Kerry Washington is an American actress, producer, and director best known for portraying Olivia Pope on the ABC drama series “Scandal” from 2012 to 2018. Washington has acquired a lot of fame and recognition since her acting debut in the series “ABC Afterschool Special” in the early 1990s, and then in cinema with her spectacular performance in the movie “Our Song”(2000).

She is most recognized for her role as Alicia Masters in the 2005 and 2007 live-action “Fantastic Four” films. She has a number of remarkable performances under her belt.

What is the Net Worth of Kerry Washington?

Kerry Washington’s professional career as an actor, producer, and director has earned her a solid living. With a career that dates back to the early 1990s, Washinton has gone a long way, leading a successful career for over 30 years and earning a good fortune from her numerous films and television appearances. Washington’s net worth is estimated to be around $25 million, based on all of her sources of income.

Washington also benefits from a number of endorsement partnerships, including one with Loreal Paris. Simpson Street, a production business with an overall arrangement with ABC Studios, was also founded by her. In the early seasons of Scandal, she was paid $80,000 each episode, or about $1.5 million per year, and later, she was paid $250,000 per episode, or about $4.5 million per year.

Washington made $13 million in 2016, $11 million in 2017, and $12 million in 2018 from endorsement deals with businesses like Neutrogena, Apple, and Movado All-in, for a total of $36 million in just three years.

Kerry and Nnamdi also bought a property in Los Angeles for $1.9 million in 2013, which they sold for $2.7 million in 2016. They then paid $6.7 million for an ultra-private Beverly Hills property, and for an additional $4 million, they upgraded their home to include an ultra-private gated compound.

She is widely recognized as one of this generation’s top African–American actresses. Washinton was named the “Woman of the Year” by the prestigious “Glamour” magazine in 2014, and was named the eighth highest-paid television actress by Forbes in 2018. She was ranked No. 2 in the list of “100 Most Beautiful People” in 2013, was featured on Time magazine’s “Time 100” list of influential people in 2014, was named the “Woman of the Year” by the prestigious “Glamour” magazine in 2014, and was named the “Woman of the Year

Just weeks after Democratic contender Joe Biden was forced to retract comments on the subject, Washington emceed the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 19, 2020, remarking, “The Black population in our nation is tremendously diverse.”

She is also quite active on social media, with over 6 million Instagram followers (@kerrywashington) and over 5.3 million Twitter followers (@kerrywashington).

What is Kerry Washington Famous for?

• Famous for her role as Olivia Pope in the ABC drama series, “Scandal”(2012–2018).

Where was Kerry Washington Born?

Kerry Washington was born in the Bronx, New York City, on the 31st of January 1977. Kerry Marisa Washington is her given name. Her country of origin is the United States of America. Washinton is of African-American descent, and her zodiac sign is Aquarius.

Kerry was born into a wealthy family as the only child of Earl Wahington (father) and Valerie Washington (mother) (mother). Earl, her father, was a real estate salesman, and Valerie, her mother, was an educational consultant and professor. On her father’s side, she is of African-American origin, and on her mother’s side, she is of Jamaican American lineage.She has had an outgoing personality since she was a child, which aided her in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. She has a passion for dance and performing since she was a child, and she even performed with the TADA! A teen theater ensemble called Youth Theater.

Kerry spent her middle and high school years in Manhattan at the Spence School, where she graduated in 1994. She went on to George Washington University, where she earned a Phi Beta Kappa degree in anthropology and sociology in 1998. She later studied acting at New York City’s Michael Howard Studios.

Washington learned to dance from Jennifer when living in New York in the 1990s, as she revealed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” She was also interested in politics, and upon his release from prison, she attended Nelson Mandela’s address at the “Yankee Stadium.” She is also a cousin of former US President George W. Bush. Through her mother, she met Secretary of State Colin Powell.

In 1994, she began her career by starring in advertisements and music videos.

