Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Olivia Pope, Scandal.

Olivia Pope, a public relations expert close to the White House, is renowned for her crisis management skills, which she manages with the help of her staff.

Kerry Washington was revealed in 2004 in the film Ray, playing the role of Ray Charles' wife.
She became the first African-American actress to get the lead role in an American television series, something that had not happened since 1974.
For her performance as Olivia Pope in Scandal, she won a NAACP Image Awards that annually honors the best professionals in the African-American community. She also won a TV Guide Award, a BET Award, and a Women's Image Network Award as the best actress in a dramatic television series.

UPDATE 2020: Kerry Washington stars as Mia Warren in the mini-series Little Fires Everywhere.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Pope

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Washington 

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