Actress Kerry Washington has been named woman of the year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the nation’s oldest collegiate theatrical organization.
The Scandal star was chosen because she is a “talented and socially engaged film, TV and stage actress who keeps breaking barriers in Hollywood.”
Washington, the first black woman to headline a network TV drama since 1974, has earned Golden Globe, Emmy and SAG Best Actress nominations as well as an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress.
She will be given her pudding pot following a parade through Harvard Square and roast scheduled for Jan. 28.
Previous winners include Sarah Jessica Parker, Meryl Streep, Katharine Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Comedian Amy Poehler won last year.
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