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Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington is an American actress. She is best known for playing crisis manager Olivia Pope on the television drama
Scandal
(2012-2018). Washington starred as Anita Hill in the 2016 television film
Confirmation
. She won an Emmy Award for outstanding variety special for her starring role in the live revival of
Good Times
in 2019. Washington also starred on Hulu's limited series
Little Fires Everywhere
(2020). In film, Washington is known for starring in 2001's
Save the Last Dance
, 2004's
Ray
, 2006's
The Last King of Scotland
and 2012's
Django Unchained
.
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Scandal
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Kerry Washington Reveals Why She Once Stored Her Breast Milk in the White House Fridge
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See All the Chic Looks from the Stars at the Academy Museum Gala
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