Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington was born on January 31, 1977 in the always complicated neighborhood of the Bronx, in New York (United States). Despite the fact that this social context was not exactly the most appropriate to grow up in, and that within her family there was no tradition in the world of acting, Washington was always interested in being part of it. She and she did it very soon, since in adolescence she belonged to a theatrical group, a fact that aroused her appetite to earn a living as an actress.

With her vocation now on track, she decided to study acting at the Spence School in Manhattan, where she graduated in 1994. Her next academic leap was at George Washington University, where she obtained her degree in Theater in 1998. As her movement is demonstrated by walking, the time of her debut before her cameras had come just before she started her university studies. It was precisely in that 1994, when she appeared in an episode of the ABC educational television series Afterschool Specials . That “pedagogical” role would be repeated at the beginning of her, after taking part in another series like her was Standard Devians (1996).

Little by little, his leap to the big screen was beginning to appear and, certainly, that step did not take long. Her first feature film was thanks to Our Song (2000), of an alternative style, and which helped her to attract critical attention from the beginning. Later she would appear almost testimonially in the comedy 9 days (2002) and in the intrigue drama The human stain (2003).

Although not taken into account too much, the autobiographical film Ray (2004), about the excellent musician Ray Charles, was a true springboard in Washington’s career. The Oscars for best leading actor, a Jamie Foxx with whom he would work again, and for best sound were a showcase for the film and, of course, for her.

2005 brought him films that, although they are not going to go down in history for their quality, are worth more than enough to build a resume on the commercial circuit. Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Fantastic Four , where she played Alicia Masters, were such titles; and with the saga of “Marvelian” superheroes, she would repeat her role in the sequel The Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer (2007).

Two other pieces of more alternative cinema would come to her in 2006. First, when she played Rosetta in the crossover drama The Dead Girl , a dark and disturbing tale that received several Independent Spirit Award nominations. And secondly, with the British The Last King of Scotland which, apart from being decorated with an Oscar, a Golden Globe and several BAFTAs, is one of her favorite interpretations, as she herself has declared.

The sum of titles has advanced for her at the same rate that she has been celebrating her birthday. The incessant dripping of tapes has led him to participate in Protected by his enemy (2008), Miracle at St. Anna (2008), the excessive social criticism of Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009) or in the melodrama Mothers and daughters (2009 ). The perseverance of making three or four films a year has come in handy for an actress who has always shown her commitment to political work, giving her public support on different occasions to Barack Obama.

The highest and most definitive leap that she has taken in her career may have just taken place recently, after Quentin Tarantino decided to bet on her to play Jamie Foxx’s wife in the western Django Unchained (2012). “In this story, you don’t just have to look at the characters, an epic journey or the tricks of cowboy fights; but also in one of the pillars of the plot, such as love ”, Washington herself has pointed out in different interviews regarding the premiere of the film that she is making her popularity rise like foam.

In television matters, he has had more or less regular participations in 100 Center Street (2001) , Boston Legal (2005) and currently in Scandal (2012); as well as in sporadic episodes in NYPD Blue (2001), Law and Order (2001), The Guardian (2002) or Psych (2008).

Jealous of her personal life, it has been marked by the commitment she made with fellow actor David Moscow in 2004, which ended three years later. Since her relationship with Efraim Grimberg, a renowned businessman, she has not met a partner again.