Kerry Washington Stopped Playing the ‘White Girl’s Best Friend’ After 2004 Meg Ryan Movie: I Don’t Want to Be an ‘Accessory to a White Woman’s Journey’
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kerry Washington explains in her new memoir, “Thicker Than Water,” that she actively rejected playing the “white girl’s best friend” after starring in “Against the Ropes,” the 2004 boxing drama headlined by Meg Ryan and Omar Epps. The film starred Ryan as Jackie Kallen, the first woman to achieve success as a boxing manager.