KERRY WASHINGTON is an Emmy-winning, SAG, and Golden Globe-nominated actor, director, and producer who received widespread recognition for her role as Olivia Pope on ABC’s hit drama Scandal. In 2016 Washington launched her production company Simpson Street, whose projects include HBO’s Confirmation, Netflix’s American Son, Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere, the Emmy award-winning ABC special Live in Front of a Studio Audience, and the documentary film The Fight. She is also a lifelong activist and founder of Influence Change (IC21), an initiative that partners with nonprofits to increase voter turnout, and a member of a coalition working to found The Roybal School, aiming to drive change across the entertainment industry for students from underserved communities. For her efforts, Washington was honored as one of Time magazine’s 2022 Women of The Year.
