You do not have to love drama to love the girl boss herself, Kerry Washington. Honestly, her acting on Scandal is so flawless that the situations sometimes seem so legit. There are still fewer star roles for women in television, but Washington owns this show, and nobody can stop her. Shonda Rhimes certainly made the right choice when she picked Kerry Washington to be the center of all the drama as Olivia Pope. And with that being said, Washington makes the big bucks evidently ― $11 million to be precise.