Olivia Washington

Known for Acting

4/10/1991(Age 34)

Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Olivia Washington was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Butler (2013), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) and The Little Things (2021).

Known For (18 credits)

Movie

An Almost Successful Dating App Love Story

2025

Determined to meet him dead or alive, a curious young woman attends the funeral of a man she matched with on a dating app.

6.2

Movie

The Piano Lesson

2024

A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.

6.8

I'm a Virgo

2023

A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, a real life superhero named The Hero.

2.7

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

6.5

Movie

Breaking

2022

Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.

6.9

Movie

The Tragedy of Macbeth

2021

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

4.5

Movie

A Holiday in Harlem

2021

Business executive Jazmin Carter is known for two things: turning fledgling businesses into profit producers and avoiding Christmas in Harlem, the neighborhood where she grew up.

6.9

Movie

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

2021

The true story of Mahalia Jackson, who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.

6.3

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The Little Things

2021

Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

7.0

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The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

2019

This bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece features Danielle Brooks (“Orange is the New Black,” Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and Grantham Coleman (“Buzzer,” “The Americans”) as the sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick. Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (“American Son,” “A Raisin in the Sun”) directs with choreography by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown (“Choir Boy”). Set in contemporary Georgia with an election race underway, Great Performances: Much Ado About Nothing finds the community of Messina celebrating a break from an ongoing war, but not all is peaceful amid the merriment. Former rivals battle it out, revenge is sought and trickery runs amok in this timeless comedy of romantic retribution and miscommunication. Earning a New York Times Critic’s Pick, the play was recorded during its final weekend of Free Shakespeare in the Park performances, June 22-23, 2019.

5.7

Movie

Who We Are Now

2018

Recently released from prison, Beth is working with her public defender to get her son back from her sister, who was awarded legal custody while Beth was incarcerated for ten years. Soon after, Beth forms an unlikely alliance with Jess, an idealistic young protégé of the public defense team, who decides to take on Beth's cause whether she likes it or not.

2.0

Movie

The Forever Tree

2017

In 1920, a young African-American woman sets off to Africa to find a tree that promises eternal life.