Kerry Washington Net Worth - How Rich is the Actress?

Grab all the details on the net worth and earnings of the American actress, producer, and director Kerry Washington.

Actress Kerry Washington is best known for her starring role of crisis management expert Olivia Pope in the ABC drama series 'Scandal' from 2012 to 2018. For her role in the series, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series two times. She also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her part in the show.

Kerry Washington also had some notable roles on other television series and movies too. For her portrayal of Anita Hill in the HBO television political thriller film, 'Confirmation,' he earned a nomination for both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. Similarly, she also made some big achievements in her other works too. Below, we take a look at her net worth and earnings to get an idea of the wealth of the successful actress.

What is Kerry Washington's Net Worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kerry Washington holds an estimated net worth of $50 million as of September 2020. She made this staggering amount of fortune from her work as an actress in several movies and television series throughout the years. Kerry, on average, earns about $1.1 Million per episode for her work in the TV shows.

Kerry Washington holds an estimated net worth of $50 million.
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Kerry Washington is famous for her role of the leading character 'Olivia Pope' in the ABC drama series 'Scandal,' which she played from 2012 to 2018. For her part in the show, she earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice. She also got nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her part in the series. In the early years of her time in the show, Kerry Washington earned an average salary of $80,000 per episode, which was a total of $1.5 million per year. As the years passed, she earned roughly $250,000 per episode when the show was at its peak, which was a total of $4.5 million per year.

Kerry Washington also earned from the other means, apart from her acting career in movies and TV series. She also made money from her endorsement contracts with companies like Neutrogena, Apple, and Movado. She earned $13 million in 2016, $11 million in 2017, and $12 million in 2018; that is, she amassed a massive fortune of $36 million in just three years.

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Kerry also played the role of 'Mia Warren' in the Hulu miniseries 'Little Fires Everywhere' (2020). For her part in the show, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She earned an astonishing salary of $1.1 million per episode in the first season of the series. For her part in eight episodes of the first season, she earned a little under $9 million.

Kerry Washington Sold Her Hollywood Hills House For $3 Million

Kerry Washington sold her White mansion in Hollywood Hills for $3 million. The French château–style home included four bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathroom, and the property was spread over an area of 30,000 square feet.

Kerry Washington sold her White mansion in Hollywood Hills for $3 million.
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Kerry Washington also renovated her house in the Beverly Hills, which she and her husband Ezenwa Nnamdi Onyekachi Asomugha, bought for $5 million. Now, the house will not sell for less than $10.5 million, as she did an incredible job of making the house new once again.

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