Gwyneth Paltrow & Kerry Washington

Washington’s first time in the spotlight may have come when she became a member of Spence School’s acapella group Triple Trio. According to her, it’s all thanks to Gwyneth Paltrow.

During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel in 2014, Washington revealed that “When I was in junior high school, I really wanted to be in Triple Trio because there was this really amazing senior named Gwyneth Paltrow and she was president of Triple Trio.” Washington continued, “So I really wanted to be president of Triple Trio one day. And then I was co-president of Triple Trio one day. My shining honor!”