Kerry Washington’s Career Highlights:

• Kerry Washington made her screen debut in the ABC telefilm, “Magical Make-Over” in 1994. She also appeared in the 1996 educational series, “Standard Deviants”.
• She made her film debut on the big screen in the independent feature film, “Our Song” released in 2000.
• Washington got her first big paycheck for her role in “Bad Company”(2002), which actually turned out to be a major milestone in her career.
• She landed other roles in various other films, “Save the Last Dance”(2001) and “The Human Stain”(2003). She then went on to play the female lead in Spike Lee’s comedy-drama film, “She Hates Me” in 2004.
• Washington then played role in movies such as “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”(2005), “Little Man”(2006), “I Think I Love My Wife”(2007), and also in series as a wife of 1970s Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the UK historical drama, “The Last King of Scotland”(2006), “Boston Legal” and “100 Centre Street”.
• In 2007, she co-directed and appeared in the music video for hip-hop artist Common’s song, “I Want You”.
• She narrated a documentary titled “From the Mouthpiece on Back”(2009) and performed in another documentary film, “The People Speak”(2010).
• Washington made her Broadway debut in the original production of David Mamet’s play “Race” in 2010.
• She got much recognition and praise, for her role as Broomhilda in Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” in which she starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx in 2012.
• Following the movie’s massive success and owing to her solid reputation among filmmakers and actors, Kerry was invited to be a member of the “Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences” in June 2012.
• She lead-starred as a crisis manager Olivia Pope in the ABC drama series, “Scandal” in 2012. The show was a commercial and critical success and was called one of the most talked-about drama series on Facebook and Twitter.
• The same year, she was named “Favorite actress” and Scandal “Favorite Drama” of the year at TV Guide’s Magazine Fan Favorite Awards.

• In 2016, Washington played the lead role in an HBO movie, “Confirmation”, and received a nomination for the “Critic’s Choice Awards”. She also voiced a role in “Cars 3” in 2017.
• Washington made her directorial debut on Scandal, directing the tenth episode of the seventh season in 2018.
• She then directed the seventh episode of the second season of Showtime’s SMILF in 2019.
• The same year, she starred portraying the role of Helen Willis in Live in Front of a Studio Audience on ABC in a recreation of The Jeffersons.
• She reprised her role of Helen Willis in the film adaptation of the Broadway play “American Son”, which she also executive produced, for Netflix in 2019.
• Washington served as an executive producer on a documentary film, “The Fight” in 2020. The same year, she served as an executive producer and starred alongside Reese Witherspoon in the Hulu miniseries, “Little Fires Everywhere”.
• Washington will next star in Netflix movie, “The Prom” directed by Ryan Murphy, will be starring and executively producing “Shadow Force” and “24/7”.

Who is Kerry Washington’s Husband?

Kerry Washington has only ever been married once. Nnamdi Asomugha, an NFL player, is Washington’s husband. Asomugha is a Nigerian-American actor and former cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers. On June 24, 2013, the pair married in Hailey, Idaho, in a lavish ceremony attended by their family, friends, and relations. The pair has a daughter and a boy together.

Kerry had previously been engaged to actor David Moscow, with whom she had been in a relationship since October 2004. They were unable to spend enough time together due to their busy schedules, and their relationship ended in March 2007. She dated Common for a short time in 2007, then Lawrence O’Donnell, an American politician, in 2008, then Efraim Grimberg in the same year.

She was also the commencement speaker at George Washington University, where she was honored with an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts on May 19, 2013. Washington is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, and in August 2013, she was chosen honorary chairman of the GLSEN Respect Awards.

Just weeks after Democratic contender Joe Biden was forced to retract comments on the subject, Washington emceed the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 19, 2020, remarking, “The Black population in our nation is tremendously diverse.”

How Tall is Kerry Washington?

Kerry Washington is a magnificent African-American woman in her forties. Washington has won a lot of hearts all over the world with her amazing performance and charming demeanor. With a height of 5ft, she is quite tall. Her height is 4 inches (1.63m), and her body weight is 52 kg (115 lbs).

She has a slender body shape with measurements of 33-24-34 inches, a dress size of 3(US), and a shoe size of 7.5(US). Her skin is dark, and she has black hair and brown eyes.

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