Kerry Washington (born January 31, 1977)[1] is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ray Charles' wife, Della Bea Robinson, in the film Ray (2004), as Kay Amin in The Last King of Scotland, and Alicia Masters in the 2005 live action Fantastic Four film and its 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. She has also starred in the critically acclaimed independent films Our Song and The Dead Girl.Contents    * 1 Early life    * 2 Personal life    * 3 Career    * 4 Filmography    * 5 Awards/nominations    * 6 References    * 7 External linksEarly lifeWashington was born in The Bronx, New York, the daughter of a successful real estate broker father and a professor and educational consultant mother.[2] She performed in children's musical theater with the TADA! Youth Theater teen group in 1985, when she was 15 years old. She attended Spence School in Manhattan, graduating in 1994; fellow alumni include Gwyneth Paltrow and Emmy Rossum. Washington went on to earn a theater degree in 1998 from The George Washington University as well as study at Michael Howard Studios in New York City.Personal lifeWashington was engaged to actor David Moscow from October 2004 to March 2007.[3]As a sort of souvenir/memento, she usually tries to keep something from every character that she plays whether it is an item of wardrobe or a piece of furniture from the house that the character lived in.[4]She was a supporter of Barack Obama's presidential candidacy.[5]CareerWashington made her screen debut in the ABC telefilm Magical Make-Over (1994). She was in the cast of the 1996 PBS sketch comedy-style educational series Standard Deviants, and she appeared in the short '3D' and the feature film Our Song in 2000. She went on to appear in several movies, including Save the Last Dance (2001), The Human Stain (2003), Spike Lee's She Hate Me (2004), Ray (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Little Man, & I Think I Love My Wife (2007), and, in a departure, an accented, period role as a wife of 1970s Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the UK historical drama The Last King of Scotland (2006). Washington has also appeared in the recurring role of Chelina Hall on the ABC television series Boston Legal, and in several episodes of the A&E cable-TV series 100 Centre Street.She is the new spokeperson for L'Or? starring in commercials and ads alongside fellow actresses Scarlett Johansson and Eva Longoria Parker, and model Doutzen Kroes.She also co-directed and appeared in the music video for hip-hop artist Common's song, 'I Want You', the fourth single off of his album Finding Forever.In addition, Kerry serves as the narrator of the critically-acclaimed 2008 documentary about the New Orleans-based teenage TBC Brass Band entitled From the Mouthpiece on Back, which also lists The Roots as one of the executive producers of the movie.FilmographyYear     Title     Role     Notes1994     ABC Afterschool Specials     Heather     Episode: Magical Make-Over1996     Standard Deviants (TV series)     Kerry     2000     Our Song     Lanisha Brown     3D     Angie     2001     Save the Last Dance     Chenille Reynolds     Lift (TV series)     Niecy     NYPD Blue (TV series)     Maya Young     Episode: Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a DamnLaw & Order (TV series)     Allie Lawrence     Episode: 3 Dawg Night100 Centre Street (TV series)     Unknown     2002     Take the A Train     Keisha     Bad Company     Julie     The Guardian     Drea Westbrook     Episode: The Next Life2003     The United States of Leland     Ayesha     The Human Stain     Ellie     Sin     Kassie     2004     Against the Ropes     Renee     Strip Search (TV)     Unknown     She Hate Me     Fatima Goodrich     Ray     Della Bea Robinson     2005     Sexual Life     Rosalie     Mr. & Mrs. Smith     Jasmine     Fantastic Four     Alicia Masters     Wait     Maggie     2006     Boston Legal (TV series)     Chelina Hall     (5 episodes, 2005-2006)Little Man     Vanessa     The Last King of Scotland     Kay Amin     The Dead Girl     Rosetta     2007     I Think I Love My Wife     Nikki Tru     Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer     Alicia Masters     2008     Psych (TV series)     Mira Gaffney     Episode: There's Something About MiraWoman in Burka     Kerry     Lakeview Terrace     Lisa Mattson     Miracle at St. Anna     Zana Wilder     Life Is Hot in Cracktown     Marybeth     awaiting release2009     A Thousand Words     TBA     post-productionMama Black Widow     Sedalia Mama Tilson     pre-productionAwards/nominationsWashington at the Tribeca Film Festival.    * BET Awards          o 2007- Best Actress The Last King of Scotland: Nominated    * Black Reel Awards          o 2007- Best Supporting Actress The Last King of Scotland: Nominated          o 2005- Best Actress, Drama Ray: Nominated          o 2003- Best Actress, Network/Cable Lift : Nominated          o 2002- Best Independent Actor Lift: Nominated          o 2002- Best Supporting Actress Theatrical, Save the Last Dance: Nominated    * Image Awards          o 2007- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture The Last King of Scotland: Nominated