Kerry Washington

Also known as Kerry Marisa Washington

Kerry Marisa Washington 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.

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Kerry Washington is an American actress who has achieved major recognition in the entertainment industry, winning a Primetime Emmy Award and earning multiple Golden Globe and Tony Award nominations. She was recognized as one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2014 and ranked as one of the highest-paid television actresses by Forbes in 2018.

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Thicker Than Water
Chris Brown Antistress Coloring Book
A Valuetales Treasury Stories For Growing Good People

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1977

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Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
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A global reference for human genetic variation
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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.

Washington gained wide 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. She was further Emmy-nominated for her roles as Anita Hill in the HBO political film Confirmation (2016), and a troubled mother in the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020).