Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington’s pregnancy has rippled across both social media and TV’s upcoming fall season. First, the actress announced Tuesday that she’s taking a “teeny break from social media. The Scandal star shared her decision in the caption of an Instagram video. “It’s time for me to take a teeny break from social media,” wrote Washington. “Feeling […]

We're here for women of color in leading roles in front of the camera and behind the scenes. After fives seasons as the star of the Emmy award winning series "Scandal", Kerry Washington has just inked a new production deal with ABC.

Kerry Washington now has a seat at the table at ABC. The star of “Scandal” has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios and its cable/digital division ABC Signature Studios, for her recently launched production company Simpson Street – named after the address where Washington’s mother grew up in the Bronx. Under the two-year pact, Simpson Street […]

The actress took on the job of presenting more options for women of color, and delivered.

Donald Trump’s game-changing vibe is making is making its way to “Scandal.” According to Variety, a character inspired by the GOP presidential front-runner will be featured this week (tonight / 03-17-16) on the hit ABC show. The move comes after it was teased by the “Scandal” stars Kerry Washington and Bellamy Young while appearing on […]

As part of a SXSW panel about social media interest in celebrities, Kerry Washington broke down in detail her reasons for keeping her private life off of social media – including her decision not to use it for rumor-busting purposes regarding her marriage to Nnamdi Asomugha, or even to share pics of her baby. “I think it’s a double-edged sword,” the […]

TV producer Shonda Rhimes as well as actresses Kerry Washington (“Scandal”), Viola Davis (“How to Get Away with Murder”) and Ellen Pompeo (“Grey’s Anatomy”) have all endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a campaign video. In the clip titled “Real Life,” Washington, Ellen Pompeo and Viola Davis share how their on screen characters reflect […]

Papa Pope is boosting his presence on Scandal. The Shonda Rhimes drama has promoted Joe Morton from recurring to series regular, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Morton stars as Rowan (aka Eli Pope), the former head of black-ops group B613. He was revealed in the season two finale as Olivia Pope’s (Kerry Washington) father. The […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — “Scandal” actress Kerry Washington took home a shiny little pudding pot Thursday after being feted with a raucous parade through Harvard Square and a roast by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The nation’s oldest collegiate theatrical organization says it named Washington as Woman of the Year because she’s the first black […]

Olivia Pope is tired of being the First Lady and she's ready to get back to business when "Scandal" premieres on Feb. 11th.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Kerry Washington says she was acutely aware of the challenge of playing Anita Hill in a miniseries dramatizing Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court confirmation hearings. “I was terrified. Portraying somebody who’s real is a different kind of responsibility, especially when they’re alive. That significance was not lost on me,” Washington told a […]

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 […]