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Kerry Washington will reunite with Jamie Foxx in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film “Django Unchained.” According to deadline.com, Kerrry will play Broomhilda, the wife of Django (Jamie Foxx), making this the second time she plays the spouse of a Jamie Foxx character (she portrayed Della Bea Robinson in ‘Ray). The actress joins a cast that already includes Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, Don Johnson, Kurt Russell and Samuel L. Jackson. Deadline notes that while she was Tarantino’s choice from the beginning, the possibility of “making a discovery in the role” appealed to him, and he did perform “a long casting search before settling on Ms Washington for what is essentially the film’s female lead. Bistro Chez Lucienne: French in the Heart of Harlem Nice to see black actresses getting work! Kerry Washington Steals The Shine On Emmy’s Red Carpet [PHOTOS] Kerry Washington Stars In New ABC Series “Scandal” [TRAILER]

Kerry Washington To Star In “Django Unchained”