Sharon Washington

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Sharon Washington is an American playwright as well as a stage, TV, film, and voice actress. She received her MFA from the Yale School of Drama and her BA from Dartmouth College. She got her start doing soap operas such as the 1996 season of "One Life to Live" in addition to having a recurring role on the mini-series follow-up "Heaven & Earth: North & South, Book III". She has had guest star appearances in TV series including Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and in the final season of Madam Secretary. She’s also had recurring roles in For Life, City On A Hill, The Code, Gotham, Law & Order: SVU, and Damages. Other television credits include the Hulu series The Looming Tower, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, Golden Boy, White Collar, Royal Pains, NYC 22, Law & Order and Law & Order: CI. She has appeared in numerous television commercials both on-camera and voice-over and is an accomplished audiobook and documentary film narrator. She played Lena in the webseries Hustling for which she was awarded an Indie Series award for Best Supporting Actress (2015). Her film appearances include Joker, The Bourne Legacy, Michael Clayton, Wiener Dog, Rocksteady, Taking Chance, Freedomland, The School of Rock, Half Nelson, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Malcolm X, and Die Hard With A Vengeance. She also appeared in the short film Approaching A Breakthrough, directed by Noah Pritzker, which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.  She is the narrator of several documentary series for Animal Planet, Discovery, NOVA and TV One. She has also narrated a diverse range of PBS, Nova, National Geographic, and Discovery Channel programs. She voiced different characters in two installments of the successful Grand Theft Auto video game saga. She added playwright to her resumé, writing and performing her solo play Feeding The Dragon which received it’s world premiere at City Theatre in Pittsburgh followed by a production at Hartford Stage and from there to a successful run Off-Broadway at Primary Stages at the Cherry Lane Theater in the Spring of 2018 where she was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance, a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show and won an Audelco Award for Solo Performance. On Broadway, she appeared as The Lady in the critically-acclaimed The Scottsboro Boys musical by Kander & Ebb directed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman. A role she originated at The Vineyard Theatre and The Guthrie. Other Off-Broadway credits include roles in Dot at the Vineyard Theatre, written by Colman Domingo and also directed by Susan Stroman; While I Yet Live by Billy Porter at Primary Stages; Luce by JC Lee at Lincoln Center Theater (LCT3); and Wild With Happy also by Colman Domingo at the Public Theater for which she received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination and an Audelco Award. She has worked many times on the New York Shakespeare Festival stage including playing Lady Anne to Denzel Washington's Richard III and Valeria to Christopher Walken's Coriolanus; as well as in the award-winning adaptation of Caucasian Chalk Circle directed by George C. Wolfe and Stuff Happens directed by Daniel Sullivan.

Most Popular Sharon Washington Trailers

Total trailers found: 29

Joker Trailer (2019)

01 October 2019

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Die Hard: With a Vengeance Trailer (1995)

19 May 1995

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives.

Joker: Folie à Deux Trailer (2024)

01 October 2024

While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

The School of Rock Trailer (2003)

03 October 2003

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man.

The Bourne Legacy Trailer (2012)

08 August 2012

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

The Long Kiss Goodnight Trailer (1996)

11 October 1996

Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago.

Malcolm X Trailer (1992)

18 November 1992

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam.

The Life Before Her Eyes Trailer (2007)

08 September 2007

As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy.

Michael Clayton Trailer (2007)

28 September 2007

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

Sing Sing Trailer (2024)

12 July 2024

Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.

The Confession Trailer (1999)

26 March 1999

After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk responsible.

The Kitchen Trailer (2019)

08 August 2019

The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands — proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition… literally.

Wiener-Dog Trailer (2016)

24 June 2016

A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.

Lisa Picard Is Famous Trailer (2000)

14 May 2000

A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame.

3 A.M. Trailer (2001)

01 July 2001

The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers.

Approaching a Breakthrough Trailer (2017)

01 March 2017

As Norman and his girlfriend storm into Central Park, bickering, Norman is cornered by a string of characters from his past, appearing from all sides of the park — from two of his former therapists to his Mormon ex-girlfriend.

Torn Trailer (2013)

18 October 2013

Two families bond when their teenage sons are killed in an explosion at a suburban mall only to discover one of their children is the prime suspect.

Mistress America Trailer (2015)

14 August 2015

A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.

An Invisible Sign Trailer (2010)

06 October 2010

Mona Gray is a 20-year-old loner who, as a child, turned to math for salvation after her father became ill.

Rocksteady Trailer (2010)

01 October 2010

A coming of age drama set in the world of stock-car dirt-track racing, against a heavy reggae soundscape.

Half Nelson Trailer (2006)

11 August 2006

Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know.

Vaccines: Calling the Shots Trailer (2014)

29 October 2014

Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago—whooping cough, measles, mumps—are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children's shots.

Blind Spot Trailer (1993)

02 May 1993

Tragedy befalls Congresswoman Nell Harrington and her family when her son-in-law dies in a car accident, and Harrington's pregnant daughter, Phoebe, is propelled into a downward spiral.

Seaside Trailer (2018)

15 September 2018

A dramatic thriller about Daphne, a young woman who moves to the Oregon Coast with her boyfriend, Roger, when he inherits his childhood beach house, only to discover that Roger hasn't been completely honest about his past.

Down with the King Trailer (2021)

07 July 2021

Sent to the Berkshires to focus on his next album, disillusioned rap star Money Merc abruptly announces his retirement on Twitter.

When My Sleeping Dragon Woke Trailer (2022)

12 October 2022

A little girl lives in a custodian apartment inside a New York Public Library, where her father stokes its coal furnace 24/7.

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble Trailer (2000)

23 April 2000

Fanny Kemble is a famous star of the English stage, but while touring the United States, she gives up her career to marry wealthy American Pierce Butler.

Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III Trailer (2023)

19 May 2023

Experience The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Shakespeare’s tragedy with one of his most indelible villains starring Danai Gurira in the title role.

Birdwatching Trailer (2021)

23 September 2021

By a stream in the woods – a place between worlds – two women find each other ankle-deep in the water, letting go of what's past and wondering what will come.