Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington is an American actress, producer, and director. She is famous for doing some significant roles in films and series. According to Forbes, she was in the TIME 100 List of Most Influential Person in the world in 2014 and was also the eighth highest-paid actress in 2018. She has also won many awards and accolades for her performance on screen.

Well, how well do you know about Kerry Washington? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Kerry Washington’s net worth in 2021, her age, height, weight, boyfriend, husband, kids, biography and complete details about her life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Kerry Washington to date.

Biography and Early Life

Kerry Marisa Washington was born on Jan 31st,1977, in The Bronx, New York City. Her parents are Valerie (mother), who is a professor and educational consultant, and Earl Washington (father), who is a real estate broker. At the same time, her mother’s family is mixed race, from Manhattan and background of Jamaica.

Interestingly, she is the cousin of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell from her maternal side. Interestingly, she once said that she is very fond of dancing. She was learning from Larry Maldonado in her neighborhood, whose substitute teacher was none other than Jennifer Lopez until she moved to Los Angeles for Acting.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Kerry Washington in 2021 and what is her height and weight? Well, Kerry Washington’s age is 44 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 31 January 1977. Though, she is 5′4″ in feet and inches and 163 cm in Centimetres tall, she weighs about 117 lbs in Pound and 53kg in Kilograms. Her eye color is Dark Brown and hair color is Black.

Education

She had her high schooling from the Spence School, after which she went to George Washington University. Graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a double major in Anthropology and Sociology. During her teenage, she performed with TADA, the youth teen theatre group. She also studied at Michael Howard Studios in New York City.

Personal Life: Dating, Boyfriends, Husband, Kids

Kerry was engaged with actor David Moscow from 2004 to 2007. After that, they broke, and finally, she married NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha in 2013. They also have two children (one son and one daughter). Interestingly, Kerry likes keeping something from her every role with her as a Memory.

In 2007, she, along with other celebrities, came forward for Lee National Denim Day, supporting Women’s Cancer Programmes of the Entertainment Industry Foundation. She is also a member of Creative Coalition, the board of film fraternity exploring national discourse issues, a V-Day member, a global movement creating awareness of violence against Women and Girls.

Is Kerry Washington Lesbian?

NO … as per all the sources searched for this article, there is nothing even speculating the claim. All her relationships have been with Male, and also she is happily married with two children, further nullifying the claim.

Professional Career

Kerry’s career actually started when she got Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Card for a commercial. Her screen debut came with ABC Telefilm Magical Make-Over (1994). She then appeared in several movies, while Bad Company proved to be her turning point, and she received high acclaim for her lead in ‘She Hate Me’. She also directed and featured in a music video, ‘I Want You’re for hip-hop artist Common.

She narrated TBC Brass Band’s critically acclaimed, teenage New Orleans based documentary, ‘From the Mouthpiece on Back’. She was part of a famous film Django Unchained and was also invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2012. She then appeared in the Scandal series, which was highly acclaimed, and Kerry also went to win many awards for her role in it.

After Scandal concluded, she continued doing quite many projects as an actor and director. Her most recent projects include The Fight (2020) documentary, Prom movie, and miniseries’ Little Fries Everywhere’.

Awards

Kerry has won a number of awards throughout her career. She was included in the Time 100 list of Most Influential People in 2014 and the Forbes list of the highest-paid actress in 2018. She has won Emmy Awards for a live show and 5 NAACP Awards, including President Award for various roles.

She was the first African-American woman to be nominated for Emmy Awards. She was also named 2nd Most Beautiful Women in 2013 by Glamour magazine. While speaking up at George Washington University, she was presented with an honorary doctorate of Fine Arts.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Kerry Washington in 2021

Kerry has done various roles throughout her career, and with that she has earned a net worth of a whopping $60 million as of 2021, which has more than tripled from her $13.5 million in 2016. She earned $2.5 lakh per episode for Scandal, adding up to $4.5 million per season. Other than that, she has also made very decent amounts from endorsements and other movies she has done.

At the end, we can say that Kerry Washington is a remarkable actress who has given some memorable and iconic works on screen. Her rise to fame also empowered the African-American fraternity as a whole. Other than her versatile pieces, she has also been very active for the noble causes. Whatever she has achieved is out of her hard work, and she totally deserves it. We would like to extend our best wishes for her upcoming projects.