Kerry Washington’s children did not recognize her in The Six Triple Eight.
In an interview with PEOPLE Magazine Kerry, who shares three children with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha, revealed that her children were stunned by her portrayal of a Women’s Army Corps officer.
She said: “When my kids saw the trailer for the movie, they were like, ‘Whose voice is that? It doesn’t even sound like yours.’ It was really fun.”
To prepare for the role of Major Charity Adams, Kerry drew on her theater experience.
Expressing her gratitude, Kerry said, “I’m very grateful for my theater training. I know how to breathe and speak from my diaphragm, and I’m also very grateful for my Shondaland training because I know how to metabolize multiple monologues in a week,” and He added, “So those two things were really parts of my toolbox that I leaned on.”
“I worked with a voice coach and with Tyler, and I really spent a lot of time thinking about how to make sure I was doing something I’d never done before, becoming someone I’d never been before. And the voice had a lot to do with that.” Kerry added.
The six triple eight It began streaming on Netflix starting December 6, 2024.
