Kerry Washington shows off her stunning figure in a bright yellow bikini amid her lovely desert retreat By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 20:45 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 20:50 BST, 11 July 2021 Viewcomments Kerry Washington was looking her best on Sunday when she shared a set of gorgeous bikini photos to her Instagram. The 44-year-old Little Fires Everywhere highlighted her trim figure in a canary yellow two-piece suit while enjoying a relaxing vacation out in the desert. 'Here comes the [sun emoji],' she captioned her scintillating snaps. Beaming beauty: Kerry Washington, 44, highlighted her svelte figure in a canary yellow bikini on Sunday while enjoying a picturesque vacation in the desert Kerry was perched on top of a white padded bench with one leg bent as she gazed dramatically off into the distance with a picturesque rocky hilltops in the background and a concrete structure just behind her. She had on a simple yellow string top and matching string bottoms to showcase her toned tummy and fit legs. The 5ft4in actress had her dark hair styled in a tightly curled bob, and she blocked out the sun with chunky sunglasses. In her second photo, Kerry waved her arms in the air and shouted while standing on just one foot. Having a blast: She looked overjoyed while showing off her fit figure in a ruched string top and matching bottoms. 'Here comes the [sun emoji],' she captioned her post The Django Unchained star was recently in the news amid reports that she would be a major donor and board member for a new school created in conjunction with the Los Angeles Unified School District. The high school, named the Roybal School of Film and Television Production, will be focused on training students for careers in the entertainment industry, a key part of the city and Southern California's economy. Among the other Hollywood heavyweights donating to the school are Oscar winner George Clooney and Oscar nominee Don Cheadle, as well as Eva Longoria, Mindy Kaling and others. 'Our aim is to better reflect the diversity of our country. That means starting early,' Clooney told NBC 4, the network's Los Angeles affiliate. 'It means creating high school programs that teach young people about cameras, and editing and visual effects and sound and all the career opportunities that this industry has to offer,' he went on about the program, which will create opportunities for LAUSD's disproportionately low-income student body. 'It means internships that lead to well-paying careers. It means understanding that we're all in this together.' The school will initially only serve 120 ninth and tenth graders when it opens in the fall of 2022, before expanding over the next two years to educating 11 and 12. Giving back: Last month, it was announced that the Scandal star would be donating to and joining the board of a new public high school in LA that will train students to work in the entertainment industry; seen in February 2020 In spite of the ongoing pandemic, Kerry's career has been running along smoothly. In May, the Scandal star completed filming on the upcoming Netflix film The School For Good And Evil, based on the children's fantasy series of the same name. Sofia Wylie and Sophia Anne Caruso lead the film as best friends Agatha and Sophie, respectively. The two are kidnapped and taken to a special school that trains teens to be both the heroes and villains of fairy tales, but the two find themselves assigned to opposing teams, and not the ones they expected to be on. Kerry plays one of the school's teachers, Professor Clarissa Dovey, while Charlize Theron also appears in the Paul Feig–directed movie as Lady Lesso. The American Son star revealed that she was one of the teachers for good when she shared some behind-the-scenes photos of herself in a opulent ball gowns. Coming soon: Kerry Washington has kept busy throughout the pandemic and wrapped filming on her Netflix fantasy movie The School For Good And Evil in May Fairy tale ending: She stars with Charlize Theron in the Paul Feig–directed film about two best friends who are abducted to a school that teaches teen to be the heroes and villains of fairy tales Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility