Portrait of Kerry Washington

Acting

Kerry Washington

Career

Active from 1997 to 2027, busiest in 2012 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Django Unchained
Django Unchained
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kerry Washington Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Wonder
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Social Justice Themes 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Social Issues 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
An Innocent Girl
An Innocent Girl

Executive Producer

Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement

Producer

The Mothers
The Mothers

Producer

24-7
24-7

Producer

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 62
Animals
Animals (2026)
GoodWatch score 39

as Abigail Kimball

Imperfect Women
Imperfect Women (2026)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Eleanor

Shadow Force
Shadow Force (2025)
GoodWatch score 39

as Kyrah

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
GoodWatch score 80

as Vera Draven, Esq.

The Six Triple Eight
The Six Triple Eight (2024)
GoodWatch score 59

as Charity Adams

Daughters
Daughters (2024)
GoodWatch score 85

Executive Producer

UnPrisoned
UnPrisoned (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Paige Alexander

The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil (2022)
GoodWatch score 47

as Professor Dovey

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes (2021)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer

Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mia Warren

The Prom
The Prom (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Greene

The Fight
The Fight (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

2010s

20 titles ยท average score 65
American Son
American Son (2019)
GoodWatch score 51

as Kendra Ellis-Connor

Confirmation
Confirmation (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

as Anita Hill

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Self - Guest

How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Olivia Pope

Peeples
Peeples (2013)
GoodWatch score 49

as Grace Peeples

Scandal
Scandal (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Olivia Pope

A Thousand Words
A Thousand Words (2012)
GoodWatch score 33

as Caroline McCall

Django Unchained
Django Unchained (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

as Broomhilda von Shaft

The Details
The Details (2012)
GoodWatch score 52

as Rebecca Mazzoni

Black Panther
Black Panther (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Princess Shuri (voice)

Night Catches Us
Night Catches Us (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

as Patricia Wilson

For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

as Kelly / Blue

2000s

31 titles ยท average score 56
Mother and Child
Mother and Child (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lucy

Life Is Hot in Cracktown
Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009)
GoodWatch score 43

as Marybeth

Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lisa Mattson

I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
GoodWatch score 43

as Nikki Tru

Little Man
Little Man (2006)
GoodWatch score 35

as Vanessa

The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

as Kay Amin

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jasmine

Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (2005)
GoodWatch score 44

as Alicia Masters

Ray
Ray (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

as Della Bea Robinson

She Hate Me
She Hate Me (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

as Fatima Goodrich

Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chenille Reynolds

Our Song
Our Song (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lanisha Brown

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 74
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1 (1997)

as Actor

The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2
The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 2 (1997)

as Actor

Magical Make-Over
Magical Make-Over (1994)

as Heather

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Allie Lawrence

1980s

1 title ยท average score 83
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Rayshelle Peyton (voice)