Sharon Washington is an accomplished American stage, TV, film, and voice actress.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Despite her growing popularity, there is limited information available about her personal details, such as her date of birth, birthplace, and the names of her parents. She has not shared details about any relationships.
EDUCATION
Sharon Washington received her MFA from the Yale School of Drama and her BA from Dartmouth College.
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Additionally, specifics regarding her physical appearance, including her height, weight, eye color, and hair color, remain unknown.
CAREER
Sharon began her career with roles in soap operas, including the 1996 season of “One Life to Live,” and had a recurring role in the mini-series follow-up “Heaven & Earth: North & South, Book III.”
Throughout her career, Sharon has had guest star appearances in numerous TV series, including “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” and the final season of “Madam Secretary.” She has held recurring roles in “For Life,” “City On A Hill,” “The Code,” “Gotham,” “Law & Order: SVU,” and “Damages.” Additionally, her television credits feature appearances in the Hulu series “The Looming Tower,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Blacklist,” “Golden Boy,” “White Collar,” “Royal Pains,” “NYC 22,” “Law & Order,” and “Law & Order: CI.” Sharon is also an accomplished audiobook and documentary film narrator, with her voice featured in various television commercials.
Sharon’s filmography includes notable appearances in “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 appeared in the short film “Approaching A Breakthrough,” directed by Noah Pritzker, which premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. Additionally, she has voiced characters in two installments of the successful “Grand Theft Auto” video game saga.
In the webseries “Hustling,” Sharon played Lena, a role for which she was awarded an Indie Series award for Best Supporting Actress in 2015. She has narrated several documentary series for Animal Planet, Discovery, NOVA, and TV One, as well as programs for PBS, National Geographic, and the Discovery Channel.
Sharon added playwright to her resume with her solo play “Feeding The Dragon,” which premiered at City Theatre in Pittsburgh, followed by productions at Hartford Stage and an Off-Broadway run at Primary Stages at the Cherry Lane Theater in 2018. For her performance, she received nominations for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance and a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show, and won an Audelco Award for Solo Performance.
On Broadway, Sharon appeared as The Lady in the critically acclaimed musical “The Scottsboro Boys” by Kander & Ebb, directed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman, a role she originated at The Vineyard Theatre and The Guthrie. Her 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.
Sharon has performed 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. She also appeared in the award-winning adaptation of “Caucasian Chalk Circle,” directed by George C. Wolfe, and “Stuff Happens,” directed by Daniel Sullivan.
POPULAR ROLES
– “Joker” (2019) as Social Worker
– “Die Hard With a Vengeance” (1995) as Officer Jane
– “Michael Clayton” (2007) as Pam
– “Half Nelson” (2006) as Suzanne
