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Kerry Washington is 'so beyond grateful' to be on TIME's Women of the Year list
Scandal alum Kerry Washington is 'so beyond grateful' to be included in TIME's 12 Women of The Year issue having been an activist longer than she's been an actress.But the 45-year-old Emmy-winning producer was inspired to take her activism to a new level after portraying fixer (and election stealer) Olivia Pope in the ABC political thriller, which ran for seven seasons ending 2018.'I woke up the morning after the election in 2016, and Olivia Pope was trending. I was confronted with all these people saying, "Olivia Pope, you have to fix this." "Olivia Pope, save the day,"' Kerry told the mag.