Sharon Washington

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Sharon Washington (* in New York City , New York ) is an American actress and playwright . She is best known for her roles in the films Die Hard: Now more than ever and Joker .

life and career

Sharon Washington is from New York and is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Yale University , where she graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts . Since the beginning of her career she has worked regularly as a stage actress. She performed in Denver, Hartford, Philadelphia and Louisville, among others. In her hometown she appears on Broadway and Off-Broadway , as well as the New York Shakespeare Festival . With Feeding the Drageon she wrote a play herself, in which she also played. It premiered in Pittsburgh and then made it to Broadway. Washington itself did itAudelco Award , as well as nominations for the Lucille Lortel Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award .

In 1989 she appeared in front of the camera for the first time with an appearance in the series Hawk . In 1992, she starred as Augusta a supporting role in the film Malcolm X . In 1994 she played a central role as Jane in the third season of the miniseries Torches in the Storm . 1995 followed a supporting role in Die hard: Now more than ever . She then took on other supporting roles in Waking the Dead , School of Rock , The Face of Truth , Half Nelson , Michael Clayton and Life Before My Eyes . From 2009 she appeared in the series Damages - Im Netz der Macht , Criminal Intent - Verbrechen im Visier , NYC 22 , Royal Pains , White Collar , The Blacklist , Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York and Gotham in guest roles.

Between 2012 and 2014 she played a supporting role as Lena in the series Hustling . In 2015 she took part in Noah Baumbach's Mistress America . In 2018 she starred as Judith in the miniseries The Looming Tower . She portrayed a social worker in Todd Phillips ' hit Joker in 2019.

In addition to acting in front of the camera and on stage, she also occasionally lends her voice to video game characters or is cast as a narrator for documentaries and as a radio play speaker.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sharon Washington . sagaftra.org. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Washington, Sharon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York