While mainstream audiences may have been unfamiliar with Kerry Washington until she appeared as Ray Charles's long-suffering wife in Ray (2004), the actress had been quietly amassing an impressive body of work onstage and in independent films for several years prior to her breakout performance in that film.Born Jan. 31, 1977, in New York, Washington studied theater at George Washington University before making her feature film debut in 2000's Our Song. Demonstrating a keen ability to play characters younger than herself, Washington was subsequently cast as teenagers in a string of films, including Save the Last Dance and The United States of Leland.
Graduating to starring roles with Spike Lee's She Hate Me (2004), Washington has since appeared in such big-budget Hollywood fare as Fantastic Four and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. She also had a recurring role on the TV drama "Boston Legal."
Miracle at St. AnnaDuring World War II, four black American soldiers (Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso and Omar Benson Miller) find themselves trapped in a Tuscan village behind enemy lines. As they attempt to evade German forces and reunite with their comrades, the four experience firsthand the tragedy and... Read More
I Think I Love My WifeIn this contemporary retelling of director Eric Rohmer's cerebral 1972 film Chloe in the Afternoon, Chris Rock stars as Richard Cooper, a happily married man who can't seem to stop fantasizing about other women. But Richard finds his feelings for his wife, Brenda (Gina Torres), are truly put to the... Read More
Night Catches UsAfter growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus (Anthony Mackie) returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat (Kerry Washington), the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons. Interfering with... Read More
She Hate MeIn Spike Lee's take on the big, bad world of love and business, John (Anthony Mackie) blows the whistle on his corrupt bosses at a biotech company, touching off a maelstrom of investigations headed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and leaving him jobless. But when his ex-girlfriend (Kerry... Read More
Scandal (2011) | NR | |
For Colored Girls (2010) | R | |
Night Catches Us (2010) | R | |
A Thousand Words (2010) | NR | |
The Details (2010) | NR | |
TV-MA | ||
Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009) | R | |
Mother and Child (2009) | R | |
Miracle at St. Anna (2008) | R | |
Lakeview Terrace (2008) | PG-13 | |
PG | ||
I Think I Love My Wife (2007) | R | |
R | ||
Little Man (2006) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
Fantastic Four (2005) | PG-13 | |
Sexual Life (2005) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
PG-13 | ||
She Hate Me (2004) | R | |
The Human Stain (2003) | R | |
The United States of Leland (2003) | R | |
Sin (2003) | R | |
Bad Company (2002) | PG-13 | |
Save the Last Dance (2001) | PG-13 | |
Lift (2001) | R | |
Our Song (2000) | R | |
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