklase man siya sa Michael Howard Studios sa New York City.

Kan Abril 2016, kinompirma ni Washington na, kan 1990s sa New York, nakanuod siya magbayli kay Jennifer Lopez. Sa saiyang pagluwas sa pasali na The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, sinabi niya sa tagapagpamidbid na si Jimmy Fallon na "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", sabi pa niya na, "And he had an awesome substitute teacher named Jennifer, who would sometimes step in and teach. But, then she left to move to Los Angeles and be on the TV show In Living Color. So, yes, I learned to dance from JLo!"

Karera

1994–2008 

Nakua ni Washington an saiyang Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card bilang sarong pangangaipo sa sarong komersyal na saiyang pinagbidahan. An pagluwas ni Washington sa screen nagpuon sa ABC telefilm Magical Make-Over (1994). Kasali man siya sa 1996 PBS sketch comedy-style educational series Standard Deviants, asin nagluwas man siya sa "3D" asin pelikulang Our Song kan 2000. Asin nagluwas na siya sa magkakapirang pelikula arog kan Save the Last Dance (2001) asin The Human Stain (2003). Kan 2002 ginanapan niya an papel bilang love interest ni Chris Rock sa sarong spy thriller  na pelikula an Bad Company, an pelikula na nagbago kan saiyang buhay, sa pagganap na ito an inot sa saiyang karera na makaipon nin sapat na kwarta taon-taon para makasali sa health insurance sa irarom kan SAG.

Kan 2004, ginanapan niya an babaying bida sa Spike Lee's She Hate Me, asin nakakua siya nin magagayon na pagtuyaw sa saiyang pagganap. Kan 2004, igwa man siya nin mga parte sa Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Little Man (2006), I Think I Love My Wife (2007), asin bilang agom kan 1970s Ugandan na  diktador na si Idi Amin sa UK historical drama na The Last King of Scotland (2006). Si Washington nagluwas man ni pirang ulit sa papel na Chelina Hall sa ABC television series na Boston Legal, asin sa pirang episode kan A&E cable-TV series na 100 Centre Street. Kan 2007, nagluwas man siya sa music video kan hip-hop artist na Common's song, "I Want You", an pang-apat na single hali sa saiyang album na Finding Forever
asin nagi man siyang tagapagtaram kan L'Oréal, nagluwas man siya sa mga komersyal asin ads kaiba an ibang aktres arog nina, Scarlett Johansson asin Eva Longoria, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Aishwarya Rai, Maya Karin asin an modelong si Doutzen Kroes.

2009–2015 

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 works for high-profile figures, most notably the President of the United States, who is also her on-off lover. The show has been a commercial and critical success, and has been called one of the most talked about drama series on Facebook and Twitter. Washington's performance has 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. The same year, she was named "Favorite actress" and Scandal "Favorite Drama" of the year at TV Guide'''s Magazine Fan Favorite Awards and was also crowned 2013's "TV Star of the Year" by the editors of the magazine. 
For her work in the second season of Scandal'', Washington was nominated for an Emmy at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards and 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first African-American woman to be nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 18 years. She was also nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series.

Personal na buhay 

Si Washington nagin engaged sa aktor na si David Moscow kan Oktubre 2004 hanggan Marso 2007. Pinakasalan ni Washington an NFL player na si Nnamdi Asomugha kan Hunyo  24, 2013 sa Hailey, Idaho. Sinda nagkaigwa nin duwang aking lalaki.

Filmograpiya

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Telebisyon

Broadway

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