40 Photos of Kerry Washington For Her 40th Birthday
By Madeline Boardman Updated January 31, 2017 at 09:22 AM EST
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Kerry Washington Through the Years
Fox Teen Choice Awards 2013 - Gallery
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Born in New York City on January 31, 1977, Kerry Washington celebrates her 40th birthday Tuesday. Pictured here at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles on August 11, 2013, the actress got her start in her teens, hitting the small screen in episodes of ABC Afterschool Special and Standard Deviants before expanding her filmography with roles in NYPD Blue, Law & Order, and Save the Last Dance. Decades later, the Scandal actress has two Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy nominations to her name. See photos of Washington through the years, ahead.
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Kerry Washington at the Premiere of Save The Last Dance in Hollywood on January 9, 2001
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Kerry Washington in New York City on December 21, 2001
Actress Kerry Washington in the lobby of a building on Madis
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Kerry Washington at the Bad Company World Premiere in New York City on June 4, 2002
Bad Company World Premiere
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Kerry Washington With Tracee Ellis Ross in Los Angeles on October 8, 2004
Genius: A Night for Ray Charles - After Party
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Kerry Washington at Hollywood Life's 4th Annual Breakthrough of the Year Awards in Hollywood on December 12, 2004
Hollywood Life's 4th Annual Breakthrough of the Year Awards - Portraits
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Kerry Washington With Jamie Foxx at the 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 5, 2005
TNT Broadcasts 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Show
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Kerry Washington at the 57th Annual Writers Guild Awards in Hollywood on February 19, 2005
57th Annual Writers Guild Awards - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington in New York City on June 15, 2006
Danny Seo Debuts His Fourth Book "Simply Green: Parties"
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Kerry Washington With James McAvoy, Kevin MacDonald, and Forest Whitaker on September 11, 2006
31st Annual Toronto International Film Festival - "The Last King of Scotland" Portraits
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Kerry Washington at the Premiere Party for The Dead Girl in Los Angeles on November 7, 2006
The Premiere Party for "The Dead Girl" at LIVEstyle Entertainment's Premiere Lounge during AFI FEST 2006 - Red Carpet and Inside
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Kerry Washington at I Think I Love My Wife's Los Angeles Premiere on March 7, 2007
"I Think I Love My Wife" Los Angeles Premiere - Red Carpet
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Kerry Washington Testifying Before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on NEA and NEH Funding in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 2007
Kerry Washington Testifies Before U.S. House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on NEA and NEH Funding
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Kerry Washington at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival Premiere of Ocean's Thirteen on May 24, 2007
2007 Cannes Film Festival - "Ocean's Thirteen" Premiere
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Kerry Washington With Barack Obama, Usher, Rep. Bakari T. Sellers, and Chris Tucker at South Carolina State University on January 22, 2008
Obama Campaigns Throughout South Carolina Ahead Of Democratic Primary
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Kerry Washington Testifying at a House Appropriations Hearing on Funding for the Arts in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2008
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Hearing on "Funding for the Arts" - April 1, 2008
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Kerry Washington at Paris Fashion Week on October 5, 2008
Louis Vuitton - Paris Fashion Week- Spring/Summer '09
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December 1, 2008
23rd Annual American Cinematheque Awards - Red Carpet
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Kerry Washington at the Face Premiere at the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2009
Face Premiere - 2009 Cannes Film Festival
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Kerry Washington at the Mother and Child Screening at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2009
"Mother And Child" Screening - 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
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Kerry Washington With Alec Baldwin and David Alan Grier at the Opening Night Afterparty for Race in New York City on December 6, 2009
Broadway Opening Of "Race" - After Party
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Kerry Washington With Jimmy Fallon on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on January 15, 2010
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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Kerry Washington at the 2011 VH1 Do Something Awards in Hollywood on August 14, 2011
2011 VH1 Do Something Awards - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 18, 2011
63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
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Kerry Washington at the 16th Annual GQ Men Of The Year Celebration in Los Angeles on November 17, 2011
16th Annual GQ "Men Of The Year" Celebration
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Kerry Washington at the Django Unchained Panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 14, 2012
"Django Unchained" Panel - 2012 Comic-Con International
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Kerry Washington at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Luncheon in Beverly Hills on August 9, 2012
Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 2012 Installation Luncheon - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 23, 2012
64th Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington With Dionne Warwick at BET's Black Girls Rock in New York City on October 13, 2012
BET's Black Girls Rock 2012 - Show
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Kerry Washington With Apolo Ohno at the 40th American Music Awards in Los Angeles on November 18, 2012
The 40th American Music Awards - Show
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Kerry Washington With Jay Leno on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on December 12, 2012
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Season 21
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Kerry Washington at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood on February 24, 2013
2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington at the BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea in Los Angeles on September 21, 2013
BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington on Saturday Night Live on November 2, 2013
Saturday Night Live - Season 39
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Kerry Washington With Leonardo DiCaprio at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 12, 2014
NBC's "71st Annual Golden Globe Awards" - Red Carpet Arrivals
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Kerry Washington at the 86th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood on March 2, 2014
86th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on August 25, 2014
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington at Disney ABC's 2015 TCA Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills on August 4, 2015
Disney ABC Television Group's 2015 TCA Summer Press Tour - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 20, 2015
67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals
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Kerry Washington at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills on February 28, 2016
2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals
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