KERRY WASHINGTON

Why she is inspirational to me...

She attended George Washington University, graduating with a double major in anthropology and sociology, and still became an actress.

Not only can she balance out education and acting, she can handle her life the way she wants it, she is one of the few famous people that can keep her life private from the press.

She knows that she is beautiful but her politeness keeps her from rubbing it in other peoples faces and staying out of the usual trouble of most celebrities with that sort of attention.

Here is some background

• She is an only child
• Was accepted into Yale University and Dartmouth College but declined both
• Was born in 1977, she is 37 years old
• She just had her first child

Why she is inspirational to others

I try not to let my politics limit me artistically, and you know say like "well I can't do that because I don't ever want to play a black prostitute" or "I can't do that because I don't ever want to play,you know a drug addict". I really try not to do that.What's important to me is to make sure my characters ring true that they reflect a trueness to society because if I can bring out the true humanity of a character than I'm not perpetuating a stereotype I'm actually revealing a truth.

It's in the same way that I don't read my reviews. I try not to get involved in all that stuff because what's important to me is the work and however the work lives in the world is out of my control