Katia Washington is the first daughter of American actor, Denzel Washington and his wife Pauletta Pearson. She was born on the 27th of November 1986, and her sexuality is currently not known.
of all Denzel Washington’s children, she happens to be the most private. Rather than being on screen like other family members, she prefers to work behind the scenes as a director and producer.
There are rumors that Katia may be in an interracial lesbian relationship, but she is yet to confirm this. However, she is an avid supporter of the LGBTQ community and rights.
Summary of Katia Washington’s Biography
- Full name: Katia Washington
- Nickname: Dancing Little Bird
- Gender: Female
- Date of birth: 27th November 1086
- Katia Washington’s Age: 38 years old
- Ethnicity: Black
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Religion: Christianity
- Katia Washington’s Parents: Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson
- Siblings: Three
- Katia Washington’s Height in Inches: 5 feet 6 inches
- Katia Washington’s Height in Centimeters: 168 cm
- Katia Washington’s Weight: 165 pounds
- Katia Washington’s Net worth: $1 million to $2 million
- Famous for: Being the daughter of Denzel Washington
How Old Is Katia Washington and Where Was She Born?
Katia Washington is 38 years old and was born on the 27th of November 1986 in Los Angeles, California, to the family of Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson. She holds an American nationality and is of Afro-American ethnicity.
Her father, Denzel Washington, is an award-winning American actor who is best known for featuring in tens of Hollywood blockbuster movies, including The Hurricane, Man on Fire, Out of Time, Inside Man, and Macbeth.
Pauletta Pearson, Katia’s mother, is also an actress. She is credited for featuring in Antwone Fisher, Philadelphia, Genius, Tell It Like a Woman, Steps, and Burden, among others.
Katia Washington’s Education Was at Yale University
Katia Washington is a graduate of Yale University. She was given admission to school in 2006 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in History in 2010. Details about the elementary and high school she attended are not available to the public. However, her younger sister, Olivia, has mentioned that despite being celebrity kids, all her siblings, including herself, attended normal schools.
She Is Building A Career For Herself As A Director and Producer
Katia Washington has followed in her parent’s footsteps to join the entertainment industry, but unlike her parents who work on screen, she prefers to work behind the screen. She is building a career for herself as a director and producer.
She officially started her career in 2012 when she worked as an editorial manufacturing assistant on the historical film, Django Unchained which featured A-list actors like Jamie Fox, among others.
During an interview, her father mentioned that he was proud of his daughter for her work in the critically acclaimed Western drama Django Unchained. He also mentioned that Katia may not like him talking about her career achievements to the media, but he could not help it.
In 2014, she worked as an assistant in The Equalizer starring her father, Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, and Chloe Grace Moretz. Fast forward to 2016, she worked as an assistant in the movie The Birth of a Nation, that same year her father took her on board to be the assistant producer for his movie, Fences.
She worked as the co-producer in the comedy thriller, Assassination Nation in 2018, and in 2021, she was the co-executive producer of Malcolm and Marie.
Is Katia Washington A Lesbian?
There are unconfirmed rumors that Katia Washington is a lesbian. In 2017, some fans of her father decided to know more about him and this included digging up information about his children.
According to one of Denzel’s fans, while snooping around, he stumbled on Katia Washington’s Facebook handle, and somehow found another Facebook handle that belongs to a woman called ‘Colleen’. Colleen’s profile picture was a photo of her and Katia.
On going through Colleen’s Facebook handle, she found out that Colleen had several pictures of herself and Katia and so this fan concluded that Katia and Colleen were lovers. According to the fan, he/she hoped that releasing this information was not exposing Katia, seeing that the pictures were already public.
Neither Katia nor Colleen have confirmed the news about their relationship. However, they have been seen attending LGBTQ campaigns and women’s rights marches together. It is noteworthy that Collen is a blonde woman who works as a costume designer for movies.
Katia Washington Has Three Siblings
Katia Washington is blessed to have grown up with three lovely siblings and her family seems to have taken Hollywood as their family business. Meet her siblings.
John David Washington – Brother
John David Washington is Katia Washington’s elder brother who was born on the 28th of July 1984. He was in the basketball, track team, and football teams of Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles. After graduating from high school he got into Atlanta’s Morehouse College where he played football until his graduation in 2006.
David continued to play football and got drafted into United Football League’s California Redwoods in 2009. However, by 2012 the league was shut down and so he decided to go into acting.
Denzel Washington was glad that David’s football career came to an end, due to the injuries he had suffered from playing football. Since David became an actor, he has featured in Malcolm & Marie, Amsterdam, Ballers, Tenet, and 2018’s BlacKkKlansman.
Malcolm Washington – Brother
Malcolm Washington is Katia Washington’s younger brother. He was born on the 10th of April 1991 and attended Windward School where he played basketball. After graduating from high school, he got accepted into the University of Pennsylvania where he studied Film.
Malcolm is a director and producer. He worked as an assistant director for The Last Bookstore and Trouble Man, and as a producer for Summer of 17, The Dispute, and North Hollywood.
Olivia Washington – Sister
Olivia Washington is Malcolm’s twin sister as she was also born on the 10th of April 1991. She attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she studied drama and bagged a bachelor’s degree in drama in 2013.
Olivia is an actress and has featured in productions like Empire, Madoff, Mr. Robot, The Little Things, A Holiday in Harlem, The Butler, and Breaking. Denzel Washington once credited Olivia for being a great actress.
Katia Washington’s Parents Have Been Married For Over Four Decades
Katia Washington’s parents are one of Hollywood’s power couples. Unlike most celebrity love stories that start like a match made in heaven and end as though they were never in love, Denzel and Pauletta have stayed together for over 30 years.
These two got married on the 25th of June 1983, and have stayed together to date. This is not to say that they have not had their fair share of marital issues. In 2013, rumors of divorce and infidelity hit the media.
Denzel was accused of cheating but he denied all accusations. He even admitted that marriage can be difficult, but every day they have to put in the effort to make it work. Their efforts have paid off, as their marriage has stayed for up to four decades and they both seem to be happy.
Katia Washington Loves To Sing And Dance
Katia Washington’s love for singing and dancing has earned her the nickname “Dancing Little Bird”. According to her father, she is always singing and dancing to any tune. Well, Katia’s singing does not end around her family members, she used to be a part of an Acapella group at Yale University.
