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You may know her as Olivia Pope, Washington fixer, crisis management expert, and girlfriend to U. S. President Fitzgerald Grant, the most powerful man in the world. She's the lead actress in Shonda Rhimes' 2012 popular drama Scandal.
Maybe you recognize her from her most recent role as Broomhilda von Shaft, Django's wife in Quentin Tarintino's film Django Unchained. Her performances as Ray Charles' wife Dela Bea Robinson in the award winning film Ray and Idi Amin's wife in The Last King of Scotland showcased her talents also. She also appeared in Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls in 2010. But after her recent recognition at the NAACP Image Awards, people stand up and cheer for Kerry Washington not only as an accomplished actress, but also a political activist.
Kerry Washington was a triple threat at the 44th NAACP Image Awards. The star of ABC's "Scandal" picked up a trio of trophies at the 44th annual ceremony: outstanding actress in a drama series for "Scandal," supporting actress in a motion picture for "Django Unchained" and the President's Award, which is given in recognition of special achievement and exceptional public service.
An
activist, Kerry is an Obama supporter and spoke at the 2012 Democratic Convention. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s
Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Created
in 1982 under President Reagan, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the
Humanities (PCAH) is an advisory committee to the White House on cultural
issues. The PCAH works directly with the three primary cultural
agencies—National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services—as well as other
federal partners and the private sector, to address policy questions in the
arts and humanities, to initiate and support key programs in those disciplines
and to recognize excellence in the field. Its core areas of focus are arts and
humanities education, cultural exchange, and creative economy
Kerry
is also an active member of the V-Counsel, an esteemed group of advisors to
V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day
is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day is
a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money,
and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day
generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and
girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and
sex slavery.
You’ll find that Kerry is an active participant in Americans for the Arts. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, Americans for the Arts is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
Kerry was born in the Bronx, NY on January 31, 1977. Her mother Valerie was of Jamaican descent and was a professor and educational consultant. Her father Earl was a real estate broker. Kerry graduated Phi Beta Kappa from George Washington University with a double major in Anthropology and Sociology. For a time she taught math in the public school system in New York.
Kerry Washington is more than just a pretty face, she's someone you'll want to get to know.
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