Winner of “Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture” for "Ray" at the NAACP Image
Awards in 2005 and Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for “Best Actress” in
the film "Lift" in 2002, Kerry Washington is a versatile, talented and fearless actress who
has built an impressive list of credits in a relatively short amount of time. She garnered
critical acclaim for her recent roles in The Last King of Scotland opposite Forest
Whitaker for which she was nominated for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion
Picture” at the NAACP Image Awards in 2007, The Dead Girl opposite Marcia Gay
Harden and Brittany Murphy, and in Lakeview Terrace starring opposite Samuel L.
Jackson and Patrick Wilson. After her starring role on Mother and Child with Annette
Bening and Naomi Watts, Kerry will next be seen in A Thousand Words opposite Eddie
Murphy.
Prior to these films, Washington starred as Alicia Masters in "Fantastic Four" and its
sequel "Rise of the Silver Surfer," "I Think I Love My Wife" opposite Chris Rock, the
Wayans Brothers’ comedy "Little Man," "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," starring Brad Pitt and
Angelina Jolie, Spike Lee’s "She Hate Me," Sidney Lumet’s HBO film "Strip Search" and
the independent film "Sexual Life."
Other film credits for Washington include "Against the Ropes," "The United States of
Leland," "The Human Stain," "Bad Company," "Save the Last Dance" for which she received
a Teen Choice Award for Best Breakout Performance, and the highly acclaimed
independent film, Our Song.
In December 2009, Washington won acclaim in her Broadway debut in David Mamet’s
new play “Race” alongside James Spader and Richard Thomas.
In TV, Washington will be seen in Howard Zinn’s documentary "The People Speak,"
along with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Sean Penn, which airs on the History Channel
in December 2009.
During her free time, Washington is an active member on the Board of Directors for The
Creative Coalition, a group dedicated to raising awareness of First Amendment Rights
and support of arts in education, and is a Committee Member of Americans for the Arts,
which is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America.
She is also a member of the V-Counsel, an esteemed group of advisors to V-Day, the
global movement to end violence against women and girls (vday.org).
Washington is currently a spokesperson for both L’Oreal Paris and Movado.