--- title: Kerry Washington to Play Anita Hill in Upcoming HBO Film description: Washington will play the lawyer whose sexual harassment allegations muddied the confirmation hearings for Justice Clarence Thomas canonical: https://time.com/3743023/kerry-washington-anita-hill-hbo-movie/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-12T20:13:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:07:55.959Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Kerry Washington to Star as Anita Hill in HBO Movie og:description: Washington will play the lawyer whose sexual harassment allegations muddied a Supreme Court confirmation og:url: https://time.com/3743023/kerry-washington-anita-hill-hbo-movie/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24903cd36d9c88c2/6987836af887dc4bd7e8a930/ap861295462156.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kerry Washington og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kerry Washington to Star as Anita Hill in HBO Movie twitter:description: Washington will play the lawyer whose sexual harassment allegations muddied a Supreme Court confirmation twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24903cd36d9c88c2/6987836af887dc4bd7e8a930/ap861295462156.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kerry Washington to Star as Anita Hill in HBO Movie by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 12, 2015 8:13 PM CUT  Kerry Washington arrives at the 32nd Annual Paleyfest : "Scandal" held at The Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. Kerry Washington arrives at the 32nd Annual Paleyfest : "Scandal" held at The Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.Richard Shotwell—Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 12, 2015 8:13 PM CUT Actress [Kerry Washington](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kerry-washington-star-as-anita-780969?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2015-03-12%2011%3A38%3A28%5Flgoldberg "undefined") has been tapped to play Anita Hill in an upcoming HBO original film. Washington will play the woman whose sexual harassment allegations against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas muddied his confirmation process. The film, aptly titled _Confirmation_, is centered on the 1991 Senate confirmation hearings. According to the [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kerry-washington-star-as-anita-780969?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2015-03-12%2011%3A38%3A28%5Flgoldberg "undefined")_,_ which broke the news of Washington’s involvement, the made-for-TV film will be written and executive produced by Susannah Grant, known for her work on _Erin Brockovich_. \[[_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kerry-washington-star-as-anita-780969?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2015-03-12%2011%3A38%3A28%5Flgoldberg "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3743023/kerry-washington-anita-hill-hbo-movie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3743023/kerry-washington-anita-hill-hbo-movie/"},"headline":"Kerry Washington to Star as Anita Hill in HBO Movie","datePublished":"2015-03-12T20:13:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:07:55.959Z","description":"Washington will play the lawyer whose sexual harassment allegations muddied the confirmation hearings for Justice Clarence Thomas","url":"https://time.com/3743023/kerry-washington-anita-hill-hbo-movie/","keywords":["Television","movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24903cd36d9c88c2/6987836af887dc4bd7e8a930/ap861295462156.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24903cd36d9c88c2/6987836af887dc4bd7e8a930/ap861295462156.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kerry Washington","caption":"Kerry Washington","creditText":"Richard Shotwell—Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3743023/kerry-washington-anita-hill-hbo-movie/","name":"Kerry Washington to Star as Anita Hill in HBO Movie"}}]}] ```